Hour 2 (10.26)  Timmy’s latest hot take is that the dogs at the dog park are living their best life — he watched them take dumps, hump each other, and sniff butts today. He and his wife are ready for a new dog six months after losing Ernie, so they checked out the orphans at the East Valley Animal Shelter over the weekend. Once Mark’s cranky cankle heals, the self-proclaimed cat daddy is getting a kitten.  

Meanwhile, LADWP is blaming those massive utility bills on the heat and people blasting the AC nonstop. Apple’s $2,000 iPhone Duo is already cracking its foldable screens, and Paramount Skydance is rolling out a voluntary buyout as CEO David Ellison looks for hands in the air.  

A United flight from Vegas to New Jersey got quietly turned around after a flight attendant spotted a passenger’s message about hijacking the plane — authorities locked it down and made a 75-mile turn back so nobody onboard would notice.  

Danny Trejo’s Hollywood donut shop is closing this week but he says another spot is coming. Karen Bass’s office is touting a 47% drop in crime. And LAX is getting a very LA upgrade with a Kogi BBQ spot in Terminal 1 that’ll look like a food truck — perfect for when your flight inevitably gets canceled.