Daniel Nussbaum

“Grape Syzurp with Cannibanoids,” a new, purple-colored concoction that promises to get you just as high as regular sizzurp, but in a “safer” way, is heading to the Los Angeles-area medical marijuana market, according to L.A. Weekly. The new product

A woman who was otherwise enjoying her day near a San Diego-area playground last week apparently “felt a presence,” looked up from her phone, and came face-to-face with a “naked and erect” flasher who stood just inches from her face,

The controversial “Subway to the Sea,” a proposed subway extension in Los Angeles that would run from mid-Wilshire to Westwood, received $1.25 billion in federal money on Wednesday, bringing the total federal funding of the project to $2.1 billion, according

The Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services has opened an official investigation into a picture taken by Will and Jada Smith’s 13-year-old daughter Willow Smith, in which the teen is shown posing in bed with half-naked 20-year-old actor

An 11-year-old girl from Silicon Valley became the youngest player ever to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, after she won a sectional qualifier on Monday at the Old Course in Half Moon Bay, California, reports NBC Bay Area. Lucy

With just two weeks remaining until California’s June 3 primary, 33rd District congressional candidate Marianne Williamson is pulling out all the stops.  Alanis Morissette performed in support of Williamson on Monday night as part of a campaign rally at the

Macklemore got himself into some trouble recently, after photos of the rapper wearing a fake beard, hooked nose and a wig onstage at a performance in Seattle on Friday night prompted charges of anti-Semitism from fans and critics. Actor Seth

A groundbreaking medication called Sovaldi can completely cure those infected with Hepatitis C, although the price tag has generated controversy and calls from healthcare leaders for a closer look at how pharmaceutical companies price their products, according to a report

Republican Elan Carr is just one of 18 candidates running to replace Rep. Henry Waxman in California’s 33rd District. He is also a Republican running in one of the most decidedly Democratic districts in the entire country. Still, in a

California’s “jungle primary” system, in which the top-two vote-getters in statewide primary elections advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation, was first implemented two years ago in California’s 2012 general election. Due to the new primary structure, Rep.

G.H. Palmer Associates, an L.A.-based real estate developer, will erect a sky bridge between two of its downtown residential properties in an effort to keep the area’s homeless people from interacting with the building’s more affluent residents, reports the Los

San Francisco residents John Harrington and Alex Talon filed a lawsuit against BlueShield in California state court on Wednesday, alleging the health insurer misrepresented the plans offered by the company on the state health exchange, according to a report from

For the second time in five days, most of the candidates running for the 33rd District congressional seat traded jabs and ideas in a debate at Temple Emmanuel of Beverly Hills. This time, Green Party candidate Michael Ian Sachs was

An above-ground oil main near Glendale burst early Thursday morning, sending about 10,000 gallons of crude oil spilling out into a half-mile area in Glendale and nearby Atwater Village, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert. Fire Captain Jamie

The Lincoln Club of Orange County, one of the oldest, most prestigious conservative organizations in California, has issued a vote of no confidence against gubernatorial primary candidate Tim Donnelly, marking the first time in the organization’s 52-year history that a

On Tuesday, thirteen Democrats on the California State Assembly Health Committee voted down a bill that would have outlawed the practice of sex selection through abortion. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (AB 2336) ran into opposition by all of the Democrats on the

A student at Villa Park High School in Orange County filed a lawsuit against his history teacher on Monday, accusing the teacher of challenging him to an arm wrestling match during class and subsequently breaking his arm, according to the

Rabbi John Rosove, national co-chair of the Rabbinic Council for the left-wing J Street lobby group, posted a fierce defense of the group on Monday, which he said the Los Angeles chapter of J Street had delivered in person to “one

San Mateo County authorities recovered approximately 1,000 pounds, or over $1 million worth, of marijuana from an SUV that was apparently abandoned after it got stuck in the sand at Pescadero State Beach on Monday morning, according to San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco 49ers are getting ready to open their season in the brand new Levi’s Stadium in August, but apparently, the parking plans for the new stadium are anything but concrete. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday that

Assembly Bill 1989, a bill that would allow California’s underage college students studying beer brewing and winemaking to taste the alcoholic drinks they create as part of their coursework, will advance to the California Assembly floor for a vote, according

Democratic CA-33 House hopeful Ted Lieu released his campaign’s first television advertisement on Monday, highlighting his military experience in the Air Force and vowing to “stop the National Security Agency from violating our privacy.” Lieu touted his anti-NSA credentials in the ad,

X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer missed the world premiere of his new film in New York on Saturday night in the wake of two recent sexual abuse lawsuits filed against him, according to The Hollywood Reporter. During the film’s

Most of the candidates vying for California’s 33rd Congressional District seat were on hand Saturday to endorse themselves, slam each other, and discuss policy in an unusually formatted Internet debate hosted by moderator Cenk Uygur and the Young Turks, an online