Comic-Con is going off in Lou’s hometown of San Diego. This year’s crowd feels different — more kids and families thanks to a new ticketing setup, plus tons of free outdoor events, including Green Day playing on top of an ice-cream van.  

Pickpocketing is spiking during events like San Diego Pride, with phones getting lifted left and right. One thief learned the hard way not to mess with the ladies at lesbian bar Gossip Grill.  

It’s shaping up to be a sharky summer as warmer waters off Santa Monica Pier push great whites closer to swimmers. Lou’s advice if you meet one face-to-face? Stare it down and punch it in the nose. Good news for Taco Bell fans — the shredded-lettuce diarrhea scare is over, and for one day only the classic ’70s Enchirito was back on the menu for a buck. And in political heat, California gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton traded an awkward slap over street tacos versus licensed Mexican restaurants.