Today’s Headlines

An investigation sparked by a suspicious death at an upscale senior living facility in Calabasas has expanded to include the alleged abuse of three more elderly residents, including a 78-year-old woman who was allegedly body-slammed into her bed, according to court records and interviews. Read more

A man lies on the tiled floor illuminated by the afternoon sun as blood streams from a head wound, out an open door and onto the sidewalk. Read more

The following schools in Los Angeles Unified School District are closed due to the Marek fire in the Lake View Terrace area: * Broadous Elementary * Castlebay Lane Elementary School * Community High School * Community Middle School * Fenton Charter * Harding Elementary * Hubbard Elementary * Lake View Terrace Charter * Pacoima Elementary * Triumph Academy Charter In addition, classes at Cal Read more

Francis B. Sayre Jr., who as dean of Washington National Cathedral for 27 years oversaw much of its completion and used his pulpit to confront McCarthyism, racial tensions and the Vietnam War, died Oct. Read more

The tiny Devil’s Hole pupfish, found only in a small, deep pool in the desert near Death Valley, has been teetering on the brink of extinction for years. Read more

A publicist who helped advance the careers of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag – the reality TV couple renowned for their courting of tabloid coverage – got into a fistfight with paparazzi Saturday over their tactics in pursuit of celebrities in his West Hollywood neighborhood. Read more

A fast-moving brush fire burned more than 1,200 acres at Camp Pendleton on Monday and forced the evacuation of housing units on and adjacent to the base’s southern edge. Read more

In the smoky Santa Susana foothills, despite a mandatory evacuation edict, the neighbors of the gated community in the 19700 block of Kilfinan Street in Porter Ranch made a pact, promising each other: “I won’t leave until you leave.” Read more

A 30-acre oil field fire outside Santa Paula was 75% contained this morning; no homes were threatened. Read more

They read like dispatches from the controversy over Proposition 8, the current ballot initiative that would ban marriage between same-sex couples in California. Read more

Bob Jones, the longtime publicist for Michael Jackson who said he dubbed the singer “the king of pop” and who co-wrote “The Man Behind the Mask,” an unauthorized biography critical of the star, has died. Read more

The fast-moving brush fire above Lake View Terrace had residents wondering if their neighborhood would be the next to face the flames. Read more

Yesterday began as one of those days that makes me feel smug about living in Porter Ranch – wind-swept, Windex-blue skies; a cool morning breeze; even traffic was light, making for an easy freeway commute to downtown. Read more

The last time the Legislature drew California’s voting districts, only a handful of people knew the unmarked offices where the mapmakers toiled. Read more

A fire that began in the median strip of the 215 Freeway quickly spread along both sides of the road Monday evening and ignited spot fires in three large commercial buildings in the heart of San Bernardino. Read more

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Picky, picky Proposition 11 would take from the Legislature the once-a-decade job of drawing 120 legislative and four Board of Equalization districts and give it to a citizens panel of 14. Read more

Nadia Nerina, an enchanting and virtuosic ballet dancer who inspired choreographer Frederick Ashton’s enduring comedy “La Fille Mal Gardee” and outperformed Rudolf Nureyev, died Oct. Read more

The fire in the northeast San Fernando Valley was causing major traffic tie-ups this morning. Read more