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Playa Vista describes itself as “a New Urban Community on the Westside.” A friend who lives there calls it “Pleasantville by the Sea,” which would seem to be a cheery sobriquet, until you realize that my friend has a darkly mordant sense of humor.

Participants take part in a cuddle party by forming a human centipede and give each other shoulder rubs at a home in Marina Del Rey, CA on Monday, November 25, 2013.

A woman was found dead in a fire-damaged apartment in the Crenshaw district today, and the cause of the fire “appears to be suspicious,” the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

This Saturday, the Los Angeles Eco-Village is holding a birthday party for itself.

Donation $5; $35 reserved seats. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles.

A 23-year-old man who admitted setting fires at a Hollywood synagogue and a residential construction site near Beverly Hills during a four-day crime spree was sentenced today to nearly 10 years in prison.

When it came to blending the pitch-black hallmarks of film noir tradition and the equally shadowy real-life history of Post-War Los Angeles, Frank Darabont had a vision for "Mob City."

In 1905, a Swiss fellow named Jean Lanfray murdered his family with a shotgun. His lawyer argued that he was a victim of "absinthe madness" even though he was a habitual alcoholic.

There's this weirdly unfounded reputation that just about everyone in Los Angeles is vegan and therefore sunbaked Angelenos only feast on the likes of kale and quinoa.

Comedy has never been stronger in Los Angeles. Stand-ups are moving to the city in droves, improv comedy is starting to become a viable way to kick in the entertainment industry door, and sketch comedy is leading to deals at Saturday Night Live , IFC , Comedy Central and beyond.

U.S actor Paul Walker arrives for the UK Premiere of "Fast & Furious," in London's Leicester Square, Thursday, March 19, 2009.

Law enforcement officials say speed was a factor in the car crash that killed Walker and Roger Rodas, CEO of the actor's company Always Evolving.

The suit is expected to sell for more than $20,000 when Heritage Auctions offers it up Friday in Dallas.

Kane is a relative newcomer to this history, having moved to L.A. from Ohio in 1987.

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Roseanne Barr appears on stage at the Comedy Central "Roast of Roseanne" at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

The man who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is more than just another celebrity, or the famous face behind the government's troubled health care website.

Sheriff's deputies work near the wreckage of a Porsche that crashed into a light pole on Hercules Street near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013.

If you're one of the many models and actors calling Los Angeles home, but aren't originally from Southern California, being alone in LA for the holidays could leave you feeling a little homesick.

The Los Angeles Police Department has released surveillance video in the murder of a young man who was shot while driving in South L.A. Monday evening.