Good morning -- here's what's happening 9.03.08
So that's why you're not supposed to feed them -- hungry bears are breaking into people's homes in Kern County in search of easy pickings. Talk about a home invasion robbery.
Think stern warnings to L.A. city workers about wasting water have had an effect? Think again.
Eight men digging a tunnel from Mexico into the U.S., complete with ventilation and a trolley system, have been arrested.
Antonio Villaraigosa promises the moon to double the rate of academic achievement in the 10 "Partnership for Los Angeles Schools" he oversees.
Speaking of which, lots of back-to-school news and details in our education blog, The Homeroom.
Jerry Brown, the state's attorney general, sides with O.C. sheriff's deputies in a fight about their pension plan.
A man has been found shot to death on an isolated canyon road in Malibu.
A man in Irvine, who police say aimed a gun at a SWAT team during a standoff, has been shot and wounded.
USC is No. 1 in the AP football poll.
As soon as I finish this post, I'm downloading Google's new browser, Chrome, which gets a (mostly) good review from our own David Colker and Michelle Maltais. I'll let you know how it goes.
--Veronique de Turenne
Photo: April Wilburn
