[Griffith Observatory, Christmas Day by Karol Franks/Curbed LA flickr pool]
· Newport Beach welcome sign hilariously/offensively vandalized [DP]
· La Cañada Flintridge's most expensive home ever, asking $13.3 million [VS]
· Scary attack on California power substation leaves experts baffled [FP]
· Coast to coast: Everyone is hopping aboard the streetcar trend [Salon]
· This is LA's driest year since 1877; keep conserving that H2O [LA Times]
· Meanwhile in San Diego, a desalinization plant is coming online soon [kpbs]
· Fun with science: Map shows how hot we'll get in future [Mother Jones]
