Bell Protesters

Bell Protesters

(Bell - AP) The Bell City Council has voted unanimously to subpoena the records of its former city manager, whose huge salary prompted investigations into possible fraud in the small, working-class Los Angeles suburb.

City Attorney James M. Casso says the records may help the city determine whether Robert Rizzo engaged in "possibly unlawful and wasteful activities."

Rizzo was forced to resign earlier this year after residents were outraged to learn he was being paid nearly $800,000 a year.

The City Council also voted unanimously Friday to sever a agreement under which it began providing municipal services to the neighboring city of Maywood earlier this summer.

Casino

Casino

(Santa Ana - AP) Police are searching for two robbers who ran over and killed a man after he won several thousand dollars at a Southern California casino.

Police say the 55-year-old victim and a female friend were followed from the Hawaiian Gardens Casino by two men in a small gray car that cut them off Friday in Santa Ana.

Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna (Bur-TAHN'-yah) says one of the assailants chased down the fleeing victim and fought with him over a cash-filled envelope. He says the suspect ran back to the car after knocking down the victim, who was then run over by the fleeing vehicle.

A knife and dozens of $20 bills were scattered near the victim's body. Bertagna says he does not know how much money the robbers took.

He says the victim, whose name has not been released, was not stabbed.

Weed

Weed

(Los Angeles - AP) Los Angeles County's sheriff has embarked on a war of words against California's medical marijuana dispensaries, saying almost all of them operate as criminal enterprises.

Lee Baca has increased his rhetoric against pot clinics, saying some get their marijuana from Mexican drug cartels and most are doling out pot to people who have no medical need for it.

Baca says up to 97 percent of clinics have been criminally compromised though he produced no hard numbers to support his claim.

His comments coincide with an announcement that he would lead efforts against a fall ballot measure to legalize marijuana for personal use. Critics say his claims are politically motivated and untrue.

MySpace Redesign

MySpace Redesign

(New York - AP) The once-dominant social network MySpace is revamping its home page. It's looking a little more like its more popular and populous rival, Facebook, even as it attempts to set itself apart.

In simplifying its user home page, MySpace is making users' stream wider and more prominent. The stream is the constantly updated flow of status updates and shared content, much like the news feed that is front and center in Facebook.

MySpace also is consolidating recommendations, such as games, events and "people you may know," into one section instead of scattering them around the page. And users' photos, videos, music and events will be combined under a "My Stuff" section on their home page.

The redesign is part of a broader overhaul of MySpace, as the site works to stay relevant to its current audience and draw in new users, including those who haven't visited in years.