Good morning -- here's what's happening 8.28.08 *UPDATED
It was a grisly scene late last night in Eagle Rock, where a suspected street race ended in tragedy when one of three cars went out of control and slammed into a tree. A 23-year-old woman in late-term pregnancy was killed, as were a 16-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man. Two men, ejected from the car, were in critical condition with multiple severed limbs. One driver is in custody and another, who fled the scene, is being sought.
The anti-gay marriage proposition on the Nov. 4 ballot is trailing in the polls.
George Skelton says California gerrymandered its way right into the budget crisis.
Now the Labor Department is reportedly taking a look into the SEIU mess.
Pay-as-you-drive policies, which could save motorists money, get a thumbs-up from California's insurance commissioner.
Nude sunbathing still OK at San Onofre State Beach, as a judge says park officials need a complaint by a private citizen to cite naked people for being, well, naked.
The Cinecon 44 Classic Film Festival opens tonight at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. A restored version of Disney's 1959 "Sleeping Beauty" is at the El Capitan, and the Aero in Santa Monica is rocking the movie house with some music documentaries. Details here.
The Dodgers lose against the worst team in all of Major League Baseball.
The Mattel-Bratz spat continues as Barbie's parent company looks to shut down the Bratz assembly line.
-- Veronique de Turenne
Photos: Los Angeles Times
* UPDATED: As part of the process of identification, the age of one of the victims in the car crash in the lead item was changed to 16, as per the LA County coroner.
