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Powerful Storm Keeps Pounding California; More Rain on Way

LOS ANGELES -- A powerful storm system with drenching rain, heavy snow and high winds lashed California on Monday, but forecasters warned the worst was yet to come. Even stronger storms were bearing down on the state and threatened to dump another 5 to 10 inches of rain during the next two days. Virtually the entire...

Imperial Stars Block 101 Freeway at Rush Hour With Terrible Rap Song

(Oct. 12) -- In the age of social media, publicity stunts are a meme a dozen. Still, tying up traffic for hours on the 101 freeway in Los Angeles during rush hour in order to perform a song that most drivers couldn't even hear might just take the cake. The little-known rap group Imperial Stars pulled just such a stunt...

California Considers Condoms on Porn Sets

LOS ANGELES (March 9) – Workers in California's porn film industry may have to start, um, dressing for work. The state Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is expected Thursday to review a request by AIDS health care advocates that adult-film workers be required to wear condoms and engage in other...

LA Won't Force Condom Use in Porn Films

(Feb. 3) -- Health officials will not force actors to use condoms when making pornographic films, despite the urging of activist groups hoping to stop the spread of AIDS among porn industry workers. Officials in Los Angeles, where the industry is centered, said Tuesday that it would be nearly impossible to enforce such...

Background on San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley (locally known as "The Valley") is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it.

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