Maxine Waters Takes a Victory Lap in South L.A. ~ L.A. Taco Video
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-South L.A., stopped by the neighborhood for a victory lap after a resounding victory in the midterm elections. She hit the corner of Manchester and Western in the Vermont Knolls...
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The Orange County Results: A King Lear Tale in the DA’s Office, and a Latina...
The eyes of the world were on Orange County for most of this year, due to the possibility that the longtime bastion of American conservatism might go blue. It did — kinda. While election results...
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Weekend Guide: Ben is Dead Magazine Reunion, Cheat Day Land, Vegan Festival,...
It’s Friday. It’s rough out there. And here is your weekend guide, Los Angeles. So … get the f**k out of the house! Friday, November 2 Celebrate an Underground Cultural Icon in NELA Iconinc alt...
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Columbus Comes Down: How a ‘Symbol of Atrocity’ Finally Became a Moment of...
A statue of explorer Christopher Columbus that stood for 45 years in downtown L.A.’s Grand Park was removed Saturday after a healing ceremony and speeches by Native Americans, including people...
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‘They Thought a No Vote Was For Rent Control’ ~ What Happened to Prop 10?
Everyone in California wanted rent control, it seemed. The conventional wisdom was that the housing crisis in California had walloped the voters enough that the concept of returning some form of rent...
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A Main Backer of Prop 10 Had One of Its Offices Broken Into and Burnt Down
One of the main organizers behind the statewide rent control initiative, Proposition 10, had its San Diego area office broken into and burnt down over the weekend, organizers of the nonprofit told L.A....
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The Plus Bus: A Glassell Park Boutique Unapologetically Celebrates Fat Chick...
The song “I’m in Love with the Shape of You,” plays in the background of The Plus Bus Boutique in Glassell Park. I’m in love with your body Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I I’m in love with your body The Ed Sheeran...
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The Woolsey Fire Tore Through a Nuclear Testing Site ~ Doctors Sound Alarm on...
The Woolsey Fire ripped through the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a Cold War-era rocket testing site and nuclear research facility, alarming community members and physicians. The site in the hills...
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L.A. County Serves Eviction to American Legion Where Homeless Housing Project...
It’s another case of “Anywhere But My Backyard” when it comes to housing the homeless. While L.A. grapples with rising rents, gentrification, and a homelessness crisis that grew under L.A. Mayor Eric...
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Two People Shot Dead at Unlicensed K-Town Cannabis Shop ~ No IDs Released Yet
A homicide investigation is underway after two people were found shot to death Monday morning inside an illegally operated marijuana dispensary in Koreatown, authorities said. Los Angeles police...
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A Family-Owned Gastropub in Monterey Park Is Putting an Asian L.A. Twist on...
The Lieu siblings thought they were taking a gamble when they opened up Brew Kitchen Bar, their Garfield Avenue gastropub in Monterey Park. In an area acclaimed for its wealth of delicious Chinese,...
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Downtown Development Is Pushing Homeless Encampments and RVs Into Residential...
A few years ago, Tobi Ford had to deal with the widely publicized death of her son Ezell at the hands of LAPD. Now, she is forced to live with people living in tents and RVs parked along the freeway...
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Weekend Guide: Jurassic Park Art Show, L.A. Zoo Lights, ‘Remember Boyle...
It’s Friday. The Lakers are on a four-game winning streak. And here is your weekend guide, Los Angeles. So … get the f**k out of the house! Friday, November 16 L.A. Zoo Lights is Back in Griffith Park...
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Villanueva Extends His Lead by 58,000 For L.A. Sheriff, and Huge Latino Voter...
What a crazy election for Los Angeles County Sheriff. The race whipsawed from incumbent Sheriff Jim McDonnell with a dominant 58 percent of the vote on election night to challenger Alex Villanueva with...
View ArticleL.A. Food Banks Have to Throw Away Food Because of Distribution and Storage...
When it comes to the hungry, Los Angeles County has an eating disorder. Well, technically, it’s a disorder of food supply, demand, and distribution. The county has the nation’s largest population of...
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Snoop Dogg’s Day: From Long Beach Crip, to Rapper, to a Star on the Hollywood...
We grew up together, Calvin. Even through all the really bad times, like when you left Death Row for No Limit, we always knew you’d be a legend. For those of us that grew up in Los Angeles watching...
View Article‘Mom, I Just Killed Somebody’: Man Kills Girlfriend and Shoots His Own Family...
Two unrelated shootings took place Sunday, one a mile from the iconic Watts Towers and the other in East Hollywood on the 101 Freeway near Melrose Avenue, that left one dead and several wounded,...
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Councilman Jose Huizar Shows Up For Work but Refuses to Answer Questions...
There was yelling from the crowd, and an onslaught of deflection from Jose Huizar in the embattled councilman’s return to City Council Tuesday. It was his first public appearance since FBI agents...
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We Had to Hang Out in Person ~ An Oral History of the Heyday in Nineties...
On a Thursday night in 1995, I stumbled into a dance club for the first time. It was a goth and industrial party on Hollywood Boulevard that drew a line of people dressed in black by 10 p.m. Once...
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Thanksgiving Weekend Guide: Champagne Buffet, Tamale Festival, Black Friday...
It’s Thursday, Thanksgiving. It’s raining as I write this. The freeways are emptying. And here is your weekend guide, Los Angeles. So … get the f**k out of the house! Thursday, November 22 Champagne...
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