-Josh Brolin was bro-ing out so hard with his man friends on New Year's Eve in Santa Monica that he ended up getting arrested for public intoxication just before the ball dropped to ring in 2013. [TMZ]

-Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby Blue Ivy turns one year old today. [HuffPo] More»

• Yesterday Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 in favor of a ban on our beloved marijuana dispensaries, a measure which Mayor Villaraigosa plans to sign and will take effect 30 days after his signature and force them to shut down. [DailyNews]
• Kristen Stewart has been caught red-handed cheating on long-time boyfriend Robert Pattinson with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, a married father of two, by cameras capturing a passionate tryst that involved a "marathon makeout session." [Us] More»

Miley Cyrus joins fiancee Liam Hemsworth to accept his award at the 8th Annual Australians In Film Breakthrough Awards; Joy Bryant, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard hit the red carpet for a screening of their new film, Hit and Run; Mayor Villaraigosa hams it up with entertainment and studio execs at Variety's Venture Capital & New Media Summit; Johnny Knoxville, Travis Pastrana, Steve-O and more attend the premiere of Nitro Circus The Movie 3D at Grauman's—get this and more on all that went down in L.A. Wednesday evening in today's installment of Last Night's Parties. More»

• Our dear Mayor Villaraigosa is seeking major hikes in L.A. parking ticket fines for the sixth time in his seven-year term, many with a $10 increase, as well as a $78 street-sweeping penalty, from which the city would collect roughly $40 million more in parking violations than his first year in office if passed. [KTLA]
• DJ Prince Harry be gettin' irie, mon. But seriously, the cooler British Prince has been way into reggae music since his trip to Jamaica a couple of months ago and been learning to mix reggae records on vinyl. [The Sun]

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• In a remarkably depressing announcement, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announces that the city is more than $220 million short on the budget and city employees should prepare for "a large number" of layoffs. Hope they bought their lottery tickets! [LAT] More»

• New changes to an L.A. ordinance expected to be signed by Mayor Villaraigosa would fine owners of dogs who bark incessantly up to $1000. [KABC]
• Former Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley, whose father moved the franchise from Brooklyn to L.A., claims to be working on forming an ownership group to take back the team and Dodger Stadium in an auction. [LATimes]

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• Thinking about upgrading to the iPhone 4S? Check out this comprehensive review and learn about its new features and improvements. [HuffPo]
• The FBI makes an arrest in the celebrity phone-hacking case of personal photos from the smartphones of stars like Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, and Vanessa Hudgens were leaked, and the suspect is from Florida. What a shock. [TMZ]

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Pet ownership, and particularly dog ownership, is a rich and rewarding part of modern life that provides companionship, entertainment, and an excellent way to assure potential mates that you can care for living things without incident. Unfortunately, not everybody is actually capable of fulfilling their end of this arrangement, and thus thousands of abandoned and stray animals end up in shelters every year. More»

• All L.A. libraries will resume Monday operations since hours were scaled back last year as a result of budget cuts. [KABC]
• 12 days after a jury acquitted her on murder charges of her toddler, Caylee, Casey Anthony is released from prison apparently estranged from her parents, broke, friendless, and widely reviled. [KTLA]
• Completed 17 hours ahead of schedule, the anticipated nightmare that was the 405 closure turned out to be NBD, a "mission accomplished" according to our dear Mayor Villaraigosa. [LATimes]
• Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez crash a Malibu wedding they happened upon while taking a stroll on the beach. [TMZ]
• Japan beats U.S. in a tie-breaking shootout to win the 2011 Women's World Cup. [HuffPo]

"There's gridlock on the 405 virtually any time of the day, but particularly during the rush hour, and if you think it's bad now, let me just make something absolutely clear: On July 16 and 17, it will be an absolute nightmare."

The quote above comes from the mouth of none other than our dear Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a news conference regarding the upcoming temporary closure of the 405. We have to hand it to him and the other L.A. County officials for getting realer than real about the mother of clusterfucks scheduled to befall this city. A brief perusal of their thoughts on the traffic horrors and advice on what to do about it helps paint the picture of "car-mageddon"... More»