Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
1. ACADEMY AWARDS
“12 Years a Slave” takes best picture; Alfonso Cuaron wins best director for “Gravity.”
2. STORM AFTERMATH
Residents of three foothill communities east of Los Angeles are back home after storm that threatened to unleash debris flows.
3. MARIJUANA
Gov. Jerry Brown says he’s not sure legalizing pot is a good idea in California because it could have negative ripple effects.
4. HOME BUILDING
Construction of new Southern California homes is lagging, driving up prices for would-be middle-class homebuyers amid reduced inventory.
5. DISNEY-SCOUTS
Walt Disney Co. to cut funding to the Boy Scouts of America beginning in 2015 because of a policy that bans gay adult leaders.
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