Patch PM: A $250 Million House, LA Lawmakers Snub Trump, County Battles a Deadly Bacteria

LOS ANGELES, CA -- LA Lawmakers, more than any others statewide, are boycotting the inauguration of Donald Trump. Ellen DeGeneres makes history at the People's Choice Awards, a $250 Million Bel Air listing is the nation's priciest home on the market, the Rams long snapper is chosen for the Pro Bowl, and Trump's speech writer learned his pugilistic politics as a standout right winger in liberal Santa Monica.

Here are the Patch stories people are talking about around Los Angeles County:

• Growing List of California Lawmakers Snub Trump Inauguration
  Roughly a quarter of the state's Democratic lawmakers are skipping Donald Trump's inauguration, and they aren't being polite about it.

• L.A. County Acts to Combat Spread of Deadly Antibiotic-Resistant Infection
  CRE infections are difficult to treat because they have high levels of resistance to antibiotics and have a high mortality rate.

• Nation's Most Expensive Listing Hits LA Market
  Are you a candy hoarder with $250 Million burning a hole in your pocket? You're the perfect buyer for Bel Air's newest home.
• U.S. EPA, Customs Operations at Southern California Ports Result in Fines and Seizures
  The operation targeting foreign-made engines and illegal pesticides netted more than 5,325 items at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

• Commerce Swimming Coach Pleads Not Guilty to Sex-Related Counts Involving 7-Year- Old Girl
  Steven Matthew Garcia, 27, was held in lieu of $600,000 bail in a case charging him with six counts of committing a lewd act on a child.

• Celebrity Business Manager Admits Embezzling Millions from Clients
  Jonathan Todd Schwartz, a former business manager for artists such as Alanis Morissette, faces prison for admittedly fleecing his clients.

• Rick Caruso Reduces Controversial La Cienega Tower, Earning Committee Approval
  An LA City Council Planning Committee approved Rick Caruso's La Cienega project after he agreed to shave 55 feet from its height.

• Anti-Illegal Immigration Groups Vilify County Officials for Backing DAPA, DACA
  The vote was condemned by more than a dozen speakers, some of whom declined to give their names.

• People's Choice Award Winners: Ellen DeGeneres Makes History
  "Finding Dory" and "Deadpool" took top honors while Ellen DeGeneres became the most decorated artist in the history of the award show.

• Women's Involvement in Making Top Films Down from Last Year: Study
  The report was issued while the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigates gender discrimination in the movie business.

• Johnny Depp Surprises LA City Hall Visitors While Filming Tupac Movie
  Johnny Depp was on-location in LA playing an LAPD detective investigating the Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls murders in "LAbyrinth."

• Rams Long Snapper Jake McQuaide Selected For Pro Bowl
  The Pro Bowl selection is the first for McQuaide, who has played six seasons in the NFL, all with the Rams, never missing a game.

• Donald Trump's Speech Writer was Product of Santa Monica High
  It was the liberal environment at Samohi that shaped Stephen Miller's political view, according to the Los Angeles Times.

• LA Teachers Union, Students to Hold Inauguration Demonstrations Thursday Morning
  The teachers union is holding school demonstrations Thursday in protest of Donald Trump and his perceived animosity to public education.

• Largest Rent Increase Since Great Recession Puts Squeeze On LA County Renters
  Rising rents in the LA area, where renters saw some of the biggest increases nationwide, reached a multiyear high.

Photos by Bruce Makowsky/BAM Luxury Development via Realtor.com, Gage Skidmore via Flickr Commons and Caroline Bonarde Ucci via flickr.com