The average price of gas in Los Angeles is now $3.976, according to AAA. And this chart above from LosAngelesGasPrices.com has it even lower at around $3.96 for yesterday. The California average price is currently slightly lower at $3.993 and nationally, it is $3.702.

"Griffith [Van Griffith, great grandon of Col. Griffith Jenkins Griffith who the park is named after] is scheduled to appear today at Los Angeles City Hall to push for historic-cultural monument status for the park his great-grandfather gave the city 112 years ago," reports the LA Times. "At 4,218 acres, Griffith Park...

Kerri Walsh (left) and Walsh with Misty May-Treanor (right). | Photos by Associated Press "No one's ever done it," exclaimed SoCal native Misty May-Treanor after becoming beach volleyball gold medal champions for the second time in a row (remember Athens?) today. Congrats, girls! ...

L.A. Times Business Editor Sallie Hofmeister sent a memo to her staff, alerting them to former Investigations reporter William Heisel's move to business. So far, it seems like a fruitful move for the guy from Great Falls. He's already produced a number of housing stories that you can, you know, actually understand....

Danny Ardoin makes a good play at the plate for the Dodgers. This trend would not continue throughout the game. AP Photo/Jeff Lewis Colorado Rockies defeat LA Dodgers 4-3. Impatient hitting, bad bullpen and awful defense doesn't help any team to win games. On the Kamenetzky Brother's Purple, Gold and Blue podcast...