Nic Cage owes the IRS, a school board member owes an apology, and fried-food heaven at the fair -- it's last links!
Our fried-food guide to the L.A. County Fair. LAT
An Ontario-Montclair school board member shouts insults and makes one of his colleagues cry. Daily Bulletin
Pasadena's John Muir High School meets testing goals after four years of federal monitoring. Star-News
Nic Cage agrees to pay the IRS $660k. Mark Lacter
Ten people were injured when a man walked into a Mira Loma bar with a shotgun and started firing. Press-Enterprise
Parking meter rates in San Pedro to go up $1 per hour. Daily Breeze
Santa Monica spent $3,000 to keep an eye (they would use a stronger term) on Critical Mass cyclists. LAist
Cash-strapped Long Beach is now proposing cuts to the police department. Press-Telegram
Four hospitals in the OC rank worst in California for helping new moms learn to breast feed. OC Register
A fire burned three acres in Ojai. The Star
Think you may be drunk? Try the coin-operated breathalyzer. OC Register
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