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Top Stories: Gun Threat, Traffic Talk, New Carpool Rules

End your week with a handful of the most popular posts.

Recap some of the newsiest and most popular Patch articles over the past week from our San Gabriel Valley and East County sites.

Not Funny: Gun threats at Santa Fe Middle School in Monrovia and Arcadia High School in Arcadia sent both schools into lockdown.

A Real Jewel
: Diamond Ranch High School in Diamond Bar has been named to a list of the 30 most beautiful high school campuses in the world.

Talking Traffic
: In the third part of a Q&A with South Pasadena City Manager Sergio Gonzalez, he discusses the state of city streets.

Making the Grade
: Ten San Marino High School seniors have been named 2013 National Merit Semifinalists. The students are among about 16,000 semifinalists in the national program, and they will compete for about 8,300 scholarships worth more than a total $32 million.

Porn Professor
: Hugo Schwyzer, the Pasadena City College professor who gained plenty of attention with his "Navigating Pornography" class, has stated on his blog that he's not coming back to the school.

Unanimous Vote
: Following a spate of fatal hit-and-run crashes in the Southland, state lawmakers approved a bill extending the statute of limitations for such crimes from three years to six years.

Coming Soon
: A restaurant specializing in California cuisine is in the works for Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park.

New Carpool Rules
: For just a few hours out of the day, lone drivers on Los Angeles freeways will get to cruise in carpool lanes without fear of being ticketed under a bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's signature.

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