405 Monorail?; Airbnb Limits; Dr. Accused In Death Of Boy: Today Around Echo Park-Silver Lake

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch stories people are talking about today:

• Doctor Accused Of Hastening Boy's Death For Organ Harvesting Detectives have opened a rare investigation into the 2013 death of a boy, 8, who was taken off life support after nearly drowning.
• Monorail Could Solve 405 Freeway Gridlock, Mayor Says A monorail connecting the Valley and the Westside could ease the 405 Freeway gridlock, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday
• Tax Man Gets Prison For Stealing Client Refunds A tax preparer in Glendale was sentenced Monday for diverting his clients' refunds into his own bank account
• Manhattan Beach Lawyer Convicted Of Fraud, Tax Evasion He is facing up to 23 years in prison and $500,000 in fines for the charges.
• Woman Sexually Assaulted At UCLA Campus Police are asking for help finding a an who sexually battered a woman at the UCLA Faculty Center
• Los Angeles Woman Killed In Ariz. Boating Accident Jennifer Renee Martin, 31, died in the accident on Lake Havasu this weekend but her body was not recovered until Tuesday morning.
• Redondo Beach Man Killed In Ariz. Boating Accident Bruce Buchanan, 51, died when the boat he was on flipped in Lake Havasu this weekend.
• 8 Arrested In String Of Deadly Shootings In Pasadena Police believe the shootings were part of a gang feud.
• Bank of America Settles $1.9 Million Consumer Protection Lawsuit The bank settled the suit filed in L.A. that it took too long to inform customers that their phone calls were being recorded.
• SGV Man Suspected Of Beating Grandfather Sought Sammeon Christian Waller is black, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 174 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and has "Carpe Diem" tattooed on his chest.
• Autopsy Pending For Body Found In Angeles National Forest Near La Cañada Flintridge The badly decomposed body was discovered around 12:15 p.m. Monday, prompting an investigation by sheriff's homicide detectives.
• Airbnb Supporters Flood City Hall To Fight Limits On Rentals Hundreds of people showed up to City Hall to oppose a measure aimed at capping the number of days a person can rent out their home in LA.
• LA County Approves $266 Million Plan To Fight Homelessness LA Supervisors approved a $266 million plan aimed at 45,000 families and individuals into permanent housing over the next five years.
• Long Beach Woman Wins $1 Million From Scratchers Ticket The woman bought the $10 Super Ticket Scratchers at the Payless Tobacco Co.
• Downey Shop Owner Fatally Shoots Armed Robbers Two men died at the scene, and the third was hospitalized, police said.
• Nigel Grainge, Music Exec Who Discovered Sinead O'Connor, Dies In Santa Monica Grainge founded the pioneering label Ensign Records, which was home to some of the most adventuresome acts in the late 1970s and 80s.
• Urban Farming Tax Incentives Approved By LA City Council The Los Angeles City Council voted to grant tax breaks to city farmers or landlords who transform empty lots into urban farms