Jim Michaelian, a man synonymous with the Long Beach Grand Prix, died Saturday at the age of 83. A teen girl was rushed to the hospital on Friday after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Thousand Oaks, the second such case in about a week in Ventura County. LAist baseball experts preview the Dodgers season ahead of their first game Thursday. Plus, more.

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