Murder Mystery: Police Captain Victim Or Killer?; Charter Politics; Today Around Echo Park-Silver Lake

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

• Victim Or Suspect? Los Alamitos Police Captain, City Clerk Shooting Investigation Continues Los Alamitos and the City of Westminster await answers in the double shooting of two respected citizens in Seal Beach.
• USC, Medical Board Respond To Firestorm Around Dean's Alleged Drug Abuse USC officials vow to address the alleged drug abuse by renowned surgeon and former medical school dean Carmen A. Puliafito.
• State Declares Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility Safe To Resume Operations Despite community resistance following a massive gas leak, the state approved plans to resume limited operations at Aliso Canyon.
• Signal Hills Strip Killer Remains At Large Authorities identified a 28-year-old man shot to death while celebrating a friend's birthday at the Fantasy Castle strip club.
• Rehab Employee Accused Of Murdering Patient A Long Beach Man who operated of an alcohol-rehabilitation center allegedly asphyxiated a patient in a bizarre incident.
• Groups Work To Expand Job Opportunities For LA's Transgender Youth More than 100 caseworkers from nonprofits and government agencies gather to expand career opportunities for transgender youth.
• Seal Beach Man Identified In Back Alley Bar Death: Police Seek Answers Police hope someone will come forward to explain why a dying man was found bleeding behind a Main Street Bar
• Facing Charter Push, LAUSD Sup Looks Outside For Reinforcements With a new pro-charter majority school board in place, Superintendent Michelle King assembled a working group to help fix schools.
• Paddle Board Tragedy As Man Drowns In Huntington Beach A Lakewood man who did not know how to swim fell from his paddle board on Tuesday, Huntington Beach Fire Department said.
• Check Out These Tiffany Vases At Huntington Library Enjoy this gorgeous Tiffany collection on loan to the Huntington Library.
• Ladera Ranch Basketball: Dual Championships For Team Nikos Basketball took over the Ladera Sports Center in early July for the National Championship Tournament in Ladera Ranch. Here's the breakdown.
• Carjacking Suspect Leads High-Speed Chase Ending In Crash Police chased a carjacking suspect through the valley at high-speeds before the pursuit ended in a crash.
• Paint Night Fundraises To Help Children With Autism Get Service Dogs Kimberly Bordonaro and her son Sebastian are hosting the event, and Sebastian's service dog will be revealed.
• West Coast Care: Getting The Homeless Home Ron Hooks, founder of West Coast Care, believes the homeless are more akin to us than we might think.
• Coroner Still Studying Body Found In Malibu Last Month There are still questions to be answered about the body, which was found decomposed about 150 feet down an embankment last month.
• Goddess Force Empowers Women Through Healing And Networking The group, which was founded in 2007 by Gloria Florinda Palma, or "Goddess Gloria," is meant to be a space for women to network and heal.
• Brazen Burglars Hit West Hollywood Jewelry Store A pair of brazen burglars smashed through the front door of a jewelry store in West Hollywood, and police are seeking help identifying them.
• Does LA County Need More Supervisors? Plan To Expand Board Gains Traction A proposal to expand the Board of Supervisors is gaining traction in the state legislature.
• Public Memorial For Aramazd Andressian Jr., 5, To Be Held Today The community is invited to a memorial service for Aramazd Andressian Jr., 5, whose body was found following a month-long search.