8, 2007 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson poses on the red carpet during the RainbowPUSH Coalition Los Angeles 10th annual awards in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)LOS ANGELES (AP)  The King of Pop is back  in town, that is.Michael Jackson has signed a yearlong lease on a mansion in the swanky Bel Air area of the city, a spokesman for the singer said Wednesday.Jackson has been staying in the estate for about a month, said spokesman Tohme Tohme, who called the property a little bit more than an average home.The lease agreement is for $100,000 a month.

The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988.

He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably James Ellroy’s Feast of Death.Join him for a spin through old Los Angeles in the Mirror’s radio car.

It’s quite a ride.The reporter’s badge belonged to Sid Hughes (1908-1958), legendary reporter who worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles.

Keith has been an editor at The Times in news, sports and design since 1986.

60 Long Beach-Tustin.The OCTA bus service will also be free between 6 p.m.

Los Angeles County buses and rail will be free from 9 p.m.

New Year’s Day.If you’re planning a night out in the Los Angeles area, Metro’s five light rail lines will also operate all night.

Still can’t figure out who’s going to be the designated driver this New Year’s Eve?Southern Californians have several options for getting around New Year’s Eve when bus and light rail lines offer all-night service.Orange County Transportation Authority buses will run all night four of its most heavily used routes ?No.

New Year’s Day.Routes 50 and 60 connect to Metro’s Blue Line light rail in Long Beach, which continues to downtown Los Angeles.OCTA wants to ensure that Orange County residents have a safe and enjoyable New Year’s Eve, OCTA Vice Chairman Peter Buffa...

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Another measure requires that fruity beverages known as alcopops be prominently labeled as containing alcohol, starting July 1.Other bills signed were urgent measures and have already kicked in.Alternative fuel: Allows drivers who run their vehicles on restaurant kitchen grease to skip most of a $300 fee previously required of anyone who hauled used vegetable oil or other grease away from an eatery.

Veggie-oil users will now have to pay $75 for a license.Computer bullying: Allows school officials to suspend or recommend expulsion for pupils who engage in bullying by electronic means, including over the Internet.Carpool lanes: Makes it a crime to forge, counterfeit or falsify a clean air sticker issued by the DMV to certain low-emission vehicles, allowing them to be driven in high occupancy vehicle lanes.

But some, including a requirement for restaurants to provide nutritional information to diners, will not take effect until months or even years from now.The nutrition law,...

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