Week in Review: Ron Paul Art, Bank Robbery Arrest and Karen Christiansen Sentencing

Ron Paul street art was spotted last week in Beverly Hills. Read about that and more in the top stories from Jan. 1-7.

1. A of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul was affixed to a city-owned sculpture. City staffers  Tuesday.

2. The person allegedly responsible for a in nearby communities was identified as , a 24-year-old German national living in Hollywood.

3. The Blockbuster store on South Robertson Boulevard is at the end of January.

4. Beverly Hills police arrested the man allegedly responsible for the .

5. Former Beverly Hills Unified School District facilities director Karen Christiansen was sentenced to  after being found guilty on four felony conflict of interest charges.

Also, a reader sent in a photo of a Santa Monica Boulevard .

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