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Every weekend I say to myself, "I'm going to escape this cement jungle and go get out to somewhere green", which is easier said then done. Yet each weekend rolls by and I never seem to be able to leave my 10 mile bubble radius of Silver Lake. Feeling completely guilt ridden for not taking the advantage of the abundant nature that surrounds LA (within a thirty minute drive); I went out to Malibu. Allergy medicine loaded, water, and camera in hand I set out with friends to explore Corral Canyon Trail, Point Dume State Beach and indulge in some deep fried seafood at Malibu Seafood.

27-year-old Brian Franks, who is one of the five men accused of starting last year's Carral Canyon fire in Malibu that burned 53 homes, admitted Wednesday that he and his friends accidentally started the blaze. "As part of his plea deal, Franks agreed to testify against the other defendants," the Associated Press reported. And here's to hoping no one decides to accidentally start another fire this year.

The LA Times is reporting that the authorities have named 5 men as suspects in the arson case of the brush fires that tore through Malibu and burned over 50 homes beginning on November 24.

The suspects were identified by sheriff's officials as Brian Allen Anderson, 22, William Thomas Coppock, 23, and Brian David Franks, 27, all of Los Angeles, and Eric Matthew Ullman, 18, and Dean Allen Lavorante, 19, both of Culver City, authorities said. Anderson, Coppock and Franks had been booked and were in custody as of late Thursday, according to the sheriff's inmate information website.

Apparently the five men, whose ages range from 18-27 "were having an illegal late-night campfire near a cave in Corral Canyon when the blaze broke out. Detectives found alcohol containers, food wrappers and bundled fire logs, and were able to trace the items to the suspects during the last month."

The chain of evidence led investigators to the local Ralphs, where it was determined the suspects made purchases of the material taken into evidence, and then to the debit card used at the store by one of the men in question.

• A body was found yesterday afternoon in the Angeles National Forest, off Highway 2 near Big Pines. The identity of the person has not been revealed.
• Now you can get all the penis-biting snake action you want on the web: the next "Jackass" sequel is set to premiere on the web through Blockbuster's new online movie service.
• In New Jersey, the state assembly has voted to outlaw the death penalty, "poising the state to become the first since 1965 to eliminate capital punishment.The state Senate earlier this week also voted to end executions and replace them with sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole."
• Do not mix illegal camping with alcohol and fires! Arrests are being made in the Malibu Corral Canyon arsons: "the suspects were having an illegal late-night campfire near a cave when the blaze broke out. Investigators found evidence such as alcohol containers, food wrappers and bundled fire logs."
• The contest for Rufus Wainwright and Belinda Carlisle on New Years Eve ends tonight! Enter to win! Enter to win!
• LA Weekly reports on gang activity in LA and elsewhere -- it's bad and getting worse.
• So the Golden Globe noms were announced...but if the writer strikes are still going, who's gonna show up for the ceremony? Wow I actually might watch this year. Is that wrong?
• ESPN is on top of fallout from the this morning's report on steroid use in the big leagues: "Baseball slow to react."

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By the end of yesterday morning, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael Balzary, popularly known as Flea, sent a text message saying his home "had burnt to a crisp," according to the LA Times.Michael Balzary, a.k.a. Flea, had purchased a home for more than $10 million in Malibu last year, but the house that burned was another he owned in the hills west of Corral Canyon. That French country-style home is listed for sale...

"Human activity" is what the LA Times is reporting is the cause of the fires. That's arson if it wasn't an accident. The most destructive fire in Malibu in nearly 15 years raced through parched canyons Saturday, consuming 49 homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. The so-called Corral fire burned 4,700 acres before the fierce Santa Ana winds died down, allowing firefighters to make a stand. By evening, the blaze, which...

The local tv news is doing something interesting today, they're really hyping their user- viewer-generated photographs during their broadcasts.