Patch PM: Orphaned Lion Cubs, RIP Alan Thicke, and $85 for a Rock?

LOS ANGELES, CA -- This week around Los Angeles County, Nordstrom sold out of an $85 rock, that, naturally, was made in LA.

And, for a rookie NFL town, Los Angeles knows how to make headlines. A couple days after the Rams fired head coach Jeff Fisher this week, the NFL cleared the way for a deal that could move the Chargers to LA.

Also around the region: a mountain lion was run over on the freeway, orphaning her three cubs too young to survive on their own, SpaceX's Elon Musk joined Trump's economic advisory board, "Growing Pains" Alan Thicke died of a heart attack while playing ice hockey with his teen son, and a South Bay fire that claimed two lives may have been murder.

And in the era of Trump, Los Angeles is leaning ever more left this week announcing an electric car-sharing program and a five-year county plan for combating gender inequality. At the same time, the city is looking at opening and seeding savings accounts for all kindergartners entering Los Angeles public schools.

Here is your roundup of the local Patch stories people are talking about.

• Mountain Lion, Mother of 3 Cubs, Killed Crossing 118 Freeway Near Chatsworth: The 13th mountain lion killed on local freeways in recent years, the cat known as P-39 leaves behind three 6-month-old cubs.

• South Bay House Fire May Be Murder; 2 Dead, 1 Injured: A woman in her 90s was found dead in the blaze and her son died on the way to the hospital.

• KTLA Anchor Accused of Stealing Buds from LAPD Detective at LAX Agrees to Diversion Program: KTLA News Anchor and former Miss USA Lu Parker agreed to a diversion program in lieu of facing charges.

• Ex-Boyfriend of Woman whose Body was Found in Long Beach Flood Basin Charged with Her Death: Justin James Johnson of Signal Hill has been held without bail since last Wednesday.

• Rams Fire Coach Jeff Fisher: Updated: BREAKING: The Rams fired coach Jeff Fisher Monday, blaming recent lopsided losses and naming his temporary replacement.

• SpaceX's Elon Musk Joins Donald Trump's Economic Advisory Board: The founder of the SoCal-based SpaceX and Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors was a surprising choice because he has publicly denounced Trump.

• Nordstrom Sold Out of $85 Rocks Made in LA: The Seattle-based retailer began offering the Los Angeles-made rocks for sale at the end of November.

• Alan Thicke Dies While Playing Hockey: Breaking: Canadian-born actor Alan Thicke, best known as the dad on "Growing Pains," died Tuesday while playing hockey with his son.

• Former Sheriff Lee Baca Threatened 'War' with FBI, Witness Testifies: Facing prison for the alleged cover-up of inmate abuse, former Sheriff Lee Baca might testify in his own defense, his attorney said.

• Councilman Asks Residents to Pressure 'Heartless' Executives to Stop Evicting Disabled Seniors: A Los Angeles City Councilman is going after the owners of a Westwood building for evicting 150 disabled seniors and holocaust survivors.

• LA Looks into Seeding Savings Accounts for All LAUSD Kindergarteners: Noting that students with even small savings accounts have better graduation rates, LA officials look to seed accounts for kindergartners.

• Electric Car Sharing Is Coming to Los Angeles: BREAKING: The LA City Council authorized a contract for a pilot program to introduce electric car sharing across parts of the city.

• County Approves 5-Year Plan to Alleviate Gender Inequality: LA County Supervisors approved a County Initiative on Women and Girls, requiring all departments reexamine policies affecting women.

• Seen This Man? He's Accused of Exposing Himself at South Bay Department Store: The man was described as Hispanic, 20-25 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds, and he had brown hair.

• Young Workers in LA County Get the Shaft, Study Concludes: Nearly all of the county's 18- to 29-year-old service workers fail to get enough hours or notice of schedule changes, UCLA researchers find.

• Los Angeles Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged: About 261,000 people were unemployed in November in Los Angeles County, which has a workforce of about 5.1 million.

• Video: Suspect in Hollywood Metro Line Assault Arrested: Police believe they captured the man caught on camera beating an elderly man at the Hollywood/Vine Metro Red Line station platform.

• Echo Park Man Gets Life in 1979 Rape-Murder: A deadlocked jury spared a 58-year-old Echo Park native the death penalty in the kidnapping, rape and murder of young woman in Glendale.

• Denzel Washington to Be Honored by the American Society of Cinematographers: Denzel Washington will receive the American Society of Cinematographers' Board of Governors Award for champions of visual art.

• Bouncer Faces Murder for Allegedly Pushing Patron in front of Hit-and-Run Driver: A North Hollywood bouncer is accused of pushing an intoxicated man into the street in front of a hit-and-run driver at closing time.

• Cerritos Business Owner Alerts Authorities to Burglary in Progress by Watching Surveillance Live Feed: Launderland owner gave deputies a play-by-play as the burglars were breaking in.

• NFL Owners OK'd Lease Agreement Between Rams, Chargers, Clearing Way for Possible Move: Chargers owner Dean Spanos has until Jan. 15 to announce whether the team is moving to Los Angeles.

• Pasadena Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Infant in DUI Crash: A Pasadena man was charged with the murder of a 3-month-old baby girl for allegedly driving drunk and causing the crash that killed her.

• City to Pay Millions to Family of Model Shot by Police after Leaving Hollywood Club: The City Council voted Tuesday to pay more than $8 million to settle lawsuits with the families of three men shot to death by LAPD officers.