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Malibu retreat with four-star pedigree for sale

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:00 PDT

Actor Nick Nolte's Malibu compound is for sale. Previous owners include comedian Tommy Chong, Don Felder of the Eagles and music producer David Foster.

Actor Nick Nolte has put a Malibu compound up for sale that has seen a galaxy of stars come through its arched entryway.

You name it, Eric Garcetti has done it

Steve Lopez — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT

At a Westwood pizza parlor, L.A. mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti — who is George Plimpton, Bono and 'Seinfeld's' Mr. Peterman all rolled into one — finds common ground with students.

In exactly one week, Los Angeles will wake up with a newly elected mayor.

Tattered flags in West L.A. anger veteran

By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:51:00 PDT

Army vet Robert Rosebrock had 100 street-light banners put up near the VA's Medical Center last year. Since then, he and the firm that installed the banners have been fighting over replacing them.

An upside-down American flag is considered a signal of distress.

West Hollywood says a hearty spasibo to Russian veterans

By Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:29:00 PDT

On the 68th anniversary of Victory Day, WWII soldiers pay tribute to fallen comrades while receiving thanks for the sacrifices they made in defeating the Nazis.

Some of the speakers' attempts to speak Russian in the warm West Hollywood auditorium were clunky, but one word was repeated over and over Saturday afternoon.

Family of man killed by Culver City officer awarded $8.8 million

By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times — Wed, 8 May 2013 23:16:00 PDT

Lejoy Grissom, suspected of robbing an electronics store, was shot three times after getting out of a vehicle in 2010. He was unarmed.

A jury Wednesday awarded $8.8 million to the family of a man fatally shot by a Culver City police officer, attorneys for the family said.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison makes Malibu real estate his own

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT

Ellison has bought nearly two dozen properties in the beach community during a decade-long shopping spree, including at least nine homes on coveted Carbon Beach.

On busy Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, some well-kept facades conceal a secret.

Restored or ruined? Malibu Lagoon project stirs strong opinions

By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:09:00 PDT

The $7-million project has been long in the making — two decades and counting. Whether it is or will be successful remains a matter of intense debate and conjecture.

Before the bulldozers arrived last June, Malibu Lagoon was a fully grown habitat for egrets, voles and tidewater gobies, studded with sycamore trees and clusters of tule reeds. Today, the lagoon's islands appear almost barren, covered by a sea of tiny red and blue plastic flags marking young plants just taking root.

One pilot dies in midair collision of two Cessnas

By Andrew Blankstein and Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:08:00 PDT

The planes, which both may have taken off from Santa Monica Airport, collide over Ventura County. One crashes in rugged terrain, the other lands on a golf course.

One pilot died after two small planes collided Monday afternoon over Ventura County, sending one plummeting into a mountainside and forcing the other to land on a golf course.

Efforts to split Santa Monica-Malibu district gain new traction

By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:32:00 PDT

School board's decision to redistribute PTA funds to less wealthy schools is a turnoff for many in Malibu. Some in Santa Monica also see potential pluses in a breakup.

The PTA at Point Dume Elementary in Malibu is a fundraising machine. Parents collected about $2,100 per student in the 2009-10 school year, money that helped pay for music and art programs, as well as a dedicated marine science lab.

Christina Aguilera closes escrow on Westside mansion

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:29:00 PDT

The singer buys the custom Mediterranean-style home of Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and his wife, paying to the tune of $10 million.

Christina Aguilera recently closed escrow on a mansion in gated Mulholland Estates, buying the Westside home of Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and his wife, Holly , for $10 million.