LAist:
SilverlakeThanksgiving 2008. Photo by sesshin via LAist Featured Photo pool on FlickrIt's that wonderful time of the year again. Door-busters, pant-busters, wallet-busters. We've included some ideas for some Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities. You know, so you feel less guilty after eating 14 pounds of stuffing or to pr (Read More)
feeds.latimes.com:
Al Thornton has 31 points and Baron Davis makes a clinching layup with 8.5 seconds left for a 91-87 victory over Minnesota. Al Thornton scored 31 points and Baron Davis made a clinching layup with 8.5 seconds remaining after missing his f (Read More)
LA Times:
Deputy Chief Michel Moore is named an assistant chief and will assume command of Special Services, according to the department. And Assistant Chief Sharon Papa will become a commander. Less than a week after taking over the Los Angeles Po (Read More)
Los Angeles Times - Opinion:
Officials should build on recent progress, cracking down on criminal predators while extending help to those who need it. Skid row in downtown Los Angeles is not what it used to be. Just three years ago, close to 10,000 people may have be (Read More)
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment News:
The 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry, who began her career in Los Angeles, is known for building Disney Channel Latin America into a top cable channel in the region.
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LA Times:
Officials should build on recent progress, cracking down on criminal predators while extending help to those who need it. Skid row in downtown Los Angeles is not what it used to be. Just three years ago, close to 10,000 people may have be (Read More)
LAist:
Sure, Los Angeles is going through some tough times, and the city's ledgers aren't exactly overflowing in the assets column, but are we that ghetto? Or that cost-conscious, for that matter? Today's LA-centric Tweet of the day comes from Alfredo A. Hernandez (@LAnative_net), who wonders: "City Hall has had a black out most (Read More)
LA Times:
Exchanges with the woman, who has worked for firms doing business with the county, and e-mails, memos and letters involving the companies that hired Cynthia McClain-Hill were sought. Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has de (Read More)
Curbed LA:
HOLLYWOOD: If you live around 1352 N. Fairfax and 1356 N. Fairfax, between Sunset and Fountain, maybe this will interest you. Via the city's Planning Department comes news of plans to demolish two (2) one-story, single family dwellings built in 1920 and put up a 16-unit apartment building, measuring 35 feet in height, 25,80 (Read More)
LAist:
Zsa Zsa Gabor (AP Photo) It started with one fateful slap: In 1989 actress Zsa Zsa Gabor delivered a swift smack to the Beverly Hills Police officer who pulled her over during a traffic stop. As part of her sentence Gabor was sentenced to perform community service at the Vera Davis McClendon Youth & Family Center. Bu (Read More)
LAist:
Screenshot of @LATimes/Twitter In the era of social media, even the media itself needs to be given guidelines. Los Angeles Times staffers who make use of Twitter have been given updated directions on their use of social media tools in conjunction with their jobs, according to the Huffington Post. This most recent upda (Read More)
LAist:
1988 drawing based on victim's description via LAPD The LAPD is once again turning to the public for help in identifying the serial murder suspect dubbed the 'Grim Sleeper.' They have re-released drawings made in 1988 in the hopes of gleaning new information about the suspect's identity and to help solve the string of (Read More)
LA Times:
With an estimated 1 million residents struggling to put food on the table, a coalition creates a blueprint to address the problem. But one group said better utilization of a federal program is key. Seeking to stem a mounting hunger crisis (Read More)
Curbed LA:
The Los Angeles Times recently ran a story about the difficulty developers are having in selling those high-priced spec homes. While the piece focused on McMansions, this six-bedroom, nine-bath home on Oakmont Drive, which hit the market in October 2008 $21.5 million, could easily have been included. A little over a year l (Read More)
LAist:
Boat noodles from Sapp's Coffee Shop at 7:37 a.m. (Photo by Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) Think you can eat? Think you can eat pretty much all night? About 40 up to the challenge embarked on a pretty staggering food-venture this weekend, aiming to tackle 11-in-11 overnight, as in 11 Los Angeles-area restaurants and bars (Read More)