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O.J. Pops Up In L.A.; Gross-Out Restaurant Rat; Dump Columbus Day?

Call "welcome wagon" for new neighbors Bey & Jay-Z, man missing from Cedars-Sinai, and is Hollywood Reporter Art Deco site a landmark?

LOS ANGELES, CA Share-worthy stories from the Los Angeles-Orange County Patch network to talk about tonight:

Should L.A. Dump Columbus Day Due To 'Brutal' Legacy?

  • Decision pending to replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day as an official Los Angeles holiday.

Jay-Z And Beyonce Buy $90M Bel-Air Mansion

  • The house has 30,000 square feet of interior space and an additional 10,000 square feet of exterior space.

Hollywood Reporter Building on Sunset: Scrap Or Save?

  • Landmark status sought for the 1920s Sunset Blvd. site for its cultural, social, historical and its Art Deco significance.

5 Fall Ill At Pasadena Humane Society

  • Full haz-mat response found no threat, officials said.

O.J. Simpson Pop-Up Museum Opens In L.A.

  • On display will be sports memorabilia, bootleg trial T-shirts and a 1994 Bronco, said the curator, who admits to an O.J. obsession.

Missing Man Last Seen Leaving Cedars-Sinai Without Medication

  • Police attempting to locate a missing 40-year-old man, who is without his medication after leaving a Beverly Grove medical facility.

Rat Scurries Through Long Beach Restaurant: WATCH

  • Tommy's Restaurant, where the incident occurred, questions the authenticity of the video.

First West Nile Virus Case In Human Reported In Long Beach

  • There is no vaccine or specific treatment for West Nile Virus, but use DEET as an insect repellent and avoid exposure at dawn/dusk.

Unemployment Ticks Up In Los Angeles County

  • Some 5,000 added to region's jobless rosters last month. L.A. unemployment numbers still better than state stats.

Clear The Shelters Orange County

  • The Clear The Shelters event with rock bottom animal adoption prices is Saturday, Aug. 19. Here's what you need to know.

West Wins Game One Of Little League World Series

  • The West team, Santa Margarita, won big Friday in their first appearance in the Little League World Series against Northwest, Walla Walla.

Laguna Unity Ribbons Silence Hate Before Weekend Rally

  • A Laguna Beach author asks residents to take a stand against hate with UnityRibbons Saturday and skip the America's First rally on Sunday

Disneyland Hotel Guests Shelter In Place During Chlorine Leak

  • A morning chlorine leak outside the Disneyland Hotel sent one to the hospital. Here's what we know.

Death Penalty Off Table For Convicted Seal Beach Mass Murderer

  • Judge removes the death penalty as a possibility for the sentencing of Seal Beach admitted mass murderer Scott Dekraai. Seal Beach responds

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