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Odin, a popular sea lion at Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, has died. He was rescued from Zuma: http://lat.ms/is3mHC 12 minutes ago via web
Your Southern California Moment, Day 137 -- a woman takes a handicapped parking spot at UCI Medical Center: http://lat.ms/iefTyS about 1 hour ago via web
DA Steve Cooley won't run for 4th term, endorses deputy district attorney Jacquelyn Lacey: http://lat.ms/mmvebE about 3 hours ago via web
Some of CA's biggest counties may have to reveal names, retirement benefits of thousands of workers: http://lat.ms/kW75eE about 5 hours ago via web
Steve Lopez doesn't mince his words when it comes to Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest: http://lat.ms/ji7OxC about 5 hours ago via web
Electrical explosion near UCLA leaves bus driver with minor injuries, damages building: http://lat.ms/inK8Nm about 6 hours ago via web
Maria Shriver says of Schwarzenegger's admission: "This is a painful and heartbreaking time." http://lat.ms/kU30Wp about 7 hours ago via Power Twitter
Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a longtime member of the household staff: http://lat.ms/kcNO7d about 10 hours ago via Seesmic Desktop
Record-low temperatures set in Southern California as a cold front grips the region: http://lat.ms/j56SEH about 19 hours ago via Seesmic Desktop
2 skyscrapers next to the Capitol Records building? That's what its owners want: http://t.co/PP6XZ88 about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
It's almost over for solo hybrid drivers in the carpool lane. CA DMV says stickers expire July 1: http://t.co/pgdcS6j about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
Inspector general, in report, points to shortcomings in how LAPD investigates officer retaliation: http://lat.ms/kfnZ7G about 24 hours ago via web
No gunman was found at LA Trade Tech, by the way. 4:12 PM May 16th via web
Your Southern California Moment, Day 136 -- masked wrestler takes a swig outside a lucha libre ring: http://lat.ms/kCcg3T 4:07 PM May 16th via web
From our photo archives, 1956 -- a mountain of Pacific Electric red cars, soon to be scrap metal: http://lat.ms/lvnNMj 4:03 PM May 16th via web
Want to read Jerry Brown's budget proposal? Here it is: http://bit.ly/izC7cg 3:46 PM May 16th via web
Beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow arrives at San Francisco hospital, still in critical condition: http://lat.ms/jI7Hym 3:43 PM May 16th via web
Fire near JPL charred about 3 acres, but it's out now: http://lat.ms/mvT9ef 2:17 PM May 16th via web
Police search for man with rifle seen near LA Trade Tech campus: http://lat.ms/kXu6Ue 1:44 PM May 16th via web
A fire is burning near JPL in La Canada-Flintridge. No structures threatened so far: http://lat.ms/kZlITq 1:29 PM May 16th via web

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