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Los Angeles could be facing a $1-billion deficit by the time Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wraps up his second term in 2013, a dire forecast driven primarily by escalating employee pension costs and stagnant tax revenues, the citya s top budget analyst said today.

UCLA's bruin mascot has gotten a messy paint job - in the colors of cross-town rival USC.

Detectives are searching for a 22-year-old man who is suspected in at least four sexual battery assaults against young women while posing as a Vibe Magazine photographer.

NextAid is launching its second annual multi-city fundraising campaign, World AIDS Day 2009. The multi-date, multi-city campaign kicks off in San Francisco on November 25 and continues across the country until December 31st.

The Los Angeles event takes place on World AIDS Day, December 1, 7pm at a private home in Culver City. Entertainment includes Louie Vega, DJ Rap, Turntables on the Hudson with DJ Nickodemus, Nappy G with a Brazilian drum troupe, Todd Simon on trumpet, Marques Wyatt and Raul Campos, along with comedians Ben Morrison, Ben Gleib, and Whitney Cummings, and dancers ArcheDream For Humankind, an international blacklight mask theater company that focuses on universal ideas and emotions to promote understanding and compassion.

There will be light food from local restaurants and an open bar. Food sponsors include Akbar cuisine of India, Luna & Larry's Coconut Bliss, Tia’s Bakery, and The Conservatory for Coffee, Tea & Cocoa. Beverage sponsors include Jett Vodka, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Kim Crawford Wines and Purity Organic.

A silent auction will feature ecological and fair trade products and services, photography of Africa, and work from artists of African descent, and NextAid partner organizations will have booths set up on-site including MUD cosmetics and handmade Kawangware bags from the KSCYP kids.

Tickets are $75 before 11/27, $100 after that date. A portion of the proceeds from each of NextAid’s events will go towards two of its current projects in Africa helping AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children.

A woman was in jail today after she allegedly shot another woman about a block from the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division, a Skid Row station so close that a cop who happened to be out front nabbed the suspect as witnesses chased her down, police say.

West Hollywood unveiled the first Transgender Memorial Plaque in America last week during a commemoration of The Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Matthew Shephard Memorial Triangle in the Creative City.

Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise and education program, according to a research report published in the November issue of Physical Therapy , the scientific ...

The Jackson Limousine Service will hold its 22nd annual turkey dinner giveaway today, one of several events that will take place around the Southland as charity groups provide Thanksgiving meals to people in need.

Today Los Angeles stands as the nation’s pot capital, a mecca for buying and selling the drug under the guise of the medicinal-use initiative California voters approved 13 years ago.

Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy will bring four magical Disney stories and its beloved characters to the ice: Disney/Pixar’s Cars and Disney’s Tinker Bell, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid.

Thrill to high-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney/Pixar's CARS race through Radiator Springs. Dive into The Little Mermaid's enchanting undersea kingdom and experience the 'Circle of Life' with The Lion King. Then, enter into the magical world of Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell and all her fairy friends as they make their world premiere on ice. Dazzling skating, special effects, animatronics help bring your favorite Disney moments to life.

The pre-performance Disney Princess Pre-Show will feature a collection of ball gowns and mementos from the Disney Princess stories and well as a special appearance by a Disney Princess.

Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy is performing at STAPLES Center, December 17-20; Honda Center, Anaheim, December 22-27; Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario; December 30- January 3; and the Long Beach Arena, January 6-10, 2010.

Tickets are $16 - $65, with all tickets $12 on Opening Night. You can order online at www.disneyonice.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone: 800-745-3000.

The Los Angeles Police Department has released a composite drawing of the Grim Sleeper, a serial killer responsible for the murders of 11 people in South Los Angeles between 1985 and 2007.

A woman suspected of fatally shooting another woman on Skid Row was arrested after being chased by witnesses into the arms of a Los Angele Police Department motorcycle officer.

Everyone ends up at the Abbey . The bar-restaurant tucked into a section of lower West Hollywood near the border of Beverly Hills on the West Side of Los Angeles, has become a haven for gay boys, the girls who love them, straight-but-not-narrow couples, and the bold-faced set.

Slideshow Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Summit Entertainment's 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' at Mann Westwood on November 16, 2009 in Westwood, California.

Ricardo Chavez was fatally shot in South Los Angeles on Nov 22. The 3:10 am shooting took place at a residence on 918 E 98th Street close to Wadsworth Avenue.

Just as John Kerry predicted, his daughter's DUI charge has disappeared. But prosecutors say it's business as usual.

Farrell has been making the finest hair systems in Los Angeles for over 30 years.

Changes To This Weekend's PWG Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament Posted by Larry Csonka on 11.19.2009 Two cancellations cause changes to be made... Pro Wrestling Guerrilla sent out the following message today, regarding changes to this weekend's Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament: Earlier today we received word of two cancellations for the 2009 Battle ...

Wait, let's get this straight -- the formerly Moroccan-themed nightclub Tangier has kept its name, but turned into a Korean BBQ restaurant which is actually from Tokyo? Whatever, there's a robot and sake in the bar, and it's not like there's anywhere else to get Korean barbecue in Los Feliz.

Beer is the third-most-consumed liquid in the world , but not long ago it was still surprisingly hard to find a decent beer bar in Los Angeles.