LAist:
Streets around USC will start seeing those new fancy meters, otherwise known as pay stations, later this month. 25 of them--mostly placed along Jefferson Blvd.--will be activated January 20th through 22nd. For the first two days, Department of Transportation ambassadors will be around to help people use the machines. L (Read More)
L.A. Times - Food & Dining:
Don't be fooled by the smart re-invention of this favorite Thai spot on the Sunset Strip. Owner-chef Kris Yenbamroong keeps the family's homey, high-quality cooking in focus. Several generations of a Thai family are seated around a long table at Talesai in Wes (Read More)
LAist:
He would be a government health official with a huge following. If sources to the Washington Post are correct, President-Elect Barack Obama has offered Dr. Sanjay Gupta (of CNN fame) the job of surgeon general after a two-hour meeting this morning Chicago. "Gupta did not deny the account but declined to comment," the Po (Read More)
LAist:
Photo by edmundv via FlickrAfter becoming "roadkill" to lawsuits over the past seven years, Los Angeles finally got the upper hand in battling billboard blight (we have thousands of illegal ones) when the 9th Circuit Court yesterday sided with Los Angeles against a billboard company. Michael Woo, a former L.A. city council (Read More)
L.A. Times - Food & Dining:
The modern flavor combinations found in chef Rocio Camacho's 15-plus moles are inspired by a taste of old Oaxaca. The multitude of moles at East Los Angeles' Moles la Tía might just complete a culinary color wheel: Circle through the menu and you'll find the c (Read More)
LAist:
"We have for the first time an administration in Washington that intends to invest in public transportation," said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's press secretary Matt Szabo to the LA Times. "When the mayor was running for office, the Subway to the Sea was mocked as a pipe dream. Now the question is not if it's going to be bui (Read More)
LA Times:
After a 19-month-old child was killed by police in a shootout, a high-ranking official led a campaign to reopen the investigation into her death. The intense lobbying failed. The Los Angeles Police Department waged an aggressive behind-th (Read More)
Los Angeles Times - Top News:
After a 19-month-old child was killed by police in a shootout, a high-ranking official pushed a campaign to reopen the investigation into her death. The intense lobbying failed. The Los Angeles Police Department waged an aggressive behind (Read More)