Two stories with an LA angle from Metblogs sites in Calif.:
* American Apparel getsĀ some flack in Los Angeles, mainly from people objecting to its sexually charged ads, or for what the arrival of one of its retail stores signals for a locally beloved commercial street balanced on the edge of transition. But overall, I get the sense of a certain hometown pride LA takes in the company’s success.
It’s not the case further north in California. San Francisco recently succeeded in stopping a fourth AA from opening. (Has this ever happened in LA?) SF Metblogs has the story.
* On OC Metblogs, Gina points out how Orange County ranks fifth in the nation for job losses, right behind fourth place LA County. So really, we’re both losers.
It’s not just the sexism that people in LA (and all over take issues with with AA):
NOt just the sexism exhibit A
Not just the sexism exhibit B
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