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"Death Wish" novelist Brian Garfield, whose murderous classic about a right-wing vigilante launched a film franchise starring Charles Bronson, has died at age 79. Garfield died "peacefully" at his home in Pasadena, literary agent Judy Coppage said Monday. A New York City native who grew up in Arizona,… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times

Police on Monday tracked down a man they said spent hours licking the button on an intercom speaker at a home in Salinas, Calif. The man, who was identified as Roberto Daniel Arroyo, 33, was caught on video early Saturday at a residence in the 400 block of Hyde Street, said Miguel Cabrera, a spokesman… […]

Delaram Pourabdi and Rebecca Bruno, “PASSAGES” (film still) (image courtesy HomeLA) The Sowden House in Los Angeles’s Los Feliz neighborhood is one of the city’s most iconic residences. Built for painter and photographer John Sowden in 1926, the 6,000 square-foot house was designed by Lloyd Wright (son of Frank Lloyd Wright) in a Mayan Revival […]

NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) – At least nine cars were destroyed when a fire tore through an auto shop in North Hollywood Tuesday afternoon, injuring two men in the process. The blaze broke out just before 12:15 p.m. at Houston Motor Sports, a 50-foot by 25-foot single-story automotive services business in the 6800 block of North […]

The Instagram account Unsavory Agents, which is linked to the artist, shared the spoof on Monday, and has given Sabo credit for creating the promotional-like poster. However, the controversial artist has not otherwise commented on the piece on his personal accounts. Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News

The German giant, parent company of Mercedes Benz, also manufacturers several truck brands, including Freightliner. Starting this year, Freightliner Cascadia big rigs will be fitted with driver-assist technologies such as adaptive cruise control operating at highway speeds. Martin Daum, chief of trucks and buses at Daimler, made the announcement at CES, the big consumer technology […]