Good morning -- here's what's happening 6.24.08
Another turf war in South L.A., this time at the public swimming pool that sits between two rival housing projects. A bunch of youths took over the pool deck, tossed the manager and a lifeguard into the water and now the pool's closed until further notice.
Meanwhile, back at the beach, more paparazzi claim they were attacked and more police patrols hit the sand.
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa performs his first gay marriage -- and gets called an adulterer by an irate wedding crasher.
The billionaire owner of the Anaheim Ducks, Henry Samueli, pleads guilty in a stock options fraud case.
Talk about getting clipped. Starting Wednesday, the Ralphs grocery store chain will no longer double the value of coupons worth a dollar or more. Coupons under 50 cents still get the old double-up treatment.
Daredevils with spray paint climbing on (and falling from) freeway overpasses may be making news these days, but they're just the latest in a long line of extreme taggers.
We'll just slip this in and hope it doesn't hurt too much: Home prices are falling at a record rate in the United States.
The latest on the actors strike -- will they or won't they? -- here.
Shaq raps Kobe. Literally. (And in our poll, "mean-spirited" is edging out "hilarious" by just a hair.)
Our own Patrick Goldstein, he of the weekly showbiz column, the Big Picture, is ditching print and joining us in cyberspace. His new blog debuts right here with the post "The sky is falling on indie film."
-- Veronique de Turenne
Photo credits: Los Angeles Times
