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Prop 8 Rulings to be read this morning.
By frazgo | 3 CommentsYou remember that pesky proposition that took away the right for gay and lesbian couples to marry? Well the courts are about to release their decision on the first of many challenges. Judge Vaughn Walker is going to be handing down his verdict on whether... -
Didn’t Fill Out Your Census Form? You Have Until July 31 to be a Real American
By Matt Mason | No CommentsI get a kick out of doing my Constitutional duty, including voting and yes, even filling out my Census form. It makes me feel part of that nutty experiment called the United States of America, rather than just some guy who lives near Los Angeles,... -
In Venice, Parking Restrictions are the Football and Homeowners are Charlie Brown
By Matt Mason | 2 CommentsVenice homeowners who want to restrict overnight parking to stop long-term RV camping on their streets must feel like Charlie Brown after Lucy pulls the football away at the last second, again. In the long-running battle to establish “overnight parking districts” (OPDs) which would restrict... -
Open Thread: Overcharging at Ralph’s
By Kevin Ott | 9 CommentsBack when I lived in Philadelphia, my home was near a Pathmark supermarket that was in turn right across the street from a low-income housing project. I hated shopping there, because the prices were so ridiculously high — almost as though Pathmark knew that, right... -
LAPD Gun Buyback Program This Saturday
By Julia Frey | 8 CommentsThis Saturday, May 8, is the 2nd annual city-wide gun buyback program. Go to one of the five drop off locations with any type of weapon you want to get rid of and you may receive up to $100 in gift cards for hand guns... -
LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Get Stomped On. It’s the Law!!!!
By tammara | 9 CommentsOkay. I give. What’s up with the Mayor, the City Council, the DA and the City Attorney? Why are they staring at a cash cow in the face and shooing it away? These are the people we elect who are supposed to be logical and... -
Arizona: What Does a Californian Need to Know?
By Kevin Ott | 3 CommentsI don’t spend much time in Arizona. I think I have, like, three friends there, which admittedly is more than I have in most states that don’t hug one of the coasts. And overall there’s not much I like to do there. There’s great hiking,... -
Dear Los Angeles Times: Blow This!
By Will Campbell | 7 CommentsI know times are tough and sold ad space is sold ad space, but did you really have to run the Stihl ad on page 16 of the front section of today’s paper? You know, the one partially pictured at right that among a whole... -
Venice Residents Have Had Enough
By Sean Bonner | 17 CommentsVenice has always had a history of being the shady part of the west side. This isn’t news to anyone who lives there and honestly it’s that grit that attracted many of them there in the first place. But there’s a difference between a neighborhood... -
Gimme A Sign: Oh The Irony
By Will Campbell | 9 CommentsOn occasion I’ve been known to vigorously rip down unauthorized signage because I’m one of those assholes who takes issue with those assholes who don’t give a shit about illegally blighting our fair city for their own selfish gain. The law that such basterds fail... -
Pot Wars: Los Angeles
By Sean Bonner | 1 CommentEven people who don’t smoke the pot at all, like myself, know that the current state of semi-legality of dispenseries is a über clusterfuck here in Los Angeles. Reason.tv produced this short documentary about the mess which is worth watching. (via BoingBoing) If you can... -
LAPD Chief promises to protect cyclists
By Sean Bonner | 5 CommentsIn what has to be a first, new LAPD Chief Charlie Back not only listened to a group of cyclists at a transportation committee meeting last night, but agreed with them and promised to better train the officers on the force to help protect cyclists,... -
Carrying a gun in Los Angeles
By Sean Bonner | 9 CommentsThe LA Weekly is tackling one of my old favorite topics: carrying a gun in Los Angeles. They are specifically talking about carrying one in Starbucks but it’s worth taking the opportunity to discuss the larger issue. Yes, carrying a gun in Los Angeles is... -
Bike Thieves in DTLA getting.. um… stripped?
By Sean Bonner | 12 CommentsAccording to the good folks at Takeover LA there are some new tactics being deployed in the war against bike thieves. In days of old when someone was caught stealing a bike, especially the bike of a bike messenger the would be thief was usually... -
Same-Sex Marriage in California and Prop 8: A Brief History
By Kevin Ott | 17 CommentsSo, are you mystified about the state of same-sex marriage in California? At first glance it looks easy. On one side, you’ve got your proponents of same-sex marriage: Advocacy groups like the ACLU; big corporations like Google; and Americans everywhere who think that other people’s...
