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Question of the Week: What New Laws Do We Need?
By David Markland | 2 CommentsAs Cybele mentioned in two posts this week (here and here), new state laws will go into effect tomorrow regarding driving, minimum wage, urban blight, and more. Nothing terribly unreasonable or ridiculous like some previous California and local laws outlined at USLaw.com. For example: In... -
Who Will She Choose?
By jillian | 32 CommentsI’m posting via mobile and don’t have a photo – but today is the second day that I’ve seen a skywriter laboriously writing “WHO WILL SHE CHOOSE?” in the skies over West L.A. Obviously a teaser for something – but what? And skywriting? Am I... -
What You Say!! (and more)
By Sean Bonner | 6 CommentsWe just finished the last week of the year but that didn’t slow any conversations down here, lots of back and forth as usual. Don’t you people have families or something that you should have been hanging out with rather than posting comments all the... -
Things wrong with L.A.(me) hate lists
By la_colleen | 9 CommentsI’m fully prepared for the L.A. Hater haters to jump on me, but I have lived my life, or at least, the more humorous portions of it, by one credo: with exceptions so rare as to prove it a rule, The Joke is King; All... -
KGRL’s Top 10 Artists To Watch Out For In 2007…
By la_koga | 7 CommentsPictured: Sara Bareilles I first became aware of KGRL (MySpace) @ the Hotel Cafe while in line for a Kate Earl (MySpace) show last July. According to their website, “KGRL is a non-profit non-commercial internet radio station that plays ALL female artist mixed-genre, easy-listening, flower-powered... -
Best New Restaurant In The Eastside Echo Park/Silverlake…?
By Lucindamichele | 36 CommentsThere’s no phone, no web site yet, and no sign. But Elf, despite its lack of distinguishing markings, has my heart. I don’t like salad. I don’t like, well, green things. Unless they are pistachios. Or candy. I like candy. Who woulda thunk a vegetarian,... -
The New Years Eve Conundrum
By tammara | 1 CommentSo yes, New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and the man and I have yet to firm up plans for the festive evening. First, we got the great idea to zip off to Vegas and catch the “Love” show, Cirque du Soleil’s new Beatles extravaganza.... -
The fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy? Could be a Rose Bowl float.
By David Markland | 1 CommentStormtroopers to lead George Lucas into battle at Monday’s Rose Bowl Parade I used to think I was a diehard Star Wars fan – heck, I stood in line for hours to just buy tickets when Episode IV was re-released in the late 90s, and... -
The Ditty Bops’ Top 10 Food Stops On Their 2006 Bicycle Tour Across The US…
By la_koga | 1 CommentPictured: Amanda Barrett & Abby DeWald from The Ditty Bops With 2006 coming to a close, many lists are being published on those Internet tubes. So here’s a rather unique one, contributed by LA residents The Ditty Bops (MySpace), based on their recent cross-country summer... -
Sweatin’ Bullets (12/28/06): Lazy Holiday Edition
By David Markland | 1 CommentCommemorate the 60th Anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s gruesome, unsolved murder with The Lost Weekend of the Black Dahlia – actually a near weeklong series of events including a cabaret show at the 3 of Clubs, a premiere and screenings of Ramzi Abed’s “Black Dahlia Movie”,... -
I’ll Raise you 75 Cents
By la_cybele | 1 CommentIn addition to the new laws for the road, there are a few more changes in store for the state on Monday. Some are relevant to Los Angeles and some I just found interesting. The state minimum wage will increase from $6.75 an hour to... -
Dead Man’s Party
By Will Campbell | 24 CommentsThis L.A. Times image by photographer Don Bartletti of the aftermath of the killing in Santa Ana yesterday of the alleged suspect wanted in connection with the shooting last Friday of two Long Beach police officers shows some details some might not consider worthy of... -
A Dark NYE for LA
By jillian | 1 CommentToday’s coverage of the major parties in L.A. by the Times reminded me that it is, indeed, only three more days to New Year’s Eve. And, once again, I’m delighted to be celebrating it in Los Angeles. It’s warmer here than it is on most... -
Flags At Half-Mast
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New Road Rules for 2007
By la_cybele | 2 CommentsA few new laws will be going into effect on Monday with the rollover of the calendar year. Not much that will impact your day to day life, unless you’re a street racer who gets caught or like to tote your pals around in your...
