Patch PM: Possible Kidnapping; Off-Duty Cop Fires Gun In Fight With Teens; Earthlike Planets Discovered

Here are the Patch stories people are talking about today:

• With Emotional Plea, City Offers $50K For LA Boy Lost In The Storm "I'm asking for every mom, dad, grandparent and aunt and uncle... to just imagine how this would feel," said Council President Herb Wesson.

• Woman Screaming For Help In Back Of Car Prompts Chatsworth Kidnapping Investigation [VIDEO] Witnesses in Chatsworth saw a woman screaming for help and pounding on a shattered car window in the backseat of a car with two men up front .

• Budapest Drops 2024 Olympic Bid, Leaving LA And Paris In The Race It's down to the remaining two contenders - Los Angeles and Paris - in the bid to host the 2024 Olympics with Budapest dropping out.

• South Bay Man Killed In Crash By Suspected Car Thieves Running From Cops ID'd Chunlei Wang, 56, of Torrance died at the scene of his injury, which occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Monday.
• 'Treasure Trove' of Earth-Like Planets Discovered Nearby Scientists discovered 7 Earth-like planets, three in a "habitable zone," capable of sustaining alien life 40 light years away: Breaking.

• Redondo Beach-Based Republican Club's Charter Revoked by County GOP The reason was for the revocation was because the club attacked members of the county GOP's executive committee.

• Off-Duty LAPD Cop Fired Gun During Fight With Teens In Anaheim Authorities are investigating the shooting and the results will be forwarded to the Orange County District Attorney's Office for review.

• Los Angeles Unemployment Down To Lowest Point In 10 Years The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. report estimated the unemployment figure would slowly dip further over the next two years.

• Torrance Refinery Being Sued For Nuisance The Los Angeles Superior Court proposed class-action lawsuit was filed Friday, a day before a fire and another explosion at the refinery.

• Cedars-Sinai ID's Brain Process That Could Lead To Cure For Epilepsy, Memory Disorders The research team said this is the first clear demonstration of how human brain cells work to create and recall short-term memories.

• Trump Immigration Policy: Hire Thousands Of More Agents To Deport Millions "All of those in violation of the immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest," the department said.

• California Lawmakers To Consider Universal Health Care Proposal A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bill Friday that would make health care universal for all residents under a single-payer system.