Good morning -- here's what's happening 4.16.08

There's toxic cement dust -- lots of it -- in the air in the Riverside area, and the neighbors? Not happy. Janet Wilson has the details.

There's a chemical in plastic that a federal health agency says could be hurting kids and babies. The plastic industry, meanwhile (surprise!) disagrees. Marla Cone tells both sides of the story.

An obsolete Reseda movie theater gets a new lease on life -- and a Spanish accent, writes Amanda Covarrubias.

Fabian Nuñez, the termed-out speaker in the state Assembly, pushes three new bills in a bid to burnish his legacy. Nancy Vogel has the story.

Magic Johnson has the Midas touch, Roger Vincent learns.

Jessica Ortega, believed to be a gang member, is charged in the slaying of a woman on a freeway offramp in South Los Angeles, Andrew Blankstein reports.

Was that cat in the O.C. jail killed by a stun gun? A new investigation is launched in the sorry scandal.

The Lakers clinch the West. Mike Bresnahan describes the long -- and surprising -- road to victory.

"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" breaks the full-frontal taboo. For men. Chris Lee has the story.

-- Veronique de Turenne

Comments

[Big Sam]

What does nudity add to a script? If anyone answers and says anything about artistic expression, I say that is a copout. The audience is uncomfortable with nudity. Take it out of films.