Headlines: Dodgers Great Tommy Davis Dead at 83; The Best Tacos In S.F. Wine Country
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—Francisco González, an East L.A.-raised, founding member of Los Lobos, has died at 68. [LAT]
—Staff at West Hollywood bars and restaurants are undergoing Bystander Intervention training in an attempt to prevent sexual assaults and druggings among businesses where alcohol is served. [WeHo]
— Two students were detained after interrupting a Jewish studies class at USC's Mark Taper Hall with what a campus police officer is calling "an elaborate prank." [USCAM]
—Two-time National League batting champ and 3-time World Series-winning Dodgers Tommy Davis has died at the age of 83. [ESPN]
—Rick Caruso wants you to be afraid. Very afraid. [LAT]
—Kanye West dropped out of headlining Coachella two weeks before the festival begins. [KTLA]
—33-year-old Jimmie Kirkwood was detained by customers at a Long Beach Denny's after trying to rape a child at the restaurant, and was later arrested. [KTLA]
—Santa Monicans are not trying to hear that their city is one of California's least safe places. [NBC]
—Global warming is increasing the spread of coccidioidomycosis, an infectious disease also known as "valley fever" in the western states of the U.S. [LAT]
—Five teenagers were robbed in the bathroom of the Westfield Topanga Mall by three assailants on Sunday. [NBC]
—Exploring tacos in Northern California's Wine Country. [SF Chronicle]
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