A wild goose chase for the goose's sake

Wildlife rescue class has animal lovers track a robotic bird around a Malibu park to practice safe-catch and rehabilitation techniques.

Home of the week: Room after room with a view

New construction in Beverly Hills blends a modern aesthetic with a 1950s-inspired retro vibe.

Sheriff's watchdog unit is critical of Santa Monica police detectives

A report says that investigators engaged in 'an unusual mixture of facts and advocacy' when looking into allegations that a school board member failed to break up a fight between two youths.

Playboy Mansion visitors hit with mystery illness

L.A. County health officials are investigating a possible respiratory infection outbreak after dozens of illnesses are reported by people who attended a recent fundraiser.

Rep. Jane Harman to resign Tuesday to allow for June special election

The Venice Democrat, who is accepting a job with a Washington think tank, says she will not endorse a candidate because her new policy-shaping job 'takes me into the nonpartisan world.'

The Edge's Malibu-area project encounters setback

The California Coastal Commission is accusing the U2 guitarist of trying to skirt environmental rules by concealing who owns the ridgeline property. The panel postpones a Thursday vote on the project at the musician's request.

Lindsay Lohan charged with stealing necklace from Venice jeweler

Actress Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty to felony grand theft charges. She is accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace Jan. 22. She was released on $40,000 bail.

Octuplets doctor could still lose medical license

California's medical board rejects a judge's recommendation that the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who assisted Nadya Suleman in conceiving octuplets get five years' probation.

Sarah Palin and the Edge: Nonsense in two different guises

Sarah Palin is as clueless about the real Ronald Reagan as U2 guitarist David 'the Edge' Evans is about environmental sensitivity in Malibu.

Veterans wary of golf course renovation

Some longtime users fear that a planned $6-million renovation of Heroes Course and a new relationship with UCLA could forever alter its character and perhaps even limit access for vets.

L.A. Council requests study of shorter Wilshire busway route

Transit officials are asked to study a 5.4-mile alternative to the planned 7.7-mile Wilshire busway. Both routes run from MacArthur Park to S. San Vicente Boulevard; the longer route picks up again from Westwood to Centinela Avenue.

Official wants to downsize busways linking downtown L.A. and Westside

L.A. Councilman Bill Rosendahl proposes that the bus-only lanes end at Beverly Hills and that the Westwood section and the remaining route to Santa Monica be eliminated. Environmentalists and transit advocates oppose his plan.

Jesse Metcalfe puts Beverly Hills Post Office-area house on the market

Jesse Metcalfe's home includes three bedrooms, three bathrooms and features a hillside hot tub.

Friars Club's old Beverly Hills home tumbling down

Preservationist group denounces the demolition of the building that served as a celebrity playhouse.

Dispute settled over historic cemetery in Pacific Palisades

Neighbors agree to sell part of their land at a reduced price so the rancho-era burial ground can have street access.

Activists call for a fur-free West Hollywood

Nearly 200 animal-rights activists take to a corner with picket signs and slogans, urging the famously progressive city to ban sales of fur.

Muslim, Jewish women grow close at monthly meetings about spirituality

Members of the 8-year-old West Los Angeles Cousins Club say they have been intrigued to find how much Islam and Judaism have in common.

Santa Monica council OKs plastic bag ban

The ban applies to single-use plastic bags used at grocery stores and retail shops, but not restaurants. Produce bags will be allowed for public health reasons, and paper bags can be sold for 10 cents or more.