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A San Bernardino police officer is in critical condition are being shot twice early this morning and coming through surgery. The suspect was killed by the officer's training partner. LAT, CBS LA
The Los Angeles Times lost a vote to decertify the union in the paper's pressroom. Ed Padgett
City Council President Herb Wesson takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in a white suit, on a giant orange throne, with yellow rubber duck by his side. Facebook
Homeless people squeezed out of downtown Los Angeles are migrating to nearby Lincoln Heights and Boyle Heights, where they are seeking refuge in the emergency room and on the grounds of Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, according to a six-month study. LAT
Central Basin Municipal Water District Director Art Chacon was videotaped behind the wheel of a Mercedes although he hasn't had a drivers license for years. Whittier Daily News
Next year's Ciclavia route in the Valley will likely follow Ventura and Lankershim boulevards. ZevWeb
LA Times photographer Don Bartletti reconnects with one of the Honduran children he followed north by train for the 2002 series "Enrique's Journey — The Boy Left Behind." LAT
The Angels pitcher Garrett Richards will miss the rest of this season and need 6 to 9 months to recuperate from the torn patellar tendon he suffered on the field in Boston. ESPN
Swell from hurricane #Lowell will bring 4-6ft surf to South facing #LACounty beaches today-Sunday! #RipCurrents pic.twitter.com/fK6ANOZ7ZB
— LA County Lifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) August 21, 2014Man's hemorrhoids disappear once his Economist subscription expires. http://t.co/wCUVD17QPM
— Romenesko (@romenesko) August 22, 2014