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  • 2 people are shot at Hollywood restaurant

    L.A. NOW
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:56 am
    A man and a woman were shot Friday night at a Hollywood restaurant, authorities said. The shooting took place at the Pink Pepper, a Thai restaurant in the 1600 block of North La Brea Avenue, about 10:15 p.m., said Norma Eisenman, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. The victims have been taken to a hospital but their conditions were unknown, she said. There is no information yet about the shooter, Eisenman said. No other details were immediately available. ALSO: Lily the Chihuahua dies after being hit with golf club TSA mistakes insulin pump for gun, causing LAX security scare…

  • UCLA Headlines January 27, 2012

    UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:11 pm
    IN THE NEWS: Survey: The Mind of Today's FreshmanThe Christian Science Monitor reports today on findings from the annual nationwide Freshman Survey conducted by UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). Linda DeAngelo, assistant...

  • Mon Mar 5th: Drake at Galen Center Los Angeles

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    28 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    Drake tickets Los Angeles : Galen Center 3400 S. Figueroa St. Universit 90089 on 2012-03-05

  • We Open in Venice

    LA Weekly | News
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    No more jewelry and trinkets for sale on the east side of the Venice Boardwalk? As Hillel Aron reported last week, the Los Angeles City Council is attempting to force just that, with new rules banning the sale of all art not created by the vendor, among other things ("Venice Boardwalk Trinket Sal...

  • Los Angeles + Berlin = Sister Cities

    L.A. Story
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    Sister Cities of Los Angeles sign and City Hall. (Photo credit: azza-bazoo)If you look closely around Los Angeles, you'll spot connections you otherwise might have missed. One of those -- and there are many in this town -- happens to be an L.A. tie to Germany's capital, Berlin.As I mentioned in my post yesterday, CC and I are making the voyage across the Atlantic to check out the 2012 Berlinale, and I wanted to share a few things about our own city that have bonded us to that Teutonic metropolis.On June 27, 1967, Berlin became L.A.'s sixth sister city, and the mission, according to the Los…
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  • 2 people are shot at Hollywood restaurant

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:56 am
    A man and a woman were shot Friday night at a Hollywood restaurant, authorities said. The shooting took place at the Pink Pepper, a Thai restaurant in the 1600 block of North La Brea Avenue, about 10:15 p.m., said Norma Eisenman, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. The victims have been taken to a hospital but their conditions were unknown, she said. There is no information yet about the shooter, Eisenman said. No other details were immediately available. ALSO: Lily the Chihuahua dies after being hit with golf club TSA mistakes insulin pump for gun, causing LAX security scare…

  • Female student sexually assaulted at UCLA

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:53 am
    A female UCLA student was sexually assaulted early Friday in a part of campus once colloquially known as "the rape trail." UCLA police are looking for the suspect, who was described as white, 6 feet tall, 150 pounds and about 21 years old, with short brown hair and blue eyes, according to a crime alert issued by the campus police department. The attack occurred about 2:20 a.m. at the top of the Saxon steps, which connect the Saxon Suites dormitories with Gayley Avenue. A man called out to the female student climbing the steps, according to a statement from UCLA. After a brief…

  • Los Angeles regional weather forecast

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Extended Forecast » More forecasts: Long Beach | Pasadena | San Diego | Santa Monica | Van Nuys

  • 2 key aides leave Beutner's campaign for L.A. mayor

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:51 pm
    Two high-level political consultants have left the campaign of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Austin Beutner just days after he gave a major policy speech attacking City Hall. Sean Clegg said he and Ace Smith, both from San Francisco-based SCN Strategies, resigned Friday over “strategic differences.” Beutner said the parting was mutual. Beutner spent 15 months as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s “jobs czar,” ran the Department of Water and Power on an interim basis and tried to make the city more business-friendly.  On the campaign trail, however, he has grown…

  • Junipero Serra High teacher accused of sex with student

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:50 pm
    A Catholic high school teacher in San Juan Capistrano has been charged with engaging in unlawful sex with a 14-year-old girl he met on campus, authorities said Friday. Ricardo Aldana, 37, who at the time of the alleged incident was a Spanish teacher and boys' soccer coach at Junipero Serra Catholic High School, befriended the victim when she was 13, the Orange County district attorney’s office said. In June, after the girl turned 14, Aldana massaged her shoulders while they were alone in his classroom, according to prosecutors. They allegedly exchanged frequent text messages and spoke…
 
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  • Adult education on L.A. Unified's chopping block

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    With financial woes in Sacramento and new freedom on spending earmarked funds, the district proposes a budget that has no money to help adults get high school diplomas, learn English or acquire career skills.Adult education teacher Planaria Price is used to the ups and downs of budget planning in the giant Los Angeles Unified School District.

  • California orders hike in number of super clean cars

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The state's air board issues new rules to automakers as part of its effort to cut greenhouse gases.California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years.

  • California high court backs panel's new state Senate districts

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is 'clearly the most appropriate' for the election, the court says.The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two-thirds majority in the upper house.

  • San Fernando's acting chief personally asked for ticket's dismissal

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Lt. Jeff Eley, who has been put on leave, sought dismissal of a running-a-stop-sign citation that one of his officers had issued to a local congressional aide, records show.San Fernando's acting police chief personally asked a court to dismiss a running-a-stop-sign citation that one of his officers had issued to a local congressional aide, court records show.

  • Mourners bid passionate farewell to Etta James

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Hundreds of fans swap memories as her songs play in the background during a public viewing at an Inglewood mortuary.The setting sun cast a golden glow Friday over hundreds of mourners who came to pay their respects to singer Etta James at the Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary.
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  • California high court backs panel's new state Senate districts

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is 'clearly the most appropriate' for the election, the court says.The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two-thirds majority in the upper house.

  • California orders hike in number of super clean cars

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The state's air board issues new rules to automakers as part of its effort to cut greenhouse gases.California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years.

  • California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Legislation would counter Secure Communities program by limiting local law enforcement's role in holding people for immigration authorities.A bill being drafted by a state legislator would limit local law enforcement from holding arrestees on behalf of immigration authorities seeking to deport them.

  • Clamor grows to rein in California pension benefits

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to cut spiraling costs, but key parts of his rollback plan apply mainly to future workers. Activists want quicker action.Gilbert Robles retired as a state parole agent at age 53, able to collect a $101,195 annual pension — 94% of his final salary. Last year, six months after he retired, the Arcadia resident accepted a political appointment with the same agency that pays an additional six figures.

  • U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks.Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.
 
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  • California high court backs panel's new state Senate districts

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is 'clearly the most appropriate' for the election, the court says.The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two-thirds majority in the upper house.

  • California orders hike in number of super clean cars

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The state's air board issues new rules to automakers as part of its effort to cut greenhouse gases.California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years.

  • California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Legislation would counter Secure Communities program by limiting local law enforcement's role in holding people for immigration authorities.A bill being drafted by a state legislator would limit local law enforcement from holding arrestees on behalf of immigration authorities seeking to deport them.

  • Clamor grows to rein in California pension benefits

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to cut spiraling costs, but key parts of his rollback plan apply mainly to future workers. Activists want quicker action.Gilbert Robles retired as a state parole agent at age 53, able to collect a $101,195 annual pension — 94% of his final salary. Last year, six months after he retired, the Arcadia resident accepted a political appointment with the same agency that pays an additional six figures.

  • U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks.Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.
 
 
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  • Celebrate Lunar New Year Around Los Angeles

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:42 pm
    Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year celebrations will be in full swing this weekend, with festivities going on in Los Angeles Chinatown and in Monterey Park. The Chinese New Year Festival in Chinatown will happen this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29 beginning at noon at the Central Plaza & West Plaza (943-951 N. Broadway, [...]

  • Average Americans Could Create More Jobs If They Had More to Spend

    galvarez
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:35 pm
    So now we know, Mitt Romney’s effective federal cash rate is 13.9 percent. So what has he done with his low tax rate? He says his investments have created thousands of jobs. But if this country is to climb out of this great recession we will need millions of more jobs and, no matter what [...]

  • Dumped Body is Bree’ana Guzman, Says Missing Woman’s Family

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:27 pm
    When news broke Thursday morning that the body of a young woman had been found in the bushes  adjacent to the Riverside Drive on-ramp to the southbound Glendale (2) Freeway, the family of a Lincoln Heights mother of two rushed to the scene where police were out in full force. combing the area for clues. [...]

  • Obama’s State of the Union: Eleven Sentences too Short

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm
    As President Obama delivered his third State of the Union Address, the 11 sentences he dedicated to addressing my current immigration status did little to instill in me any more optimism than did similar statements from the last State of the Union… or the one before that. “Let’s at least agree to stop expelling responsible [...]

  • What’s Wrong With Mexico’s 2012 Presidential Election?

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:40 pm
    What Mexicans living in the U.S. have wanted for a long time is the right to vote from here. The vast majority of Mexicans in the United States continue to be effectively prevented from voting in Mexico’s presidential election due to the lack of an effective mechanism to allow Mexicans to obtain voter registration cards [...]
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  • USC Misread Web Series, Franco's Company Said

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    The release of James Franco's production company's trailer for their new web-series on college life spurred an angry reaction from the USC community that the company says was a misunderstanding.

  • Father Behind Chelsea's Law Honored by FBI

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:15 pm
    Brent King has worked tirelessly since his daughter, Chelsea King, disappeared while jogging in San Diego in February 2010.

  • Students Arrested in Cheating Scandal

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:46 pm
    Three students were arrested from Palos Verdes High School for hacking into teachers computers and changing their grades.

  • Lessons from Watergate

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:15 pm
    40 years may have passed since the infamous break in that eventually brought down a president, but there are still repercussions rippling through politics, and lessons to be learned.

  • Concern Grows For Manhattan Beach Writer

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:15 pm
    Michael Scott Moore is being held in Northern Somalia and there is now a threat to use him to retaliate against the Navy Seals rescue of other hostages.
 
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  • Female student sexually assaulted at UCLA

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    A female UCLA student was sexually assaulted early Friday in a part of campus once colloquially known as "the rape trail." UCLA police are looking for the suspect, who was described as white, 6 feet tall, 150 pounds and about 21 years old, with short brown hair and blue eyes, according to a crime alert issued by the campus police department.

  • North Hollywood family may be displaced because converted garage is...

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:58 am
    Woman, 23, pleads no contest in Canoga Park hit-and-run crash that killed 17-year-old friend of slain El Camino Real soccer goalie 10-year prison sentence for North Hollywood salsa choreographer-instructor from 'So You Think You Can Dance' for rape, assault convictions Barbara Bartlett and her son Corey stand outside the property they may be forced ... (more)

  • A Guide to Los Angeles

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:53 pm
    Break La-La Land into bite-size pieces and you can go cocktail-crazy, beach-bonkers, art-happy and food-frenzied in one radical long weekend Yes, there is traffic.

  • So You Think You Can Dance Choreographer Alex Da Silva Gets 10 Years in Prison for Rape, Assault

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:49 pm
    Alex Da Silva , former choreographer of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance , was handed a 10-year prison sentence today for raping a female student and assaulting another and was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

  • Beverly Hills City Hall Poses as L.A. City Hall for Tom Cruise Film Shoot

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Funny thing about Los Angeles: Because of all the films set in our city, it's idealized around the world as this glamorous, gorgeous land of sunshine and bikini girls and pretty pretty palm trees.
 
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  • Driver Of Alleged Stolen Impala Runs Over 2 Motorcyclists, Collides With Vehicle During LAPD Pursuit

    Molly Chance
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:28 am
    INGLEWOOD (CBS) — SKY2 was live overhead Friday evening as LAPD officers pursued the driver of an alleged stolen vehicle. Police began to pursue the silver Chevy Impala on the 405 San Diego Freeway. The driver exited the freeway in Inglewood and struck two motorcyclists near the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Saluson Avenue. He then led police on a slow speed chase, performing dangerous maneuvers, colliding with another vehicle, and at one time driving the wrong way down La Cienega. The pursuit ended in the driveway of an apartment complex near La Cienega and Centinela Avenue.

  • Best Romantic Getaways For Valentine’s Day In Los Angeles

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    28 Jan 2012 | 2:12 am
    Photo Credit: Thinkstock Experience the magic of Valentine’s Day by spending it in Los Angeles, even if you already live in the city limits. The ideas of silver-screen romances are abundant throughout the city as many hotels offer romantic get-a-ways for the couple looking for a staycation on that special day. Spend the romantic holiday in style with these locations. Hotel Bel-Air 701 Stone Canyon Road Los Angeles, CA 90077 (310) 472-1211 www.hotelbelair.com Save to foursquare Hours: Daily; 24/7 Click here for packages A romantic site, the Hotel Bel-Air offers romance is a variety or…

  • Alleged Sexual Predator On The Loose At UCLA Campus

    Molly Chance
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:41 am
    WESTWOOD (CBS) — Police Friday were investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred on the UCLA campus. At approximately 2:20 a.m. police say a male suspect called out to a female student climbing the steps of the area known as Saxon Trail. After a brief conversation, the man allegedly pulled the woman to the ground and sexually assaulted her. The victim was able to escape without injury. The suspect is described as a white male, 6 feet tall and 150 pounds, approximately 21 years old with short brown hair and blue eyes. Campus police issued a crime alert and safety warning to students…

  • Menifee Man Accused Of Beating Neighbor’s Chihuahua To Death With Golf Club

    Darleene
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:38 am
    MENIFEE (CBS/AP) —  A 6-pound Chihuahua died of severe internal injuries after being struck by a golf club by a neighbor. The Chihuahua, named Lily, and a poodle mix got loose from their owner’s property in the 28100 block of Summitrose Drive in Menifee and roamed into a cul de sac, Riverside County sheriff’s Sergio Rodriguez said. Larry Edward Jaurequi, who lives nearby, took a golf club with him and walked toward the dogs, Rodriguez said. And with no reason or cause, he “swung the club against the Chihuahua as if driving a golf ball off its tee.” “The force…

  • 2 Reportedly Shot Inside Popular Thai Restaurant In Hollywood

    Alan Carter
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:38 am
    HOLLYWOOD (CBS) —  Two people have been reportedly shot inside a popular Thai eatery in Hollywood. The shooting occurred inside the Pink Pepper, located at 1638 North La Brea Ave, Hollywood Boulevard at La Brea. Witnesses said three shots were heard near the patio area. Police said this was not a robbery. The shooting was reported at 10:17 p.m., according to Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman. There are two victims, a male and female.  Firefighters transferred both victims to area hospitals. They reportedly performed CPR on the woman at the scene. Their conditions are unknown but…
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  • OR7 crosses highway 395, takes a break

    Kevin
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:05 am
    California's first wild wolf since the 1920s roamed east across U.S. highway 395 on the Madeline Plains north of Susanville in Lassen County sometime in the past ten days, then seemed to slow the "dispersal" quest that began last September in northern Oregon.

  • Top Beutner advisers quit his campaign

    Kevin
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:13 am
    Ace Smith and Sean Clegg, the longtime Nothern California-based political advisers to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, have left the mayoral campaign of businessman Austin Beutner in the days since he gave a policy speech criticizing City Hall.

  • Friday desk clearing

    Kevin
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:46 pm
    Foo Fighters for Obamajam, Wesson punishes City Council rivals and an LAPD detective arrested, plus more.

  • South Bay author reported kidnapped by Somali pirates

    Kevin
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:23 pm
    At the request of friends and the advice of government officials, we will report limited information, including the author's name, until more is known.

  • Roger Carrick memorial draws a powerful group

    Kevin
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am
    Friends of the environmental attorney Roger Carrick held a well-attended life celebration last night at Para Los Niños, the Downtown childrens' center where he was on the board and the former chairman.
 
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  • Top California court rejects GOP redistricting challenge

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:39 pm
    Even if a Republican-backed challenge to California’s nonpartisan redistricting system makes it onto the November ballot, the nonpartisan group’s map will still be used for elections this year. The California Supreme Court ruled that election officials “to use the state Senate map certified by the Citizens Redistricting commission … even if the referendum qualifies for the ballot.” This decision in Vandermost v. Bowen was meant “to eliminate uncertainty and avoid a potential disruption of the 2012 election process...

  • Southern California gas prices creep up

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:34 pm
    Drivers in Southern California saw small price jumps at the pump, a week after seeing no movement on prices. According to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.749 per gallon, which 1.7 cents more than last week, 17 cents higher than last month, and 40 cents higher than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.786, up 2.4 cents from last week, 18 cents higher than a month ago, and 39 cents above last year...

  • Marcus Theatres won't show 'One for the Money'

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    Movie fans in the Midwest hoping to catch the Katherine Heigl flick “One for the Money” this weekend suddenly have fewer options. Marcus Theatres, a division of Milwaukee-based The Marcus Corp., won’t be showing the film because it couldn’t reach a financial deal with Lionsgate, the film’s distributor, according to the website Deadline Hollywood. The site reports that Marcus was unhappy with Lionsgate’s deal with Groupon this weekend for discounted tickets to the movie. Marcus spokesman Carlo Petrick sent me the following statement: "Unfortunately we were not able to reach an…

  • California led U.S. in new wind generation projects in 2011

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:38 am
    California installed 921 megawatts of new wind generation capacity in 2011, the most of any state. Illinois ranked second with 692 megawatts and Iowa was third with 646 megawatts, according to the American Wind Energy Association. The group’s report said California kept its overall No. 3 spot on the list of states with the most wind power overall last year. Texas and Iowa also held onto their No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. Illinois, however, boosted by the 692 megawatts installed in 2011, knocked Minnesota out of the No...

  • California sets the salary pace for legal profession

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:28 pm
    If you're looking to make big money in the law or related professions, California may be the place for you. The Business Journals On Numbers has analyzed salaries for three related employment sectors -- community, legal and protective services -- based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data for 406 metropolitan areas and divisions: • Hanford, offers the highest salaries in the Community and Social Service Occupations sector (BLS Code 21). The typical Hanford worker in Sector 21 earns $65,370 per year...
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  • Facebook IPO filing reportedly could come 'as early as next week'

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Facebook's initial public offering of stock has been anticipated for months and is speculated to be worth as much as $100 billion whenever it arrives.

  • U.S. fourth-quarter GDP falls short of expectations

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The nation's broadest measure of U.S. economic output rose at a 2.8% annual rate — many analysts had predicted 3% — in the October through December period, and signs point to economic weakness ahead.The U.S. economy ended last year on firmer footing with modestly stronger growth. But output fell short of what analysts expected, and signs point to weakness ahead.

  • Buyers more cautious at Sundance Film Festival

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Nearly every major film buyer bought at least one movie; they just paid less.This year's Sundance Film Festival didn't produce a blizzard, but it did generate some strong flurries.

  • U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks.Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.

  • Chevron earnings dragged down by refinery business

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Chevron reports a profit of $5.12 billion in the fourth quarter, down 3.2% from a year earlier. Its refinery and marketing business swings to a $204-million loss.Refining losses marred the fourth-quarter performance for Chevron Corp., the nation's second-biggest oil company, leaving it with a profit decline compared with 2010 and dropping it below Wall Street expectations.
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  • Facebook IPO filing reportedly could come 'as early as next week'

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Facebook's initial public offering of stock has been anticipated for months and is speculated to be worth as much as $100 billion whenever it arrives.

  • U.S. fourth-quarter GDP falls short of expectations

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The nation's broadest measure of U.S. economic output rose at a 2.8% annual rate — many analysts had predicted 3% — in the October through December period, and signs point to economic weakness ahead.The U.S. economy ended last year on firmer footing with modestly stronger growth. But output fell short of what analysts expected, and signs point to weakness ahead.

  • Buyers more cautious at Sundance Film Festival

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Nearly every major film buyer bought at least one movie; they just paid less.This year's Sundance Film Festival didn't produce a blizzard, but it did generate some strong flurries.

  • U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks.Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.

  • Chevron earnings dragged down by refinery business

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Chevron reports a profit of $5.12 billion in the fourth quarter, down 3.2% from a year earlier. Its refinery and marketing business swings to a $204-million loss.Refining losses marred the fourth-quarter performance for Chevron Corp., the nation's second-biggest oil company, leaving it with a profit decline compared with 2010 and dropping it below Wall Street expectations.
 
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  • Private Thai lessons via Skype, or in L.A. for only 17- 20/hr

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:22 am
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    22 Jan 2012 | 12:31 pm
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  • Extra, Extra: 175 Pounds of Nicorette, Another Lap-Band Investigation & Why Downtown Businesses Love CicLAvia

    Emma G. Gallegos
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:30 pm
    In tonight's Extra, Extra, someone killed their neighbors' chihuahua with a golf club, downtown business love CicLAvia and 175 pounds of Nicorette gum looks as disgusting as you might imagine. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. [ more › ]

  • Female UCLA Student Sexually Assaulted On Campus Near Residence Hall

    Emma G. Gallegos
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    University police say that a UCLA student was sexually assaulted near a residence hall on campus early this morning. A male suspect called out to a female student climbing what are called the Saxon Steps before he sexually assaulted her. [ more › ]

  • New TV Show Features Gay Ensemble Cast Living the Dream in 'DTLA'

    Emma G. Gallegos
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:59 pm
    It's been three years since the "L Word" aired its last episode and seven since "Queer as Folk" finished its run, and some of the folks involved with those shows are pitching their a new TV show featuring a gay, multi-ethnic ensemble cast. The show's location and name is "DTLA," and its creators says it's like "Queer As Folk" meets "Swingers." [ more › ]

  • Discovery of Bree'Anna Guzman's Body Dumped Near Freeway Worries Lincoln Heights Community

    Emma G. Gallegos
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    The Lincoln Heights community where resident Bree'Anna Guzman was last seen a month ago has been on high-alert since she left to go to the drug store on December and never returned. But that fear has only been heightened since her family identified her as the woman whose body was found near a freeway on-ramp in Silver Lake yesterday morning. [ more › ]

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  • Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and U2

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm
    The much-maligned Spider-man production has been chugging along to fairly well-packed houses at the Foxwoods Theatre on Broadway.  It will allegedly require a very long run for its investors to recoup their investment, but curiosity alone seems to be driving ongoing interest and ticket purchases. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and U2 The much-maligned Spider-man production has been chugging along to fairly well-packed houses at the Foxwoods Theatre on Broadway.  It will allegedly require a very long run for its investors to recoup their investment, but curiosity alone seems to be…

  • Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour - Cirque du Soleil

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:22 pm
    We were in London in the summer of 2009 and the city was overtly curious if the forthcoming Michael Jackson near-residency at the O2 Arena would indeed be the King of Pop’s return to form after a 12 year hiatus. Health issues and stories of creative challenges in the rehearsals caused folks to gasp when the initial run was extended to 50 dates (and a three year world tour). No company would insure the tour past the first ten shows. Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour Cirque du Soleil We were in London in the summer of 2009 and the city was overtly curious if the forthcoming Michael…

  • Ticketholder Awards 2011 (2 of 2)

    11 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    I am pleased to continue to honor of the best of the best in Los Angeles theatre over the past 12 months. Congratulations — and supreme thanks — to everyone who brought a much-needed infusion of art to our town this year despite all odds! The 21st Annual Ticketholder Awards, 2011 - Part Two [ Read Part 1 ] I am pleased to continue to honor of the best of the best in Los Angeles theatre over the past 12 months. Congratulations — and supreme thanks — to everyone who brought a much-needed infusion of art to our town this year despite all odds! Tom Jacobson, The Chinese Massacre…

  • Viola Davis - Woman of Style

    11 Jan 2012 | 4:03 pm
    To date, actress Viola Davis (The Help) has received a Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Award nomination in the category of leading actress; and it is likely she will be going head to head with Meryl Streep for the Oscar.  However, she received another award recently, when she was named, “Woman of Style” at the 20th Anniversary of Divine Design. Hollywood Beat Viola Davis - Woman of Style To date, actress Viola Davis (The Help) has received a Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Award nomination in the category of leading actress; and it is likely she will be going head to head…

  • Harvey Milk Foundation Ball & Emeralds Never Fade

    11 Jan 2012 | 3:53 pm
    Harvey Milk’s dream for a better tomorrow with equality, and a world without hate, guide his Foundation, after his brutal 1978 assassination, as depicted in the Oscar winning film Milk, Harvey’s Nephew, Stuart Milk, carries forth the banner, along with Desmond Tutu, Heads of State, and our own President, Barak Obama. Hollywood Beat Harvey Milk Foundation Ball & Emeralds Never Fade Harvey Milk’s dream for a better tomorrow with equality, and a world without hate, guide his Foundation, after his brutal 1978 assassination, as depicted in the Oscar winning film Milk, Harvey’s Nephew,…
 
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    L.A. Times - Sports

  • Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova for Australian Open title

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:25 am
    The 22-year-old from Belarus wins her first major and claims the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis with the straight-set victory.MELBOURNE, Australia -- Victoria Azarenka routed Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 6-0, to win the Australian Open women's title on Saturday night and secure the No. 1 ranking, all in her first Grand Slam final.

  • Adam Rippon erases doubts at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:11 am
    Adam Rippon, a two-time world junior champion who's faltered at the senior level, skates a strong short program and stands second to his friend and training partner, two-time U.S. champ Jeremy Abbott.Reporting from San Jose -- Adam Rippon knew what was at stake as he waited for Friday's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. It was time to put up or shut up for a skater who had fallen far short of the expectations created by successive world junior titles in 2008 and 2009.

  • Mark Cuban, Dennis Gilbert eliminated from Dodgers' bidding race

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    At least eight bidders reach the next round, including groups of Magic Johnson/Stan Kasten and Rick Caruso/Joe Torre.The owner of the reigning NBA champions will not be the next owner of the Dodgers.

  • A miniature success amid Phil Mickelson's woeful play at La Jolla

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:51 pm
    Phil Mickelson misses the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, but he gives his fans a brief flash of that Phil magic from the rough on No. 8.Reporting from La Jolla -- It is taking some real searching to find the silver lining in Phil Mickelson's currently cloudy golf game these days.

  • Lakers face road test, starting in Milwaukee

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:49 pm
    With their 1-6 road record, the Lakers have a challenge ahead: Saturday at Milwaukee followed by seven of their next eight games on the road.Reporting from Milwaukee — Oh, great. The road.
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    L.A. Times - UCLA Bruins

  • John Wooden's teachings resonate from UCLA all the way to Uganda

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:20 pm
    John Wooden's philosophy, particularly his Pyramid of Success, has helped break down international barriers via sport. In a recent visit to UCLA, Ugandan coaches absorbed his wisdom in a taped lecture.Ayeet Timothy Odeke, basketball coach at Nkumba University in Kampala, gets the look — the same one Bill Walton might have given John Wooden years ago — when he instructs his players on the proper way to put on their socks and lace up their shoes at the start of each season.

  • UCLA senior guards excel with a little extra rest

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pm
    Bruins seniors Lazeric Jones and Jerime Anderson played fewer minutes but made big contributions in Thursday's rout of Utah. Coach Ben Howland says he'll try a similar game plan against Colorado.UCLA Coach Ben Howland used two words to summarize the Bruins' performance against Utah on Thursday.

  • UCLA gets confidence boost with win over Utah

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:53 am
    The Bruins benefit from a much stronger showing on defense in their 76-49 victory. Joshua Smith scores 14 points, while Jerime Anderson and David Wear both score 13.This was a must-see game ... in 1983.

  • Bruins still need Joshua Smith to come up big

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:29 pm
    Center's inconsistent play this season pretty much mirrors that of the Bruins.Coach Ben Howland sums up center Joshua Smith's value to the UCLA basketball team with a succinct statement:

  • UCLA squanders double-digit lead, loses at Oregon, 75-68

    21 Jan 2012 | 9:09 pm
    Bruins blow a 13-point advantage after the first half as E.J. Singler sparks Ducks' rally with 23 points in the second half to finish with a game-high 26.There was a running theme to Coach Ben Howland's assessment after UCLA's 75-68 loss to Oregon on Saturday.
 
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    L.A. Times - USC Trojans

  • Up next for USC: Saturday vs. Utah

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Trojans hope to notch their first Pac-12 Conference victory against a Utah team that is winless on the road this season.When: 8.

  • USC's Dewayne Dedmon out for the season

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:58 pm
    The 7-foot sophomore suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee and a bone bruise during the Trojans' loss to Colorado on Thursday.Dewayne Dedmon watched film with his USC teammates at practice Friday, resigned to the fact that he won't be able to help them on the court the rest of the season.

  • USC's struggles continue in 74-50 loss to Colorado

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:13 am
    Sophomore 7-footer Dewayne Dedmon suffers a knee sprain early in the first half. Maurice Jones finishes with 13 points as the Trojans fall to 0-8 in conference play.If USC was wondering what else could possibly go wrong this season, the struggling Trojans got an answer Thursday night.

  • USC's Garrett Jackson adjusts to life on a struggling team

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:31 pm
    Jackson is now a starter on a Trojans team that has lost eight games in a row. But as USC plays host this week to Colorado and Utah, it faces two teams with losing road records.Garrett Jackson has never been through something like it.

  • USC falls quietly to Oregon State, 78-59

    22 Jan 2012 | 12:37 am
    The Trojans had not surrendered more than 66 points in a game this season until running into the Beavers.CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Jared Cunningham had 18 points and five assists to lead Oregon State to a 78-59 victory over USC on Saturday night.
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    Los Angeles Dodgers News

  • Torre, Magic among finalists for Dodgers

    Cash Kruth
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:58 pm
    Prospective ownership groups led by former Dodgers manager Joe Torre and former Los Angeles Lakers great and basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson are among at least eight finalists in the bidding to become the next owners of the Dodgers, according to a report by The Los Angeles Times on Friday.

  • Kemp, Kershaw to receive Legacy Awards

    Steve Gilbert
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:29 pm
    Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw will be honored on Saturday during the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's Legacy Awards ceremony in Kansas City's Gem Theater.

  • Select-A-Seat program a hit with Dodgers fans

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:30 am
    On Saturday, all fans are invited to attend an open house at the ballpark from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT. Full and mini-season ticket plans will be available and every fan attending will receive a free gift, courtesy of the Dodgers.

  • Kershaw adds Spahn Award to trophy haul

    Spencer Fordin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:49 am
    NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw added another trophy to his case when he received the Warren Spahn Award as the game's top southpaw pitcher from the Oklahoma Sports Museum.

  • Dodgers boast three in Top 100 Prospects

    Steve Gilbert
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    The Dodgers have three players among MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects in right-handers Zach Lee, Nathan Eovaldi and Allen Webster.
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    L.A. Times - Dodgers

  • Mark Cuban, Dennis Gilbert eliminated from Dodgers' bidding race

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    At least eight bidders reach the next round, including groups of Magic Johnson/Stan Kasten and Rick Caruso/Joe Torre.The owner of the reigning NBA champions will not be the next owner of the Dodgers.

  • Dodgers made late push to sign Prince Fielder

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The team is said to have offered a seven-year, $160-million deal that was topped by Detroit after the Tigers learned Victor Martinez probably would sit out the 2012 season because of a knee injury.Prince Fielder's landing in Detroit was a big surprise, but it turns out the Tigers were not the most unexpected entrant in the sweepstakes.

  • Richest man in L.A. might join a bid for the Dodgers

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pm
    Billionaire philanthropist Patrick Soon-Shiong, a minority owner of the Lakers, has met with some who are trying to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt.The richest man in Los Angeles has not bid for the Dodgers.

  • Bob Daly says selling Dodgers to Frank McCourt was 'horrible mistake'

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Daly, who owned 10% of the team during the Fox era, says, 'We didn't realize what a bad guy [McCourt] was.' Daly doubts the sale to a new owner will be completed by April 30.Eight years ago this week Bob Daly , you know, the Movie Guy, joined Fox in selling the Dodgers to Frank McCourt .

  • Dodgers should sign Clayton Kershaw, long term

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:03 pm
    Gap between Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw's $10 million arbitration request and Dodgers' $6.5 million offer is huge, and nothing good can come if it goes to a hearing. A multiyear deal sounds better.Prince Fielder was fool's gold, and Dodgers fans shouldn't waste one moment of regret that the big lug will spend the next nine years clogging the payroll, the basepaths and eventually the training room for the Detroit Tigers.
 
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    L.A. Times - Angels

  • Angels, Dodgers see Yu Darvish slip away

    18 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    The clubs were after the Japanese right-hander, who signed with the Texas Rangers for $60 million, since he was a teenager. But the pitcher followed an unwritten protocol and played first in Japan for several seasons.Clay Daniel remembers the first time he saw Yu Darvish in person. It was at a 2002 tryout on an island off the coast of Japan, when the lanky right-hander, who signed a six-year, $60-million deal with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, was only 16.

  • Q&A: Angels General Manager Jerry Dipoto

    15 Jan 2012 | 7:10 pm
    New GM Jerry Dipoto has been on the job less than three months, and already he has remade the Angels into championship contenders by signing premium free agents Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson.Jerry Dipoto has been on the job less than three months and he's already accomplished so much as Angels general manager.

  • Will the Angels get their money's worth from Albert Pujols?

    13 Jan 2012 | 7:45 pm
    The Angels signed Pujols to a deal worth about $240 million. It won't all be recouped in ticket, concession and jersey sales, but the franchise's value may rise.Albert Pujols can lead the Angels to a few World Series championships, win several most-valuable-player awards, set the all-time home run record and pass 3,000 hits, and he would not pay for himself.

  • Kendrys Morales agrees to one-year deal with Angels

    12 Jan 2012 | 12:23 am
    Morales, who hasn't played since breaking his leg in the first half of the 2010 season, and the Angels avoid arbitration with the deal.The Angels and first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales avoided salary arbitration by striking a deal for the 2012 season Wednesday.

  • Howie Kendrick says that staying with Angels was top priority

    10 Jan 2012 | 7:09 pm
    At news conference to formally announce four-year, $33.5-million contract extension, the All-Star second baseman points to the team's off-season free-agent acquisitions as driving force behind his decision.Howie Kendrick said he was fully aware of what effect an impressive season could make on his value as a free agent before 2013, but remaining an Angel trumped taking on the speculative venture.
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    Angels blog

  • “Pollo grande!! Dios mio!”

    BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:54 pm
    Just a reminder that Angels manager Mike Scioscia and three of his former coaches — Rays manager Joe Maddon, Padres manager Bud Black and Brewers manager Ron Roenicke — will be on MLB Network tonight at 6  p.m. discussing a variety of topics with interviewer Tom Verducci. One of the clips MLB Network has been showing to tease the ‘Managers Roundtable’ show features Verducci asking Scioscia about his team meetings each spring. The wacky assignments and presentations Scioscia requires of young players as a team-bonding method have become Angels legend and Scioscia…

  • Fielder v. Pujols: Who got the better contract?

    BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:32 pm
    Details of the nine-year, $214 million contract Prince Fielder signed with the Detroit Tigers have come out and it’s interesting to compare them to the complex 10-year, $246 million (or more) contract another free-agent first baseman signed when he jumped from the National League to the American League. Fielder will make almost twice as much as Albert Pujols next year — $23 million to $12 million — and will make more than Pujols each of the next three seasons before Pujols’ backloaded contract catches up with Fielder. Starting in 2016, Pujols will start making more…

  • The Los Angeles Angels of Pawnee

    Sam Miller, The Orange County Register
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    The cover story in ESPN the Magazine this week is about Jerry Dipoto and the Angels and Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson. I think you should read it. If you’re an ESPN Insider, you can read it here. If you have the mobility of a typical adult human being, you can buy it at newsstands starting Monday. There’s one quote in particular about Dipoto. “You watch Parks and Recreation? He’s the Rob Lowe character. Literally a super-duper human being.” This is the Rob Lowe character from Parks and Recreation, overachieving and beloved city manager Chris Traeger: Click here…

  • Hot corner a hot spot this spring

    BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:02 pm
    During the press conference introducing Prince Fielder as the newest member of the Detroit Tigers, manager Jim Leyland stated unequivocally that Miguel Cabrera would move to third base and become the Tigers’ every-day third baseman. That makes three teams with high expectations in 2012 asking established (to some degree) players to make the switch to third base after being displaced by free-agent signings — Hanley Ramirez in  Miami (bumped from shortstop by Jose Reyes), Mark Trumbo with the Angels (bumped off first base by Albert Pujols) and Cabrera in Detroit. Cabrera is the…

  • Dodgers made bid for Fielder

    BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    According to multiple reports (starting with Jon Heyman and CBSSports.com), the Dodgers were secret bidders for free-agent slugger Prince Fielder — in part motivated by a need to respond to the Angels’ signing of Albert Pujols and enhance the value of the team during the sale process (and TV contract negotiations). The Dodgers were apparently pursuing Fielder before the Tigers jumped in and landed him with a nine-year, $214 million deal. The Dodgers offer reportedly went only as far as seven years (for $50-60 million less than the Tigers’ package, according to Buster Olney…
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    Los Angeles Angels MLB News - Angels Baseball Blog

  • The Los Angeles Angels release Chris Petit

    chinmusic
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:18 am
    The Angels have released 27-year old righty swinging outfielder Chris Petit. Petit played in 1 game for the Angels last year but he didn’t get any ABs. He also played in 124 games in AA+AAA-ball last year and he was 83 for 455 (.182 avg, .587 OPS) with 63 runs scored, 10 homers, 67 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Petit played in 11 games in 2 years with the Angels and he was 2 for 7 (.286 avg, .571 OPS) with 2 runs scored. This is no loss for the Angels.

  • The Los Angeles Angels have reloaded to make another World Series run in 2012

    chinmusic
    15 Jan 2012 | 9:31 pm
    The Angels are going to be one of the most improved teams in the majors in 2012 as they have reloaded. Here is a look at the new guys that the Angels have signed or traded for so far this winter: In the field: The Angels made the biggest splash in the free agent market when they inked Albert Pujols to a robust 10-year deal. Pujols is going to make the whole Angels’ lineup better starting in 2012. The Angels also dealt for catcher Chris Iannetta and he will give them some thump in the order where their once was none, as they didn’t get much production offensively from their…

  • The Los Angeles Angels sign Drew Macias

    chinmusic
    11 Jan 2012 | 5:56 pm
    The Los Angeles Angels have signed 28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Drew Macias to a minor league deal. Macias played in 93 games in AAA+rookie ball last year and he was 77 of 294 (.262 avg, .796 OPS) with 43 runs scored, 9 homers, 37 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. He last played in the majors back in 2009 with the Padres. Macias has played in 69 games in his first three years in the majors and he is 19 for 96 (.198 avg, .661 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 3 homers and 12 RBIs. He will be a longshot to win a job on the Angels’ bench this spring.

  • The Los Angeles Angels sign outfielder Doug Deeds

    chinmusic
    7 Jan 2012 | 1:59 pm
    The Angels have signed 30-year old lefty swinging outfielder Doug Deeds. Deeds played in 55 games in AAA-ball last year and he was 51 for 205 (.249 avg, .747 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 7 homers, 32 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He has now played in 953 games in his first 10 years in the minors and he is 959 of 3,271 (.293 avg, .843 OPS) with 536 runs scored, 92 homers, 449 RBIs and 47 stolen bases. The Angels will likely stash Deeds in AAA-ball in 2012.

  • The Los Angeles Angels sign Jorge Cantu

    chinmusic
    6 Jan 2012 | 10:12 pm
    The Angels have signed 29-year old righty swinging 1B/3B Jorge Cantu to a minor league deal. Cantu played in 57 games for the Padres last year and he was 28 of 144 (.194 avg, .517 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 3 homers and 16 RBIs. He has now played in 847 games in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 847 of 3,128 (.271 avg, .755 OPS) with 367 runs scored, 104 homers, 476 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. Cantu will be a longshot to make the Angels out of spring training.
 
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    Lakers Topbuzz

  • Kobe Bryant, the Lakers and the Event Horizon.

    23 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pm
    In the known universe, one of the most awesome and complex and frightening habitués is the black hole. A massive star that has collapsed on itself, birthing a machine of destruction like no other. So voracious and powerful is its gravity that not even light can escape its lethal clutches, rendering the hole itself black and invisible. They move through the universe devouring anything that crosses their wake. When an unfortunate planet, spaceship, star or any other celestial body approaches a black hole, it meets up with the Event Horizon. This is the point of no return that surrounds the…

  • Lakers - Orlando: anatomy of a problem.

    21 Jan 2012 | 2:45 am
    Well, the much anticipated "battle" between Drew and Howard has come and gone, with Dwight getting much the better of it. And the Magic getting the edge on the Lakers. Cause and effect? To a degree, but its not really the story. But the story was plain to see for those who watched. This game was a petrie dish microcosm of what ails us. An anatomy of why we lose against the these good teams. First off, to the hyped center battle itself. I saw one thread here where the author said Drews first two fouls were not really fouls. Is that so? I don't know. I did not tape the game nor would I really…

  • Just how devastating was the Lamar give away? Incalculable.

    17 Jan 2012 | 3:05 am
    You know, over the years, watching Mitch, I have graded him out as a "C" GM. I won't go into detail as to why, but he has some chits on both sides of the ledger. I always thought his worst move, at the time he made it was the Walton super contract. When I heard the news on ESPN, I thought, "What the hell is he doing giving this very average player that kind of money for that many years!!???" We are still paying a price for that bit of business in more ways than one. That was Mitch's worst, until now. Not even close anymore. When we shipped Lamar for nothing to Dallas, I was stunned. As were…

  • Kobe springs for 48 and on Mt. Olympus the old gods smiled.

    11 Jan 2012 | 1:33 am
    Back in the day, long long ago, there was different type of entity that walked the planet with us mere mortals. They were the product of active, salacious, interfering gods. When those gods grew bored, when they wanted to meddle and intercede for fun, pleasure or malign purpose, they would descend from Mt. Olympus impregnate human females and sit back and watch the results. The product of these unions was special. Their names are legend, even today, thousands of years later: Heracles, Achilles, Theseus, Hanuman, Garuda and others whose superhuman nature and feats of glory live on through the…

  • Fortunately for us, tonight, Kobe didn't get his way.

    31 Dec 2011 | 6:15 pm
    You went away and left me long time ago and now you're knocking on my door I hear you knocking but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you've been - Fats Domino For me, Kobe Bryant has always given a dichotomy of feelings. Watching this great, once in a life time player do perform like someone playing his own game, seemingly in his own private league, giving me sublime athletic shows, memories and championships, he has generated nothing but warm feelings, excitement and sense of wonder. Then there is the other Kobe. Whose ego and desire to place himself above anything else,…
 
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    True Blue LA: Posts For Distribution

  • Clayton Kershaw: Spahn (Award), Sane (Contract Extension), And Pray For Reign

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:17 pm
    Clayton Kershaw was in Oklahoma City on Thursday to accept the 2011 Warren Spahn Award, an award named after the Hall of Famer who won 363 games, given annually to the top left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, based on rankings of wins, ERA, and strikeouts. Kershaw led the National League in all three categories last season.

  • Dodgers Miss Out On Fielder

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pm
    I don't know what was more unstable this offseason: the Dodgers' team-building plan or the ACL of Victor Martinez. It turns out that both cost the team one way or another.

  • Dodgers 2012 Minor League Countdown: 100 - 91

    25 Jan 2012 | 8:05 pm
    Dodgers 2012 Minor League Countdown: 100 - 91

  • Andre Ethier, On Wounded Knee

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:38 am
    Andre Ethier was interviewed by Mark Willard of ESPN Radio 710 in Los Angeles, and spoke about the knee injury that limited the right fielder to 11 home runs in 135 games and cut short season in early September:

  • Prospective Owners Submit Bids For Dodgers

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:01 am
    The deadline for prospective ownership groups to submit bids for the Dodgers was Monday, and the Dodgers received "more than 10" bids per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, who has covered this story from head to toe for well over two years.
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    Clippers - latimes.com

  • Clippers' Chris Paul says hamstring 'feels great'

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:15 pm
    The star point guard has played in two games since returning from a left hamstring injury. Paul has made only five of 17 shots but has 19 assists since his return.Sidelined with a strained left hamstring for five games this month, Chris Paul had plenty of time to observe the Clippers from their bench and perhaps see a new side of his team.

  • Letters: Here's how you know Lakers-Clippers is a real rivalry

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:14 pm
    Lakers fans never used to even acknowledge the team across the hall. That has changed.If nothing else, with the recent emergence and, perhaps, dominance of the Clippers, it gives Lakers fans a real reason to chant "Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.!"

  • Mo Williams makes the most of his time with Clippers

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:37 am
    The backup guard gets limited minutes, but it's not limiting his effectiveness. In his last five games, he's scored 26, 25, 26, 16 and 18 points.This isn't the way Clippers guard Mo Williams hoped his season would go, coming off the bench and being a sparkplug instead of a starter.

  • Clippers get a uniformly ugly win over Grizzlies

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:16 am
    Blake Griffin, Chris Paul help Clippers hold off Memphis, 98-91, while wearing ABA uniforms.A night after playing with emotion, determination and a chip on their shoulders, the Clippers looked drained and not as focused against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night.

  • Clippers' Eric Bledsoe close to return

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:18 am
    The guard will play in two D-League games and is expected to play Sunday in Denver. But there aren't a lot of minutes available.Slowly, the Clippers are starting to become whole.
 
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    Clippers TopBuzz

  • JamFan's Fast Break - Lakers Win But The Battle For LA Not Over

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:09 am
    If you are the Clippers you brag about how they have won 3 of 4 meeting so far if you include the preseason. If you are the Lakers, you brag that in the regular season it is all even up and they won the most recent battle. The truth is that the battle continues with one game remaining in April. The truth is that this battle will not be settled after that game. This is going to be a long dragged out fight for the hearts and minds of basketball fans in LA. Some LA sportwriters won't even admit that this is a rivalry. Are you kidding me? Those guys are in denial. Laker boot lickers. This…

  • Clippers & Lakers Dominate All Star Voting

    18 Jan 2012 | 11:52 am
    Los Angeles is dominating the All Star Voting for the Western Conference in a way that has never happened before. The Lakers seem to always have guys among the leaders. Now, with the emergence of the LA Clippers, the West All Star team could start 4 players from Los Angeles. With the latest voting update on January 19th, the starting lineup would be Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul at guard, Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin at Forward, and Andrew Bynum at Center. DeAndre Jordan is currently second in the voting for center, so he is likely to become an All Star for the first time as well. Chauncey…

  • JamFan's NBA Power Rankings - Friday 1/27

    9 Jan 2012 | 11:02 pm
    Friday Jan 27, 2012 - The top teams are all winning on the road. Houston and Memphis crawl out of the lottery. Chicago and Oklahoma continue to roll. New York has fallen back into the lottery having lost 7 of their last 10. Boston remains a lottery team but has now won 3 straight. No team has crawled up out of the lottery since out last update. The Clippers have a really tough road schedule ahead so we will find out what they are made of. VDN has taught them how to do what? No decernable offense being run. Just winning on athleticism. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder 13-3 ~ Won 9 of 10 and 3 in a row.

  • Is Superman Flying to Lob City?

    2 Jan 2012 | 3:11 pm
    It's a bird, it's a plane, no....it's Superman. And he's able to leap tall buildings with a single bound. For the fans of Lob city, if Dwight Howard, the best center in the NBA, is saying that he is willing to don his cape and fly to Lob Angeles, then it seems like a dream come true. But rumors of sources close to Dwight Howard saying he has added the Clippers to his list of acceptable destinations appear to be premature. Both the Magic and Dwight Howard have since come out and said that "officially" it is untrue. In other words, there is no official request to be reported. "Unofficially?"…

  • The LA Clippers - Welcome to Lob City

    15 Dec 2011 | 10:33 am
    There was a media blitz the last couple of days on ESPN and every other sports outlet announcing the arrival of Chirs Paul to LA. Paul's press conference had a record attendence by the press for Clipper event. Many of the press want to annoint the Clippers as the new rulers of LA. Some want us to prove it first. Well, that starts Monday night. If we were using sport cliches from the past, we would say that "Showtime" is about to once again shine in LA. But that would be a Laker thing. So welcome to Lob City. One member of the press even asked Olshey if they were going to trademark the name.
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    L.A. Times - Kings

  • Kings' Jonathan Quick as tough on himself as he is on opponents

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pm
    Quick, the first Kings goaltender to make an NHL All-Star roster since 1981, has his team in playoff position despite its league-worst scoring output.It was late in the Kings' 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche last Saturday when goaltender Jonathan Quick finally lost his cool.

  • Canadiens rout Detroit, ending Red Wings' win streak at seven

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:42 pm
    Montreal jumps to a 4-0 lead in the first period, and Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard is pulled for the second time in 42 starts this season.MONTREAL — David Desharnais had two goals and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night.

  • Ducks' winning streak halted by Stars, 1-0

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen stops 27 shots as the Ducks' five-game winning streak comes to an end.DALLAS — Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves for the 18th shutout of his career, defenseman Alex Goligoski scored in the first period and the Dallas Stars ended the Ducks' winning streak at five games with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night.

  • Mathieu Perreault's hat trick leads Capitals past Bruins, 5-3

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:06 pm
    Perreault's first three-goal game helps Washington deal with the absence of Alex Ovechkin because of a suspension.WASHINGTON — Mathieu Perreault got the first hat trick of his career, including the tiebreaking goal in the third period, to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

  • Kings' Kyle Clifford gets 'hat trick' in 4-1 win over Senators

    24 Jan 2012 | 1:15 am
    The Kings' left wing records a Gordie Howe hat trick, a goal, an assist and a fight.Four words almost always bring forth a smile and a knowing nod.
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  • California high court backs panel's new state Senate districts

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is 'clearly the most appropriate' for the election, the court says.The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two-thirds majority in the upper house.

  • California orders hike in number of super clean cars

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The state's air board issues new rules to automakers as part of its effort to cut greenhouse gases.California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years.

  • California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Legislation would counter Secure Communities program by limiting local law enforcement's role in holding people for immigration authorities.A bill being drafted by a state legislator would limit local law enforcement from holding arrestees on behalf of immigration authorities seeking to deport them.

  • Clamor grows to rein in California pension benefits

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to cut spiraling costs, but key parts of his rollback plan apply mainly to future workers. Activists want quicker action.Gilbert Robles retired as a state parole agent at age 53, able to collect a $101,195 annual pension — 94% of his final salary. Last year, six months after he retired, the Arcadia resident accepted a political appointment with the same agency that pays an additional six figures.

  • U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks.Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.
 
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  • Kings' Jonathan Quick as tough on himself as he is on opponents

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pm
    Quick, the first Kings goaltender to make an NHL All-Star roster since 1981, has his team in playoff position despite its league-worst scoring output.It was late in the Kings' 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche last Saturday when goaltender Jonathan Quick finally lost his cool.

  • Canadiens rout Detroit, ending Red Wings' win streak at seven

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:42 pm
    Montreal jumps to a 4-0 lead in the first period, and Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard is pulled for the second time in 42 starts this season.MONTREAL — David Desharnais had two goals and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night.

  • Ducks' winning streak halted by Stars, 1-0

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen stops 27 shots as the Ducks' five-game winning streak comes to an end.DALLAS — Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves for the 18th shutout of his career, defenseman Alex Goligoski scored in the first period and the Dallas Stars ended the Ducks' winning streak at five games with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night.

  • Mathieu Perreault's hat trick leads Capitals past Bruins, 5-3

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:06 pm
    Perreault's first three-goal game helps Washington deal with the absence of Alex Ovechkin because of a suspension.WASHINGTON — Mathieu Perreault got the first hat trick of his career, including the tiebreaking goal in the third period, to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

  • Kings' Kyle Clifford gets 'hat trick' in 4-1 win over Senators

    24 Jan 2012 | 1:15 am
    The Kings' left wing records a Gordie Howe hat trick, a goal, an assist and a fight.Four words almost always bring forth a smile and a knowing nod.
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  • Riverside CA Real Estate House Sales and Home Listings - Short Sales, Foreclosures and Standard Sales - December 2011 Market Report

    GarrigusRealEstate
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:31 pm
    Riverside CA Real Estate House Sales and Home Listings - Short Sales, Foreclosures and Standard Sales - December 2011 Market Report News This is a market activity report of closed house sales and active home listings in the city of Riverside California, for December 2011. According to the MLS (Multiple Listing Service), there were 396 closed Riverside home sales from December 1st to December 31st, 2011. 125 were Riverside Foreclosures 131 were Riverside Short Sales / Short Pay 134 were Riverside Standard Sales 6 were Riverside Probate or "Other" Sales And according to the MLS (Multiple…

  • Florida Again Ranked in Top 5 for Best on Taxes

    Gulf Coast Associates
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Once again, Florida ranked in the Top 5 for best states for taxes on business according to the 2012 State Business Tax Climate Index report from The Tax Foundation. The index focuses on how a tax system enhances or harms a state's businesses by looking at dozens of state tax provisions to create the ranking a single, easy-to-use score that measures each state's tax climate against every other state. While some states moved up and others down, Florida has remained very steady for eight years in a row. A key factor in Florida's ranking is the lack of a state personal income tax. In addition,…

  • Voltage Drop what does it tell us- Wenatchee Home Inspection Service

    NCWHomeInspections
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    Voltage Drop what does it tell us- Wenatchee Home Inspection Service When performing a home inspection I may do a random test for voltage drop in a new home. This is done by using my nifty little circuit tester that will simulate a load on the circuit. By doing this I can see what resistance has been placed on any given circuit. (New home with back-stabbed outlets) Resistance is created by several means such as long electrical runs, or undersized wire for the run, poor splices, loose connections, corroded connections or from the infamous back-stabbed receptacles. Suggested allowable voltage…

  • Luxury Housing for Sale in Scottsdale, Arizona at Aventura

    HomesForSaleAZ
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    Aventura Real Estate Homes for sale in Aventura, Scottsdale, AZ offer you more than what you ask for when it comes to finding your dream home. With and average of over 300 days of beautiful sunshine every year, you can truly take advantage of the excellent golfing in the area. You have the option of enjoying the magnificent views of the McDowell Mountains while relaxing from the comfort of your balcony or enjoy them close up with hiking and biking. Scottsdale, just next to Phoenix, provides an ample amount of relaxation and out-of-the-way luxury while still offering close proximity to the…

  • North Shore at Power Ranch Real Estate for Sale in Gilbert, Arizona

    GilbertRealEstateGuide
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:15 pm
    North Shore Properties for Sale If you are ready to purchase a dream home for your family, you should start out by looking up North Shore homes for sale in Gilbert, AZ. This is one place where you can have the best of rural as well as urban facilities. You will soon see for yourself that this can really suit the interests of everyone in the family. First of all, the golf lover in your home will be thrilled because there are so many fabulous golf courses in the area. The excellent parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities can keep the kids happy and occupied. Even your pets can have…
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    Vacations Blog

  • Sky High Skating at Chicago’s Hancock Center

    Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:10 pm
    Skating in the Sky Touching the sky may be a relative term but it’s a clear possibility on the top floor of the John Hancock Center,1,000 feet above street level.  Glide across the floor of the world’s highest ice skating rink, located on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center and Observatory. Chicago’s brutal winters can take on a magical tone while flying across a rink that boasts fantastic views like this.  The 900-square- foot indoor, artificial ice skating rink offers jaw-dropping views of Chicago’s skyline and surrounding city. Just be sure your feet are…

  • Shag Dancing at Fat Harold’s

    Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:34 pm
    Fat Harold's Beach Club Myrtle Beach earns popularity for beach adventures and seafood delights but there’s another must do experience for the South Carolina hot spot. You can not leave Myrtle Beach without a good shag. Shag dancing, or the Carolina shag to be specific, is the state dance and there’s no better place to try it than Fat Harold’s. This smooth-toed derivative of the jitterbug dance is said to have originated in Myrtle Beach during the late 30s and it continues to thrive in nightclubs throughout the area. This stylish swing dance is a point of pride for…

  • Kayaking Through Huntington Beach

    Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:23 pm
    kayaking in Huntington Beach State Park If you’re a fan of kayaking like I am, you probably enjoy the sensation of  of gliding across the water and feeling the gentle waves below you. Well I discovered a different sensation while kayaking  through Huntington Beach Sate Park, near Myrtle Beach.  I felt it shortly after I started paddling and felt something stuck  on my paddle. It was smelly, greenish brown  and it’s called pluff mud. A pelican posing Out guides explained that pluff mud was part of the unique joys of paddling through salt marshes.  This thick mud has been…

  • Disney Park Updates

    Whit Honea
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:36 am
    We talk a lot about the Disney theme parks on here — hey, they’re the ultimate family vacations destination, we couldn’t avoid them if we wanted to. Luckily, we don’t want to. There is a lot happening in the Disney parks right now, and to make sure you’re in the loop I’ve compiled a list of interesting items that you might find magical. I’m good like that. Disney Park Updates Disney’s California Adventure is getting close to the opening of Cars Land! (courtesy Disney Parks Blog) President Obama and Disney –  yesterday Mr. Obama became the…

  • Go West, Harry Potter

    Whit Honea
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:25 pm
    The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the enormously popular and magical addition to Orlando’s Universal Studios Resort, is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. It’s like Manifest Destiny for wizards and the muggles that love them (you know who you are). Don’t worry, Florida, your version of  The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is going to be significantly expanded. It is unclear if the new Hollywood version will include the pending Orlando expansions. From the good people at Universal Studios: “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at…
 
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    Metro Library and Archive Transportation Headlines

  • Expo Line, Metro Construction Jobs, LA Airports, Transportation Bill, HSR, Bike Share & More

    Metro Digital Resources Librarian
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:07 am
    January 27: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Metro's Gold Line Eastside Extension testing brings rail back to the area for the first time in 46 years and completes 3.7 million construction working hours without a single lost-time injury)Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog3 Of 10 Procedural Hurdles To Enacting Transportation Bill May Be Cleared In Coming WeekTransportation Issues DailyAgreement Requires Metro Construction Jobs Go To Low-Income And Disadvantaged WorkersLAistAirports Fight It Out In Los Angeles ("Since LAWA only benefits from rents, and not from…

  • Metro Construction Jobs, L.A. Street Engineering, LA Street Grid History, Long Beach Bikes, LA/2B, CAHSR & More

    Metro Digital Resources Librarian
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:54 am
    The 10 Coolest Airport Public Transportation RoutesUSA Today2012: The Year Of Transportation InfrastructureNatural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog4,114 Stoplights In Los Angeles And The Intricate Network That Keeps Traffic Moving ("Yu is a soft-spoken engineer with great power: He sets the timing for all of L.A.’s stoplights. His department has to take it all in: bikes, trains, big events and, of course, lots and lots of cars. Los Angeles has one of the nation’s worst reputations for automobile congestion, but that’s a simplistic way of looking at things. Its freeways are…

  • Metro Construction Jobs, SOTU & Transportation, Twitter & Transit, ONT, Redevelopment, LA Inspires Toronto & More

    Metro Digital Resources Librarian
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:38 am
    January 25: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Expanded transit for East Los Angeles)Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog5 Big Proposed Changes In The New House Transportation Bill ProposalTransportation Issues DailyBoston Launches App Challenge To Link Transit And Bike ShareTransportation NationBuilding La-La Land: Fascinating Pictures Trace Life In Los Angeles From Rural Outpost To Bastion Of American Fame And FortuneDaily Mail (U.K.)California Sues San Diego Over EmissionsForbesCheck Out Ocean Park's New Look, Under Construction Now (Includes "a cornucopia of…

  • 710 Freeway Gap, Miracle Mile, MAX Service, El Monte Busway, Santa Barbara Ciclovia, Fare Cards & More

    Metro Digital Resources Librarian
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:50 am
    January 24: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Recalling more than 70 years of continuous employment for Metro's "Employee of the century") Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog10 Procedural Hurdles To Enacting A Federal Transportation BillTransportation Issues Daily40 Years Ago This Week: Groundbreaking For El Monte Busway -- California's First Multi-Modal System & The World's First Bus Rapid Transit StationMetro Transportation Library Primary Resources BlogAfter 57 Years, SigAlert Still With UsOrange County RegisterCiclovia Inspires An Active Community:…

  • Measure R, Angels Flight, CicLAvia, State Of The Union & Transportation, Caltrans Funding, Bike-Ped & More

    Metro Digital Resources Librarian
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:20 am
    January 23: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Beverly Hills' subway soil testing groundbreaking...50 years ago today)Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources BlogAbandoning Redevelopment: California's Big ExperimentUrban Land InstituteAngels Flight Back On Track, Is Resuming PM Service (And It's Still Only 25 Cents A Ride!)LAistBattle Brewing Over BART Extension To Livermore: Clash Reflects Deep Disagreement About Whether Funds Should Be Used For Expansion Or MaintenanceBay CitizenBicyclists Tour Watts On A CicLAvia RideLos Angeles TimesBike-Ped Traffic, Funding, And…
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    Travel - latimes.com

  • L.A. Times Travel Show: Exhibitors preparing for Saturday opening

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:12 pm
    Exhibitors were working hard Friday to get their booths ready for the L.A. Times Travel Show, which opens to consumers Saturday.

  • LA Times Travel Show: Making your pictures sing

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    At the Los Angeles Times Travel Show Saturday and Sunday, LA Times photographers will share their expertise with you and help you create vivid photographic memories. Kathy M.Y. Pyon will focus on our everyday technology--camera phones and point-and-shoots--in a session called "Great Photos From the Littlest Gadgets." Here are some of her pictures and the ideas behind them. The Travel Show is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the LA Convention Center; tickets cost $10.

  • Rick Steves shares favorite hidden travel destinations in Europe

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Rick Steves will appear this weekend at the Los Angeles Times Travel Show to talk about -- what else? -- Europe. Steves wrote his first "Europe Through the Back Door" guidebook in 1980 and has churned out about 40 books since then.

  • San Diego: Pass offers half-off museum admissions during February

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    A Valentine's Day idea for those who love to save a buck: museum-hopping. In San Diego, tickets to more than 40 museums will be half-price for the month of February.

  • New rule on advertised airfares begins -- and Spirit isn't happy

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:45 pm
    If airfares seem a little higher than usual, it's not because the airlines have raised their prices. The Department of Transportation's long-awaited new rules on what airlines can advertise as posted ticket prices go into effect Thursday. I think of it as the "no surprises" rule.
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  • Cooking up gourmet adventures across the West

    29 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    A guide to the hotels, resorts and other locales in the West that offer travelers hand's-on cooking lessons.Cooking classes are sprouting like shiitake mushrooms across the West, often in gorgeous locations. For travelers who want to plan their gourmet adventures, we've found restaurants, hotels, lodges, resorts and culinary academies where they can improve their home-chef skills with hands-on lessons, demonstrations or tutoring by noted chefs.

  • 12 places to visit in 2012

    29 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    From historical celebrations to Oregon wines to a diamond jubilee in Britain to Warhol in Arkansas, here are a dozen places to explore and enjoy. New Mexico: This year, New Mexicans mark 100 years of statehood. But much of the state's appeal stems from its human history that goes back much further. (In 2010, Santa Fe celebrated 400 years of cityhood.) Explore here: the adobe architecture and art galleries of Santa Fe; the vintage signage along old Route 66; the lingering hippie vibe of Truth or Consequences. Don't forget the Lightning Field, an art installation outside Quemado where (for $150…

  • Travel updates for 2012

    29 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Here are a dozen travel-news tidbits that will make you a better informed consumer in the new year. Think of what follows as a travel tapas buffet — tidbits that just might whet your appetite for more. Here are a dozen pieces of information for the 2012 traveler.

  • Cruises: Drinking in the ambience aboard Rotterdam VI

    22 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    With a more traditional vibe than other liners, Holland America's Rotterdam makes for smooth sailing.Rarely has a city been as in love with a shipping company as Rotterdam, Netherlands, is with the Holland America line.

  • Smaller legs of world cruises can be a deal

    22 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    If you can't take a full world cruise, a smaller segment can still be filled with adventure and cost a lot less. These days only a fraction of passengers are there for the long haul.The British couple — she in a long black dress, he in a traditional tux — leaned against the elevator's polished wood paneling as they headed back to their cabin after an evening performance in the main showroom. Embarrassed at my casual clothes and running shoes, I stammered, "We decided not to dress up and went to the buffet instead of the main dining room."
 
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    The Disney Blog

  • Before they were Stars, They were Disney Cast Members

    John Frost
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:19 am
    The WDW Fan Zone has collected a great list of current day celebrities who got their start as Cast Member at one of Disney’s theme park or cruise ships.Here are a few of the big names you probably already know,Jennifer Hudson – Actress/Singer – Cast Member Job: Singer on Disney WonderJohn Lasseter – Animator – Chief Creative Officer Pixar & Walt Disney Animation Studios – Cast Member Job:  Jungleland Cruise CaptainSteve Martin – Actor/Comedian – Cast Member Job: Merlin’s Magic ShopMichelle Pfeiffer – Actress – Cast Member Job: Alice in the Main Street Electrical…

  • Brazil a replacement for Euro-Tourism?

    John Frost
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:38 am
    Anyone else noticing a lot more Brazilian tourists at Walt Disney World these days? We certainly have. There’s a good reason for that, not only has the economy of Brazil stabilized producing more disposable income, but the volume of European tourists is down as their economy slowly crumbles. The in-balance makes the South American tourists stand out even more. Disney World has even gone as far as hiring 50 ‘Super Greeters’ to help these tour groups make their way into the parks smoothly.A spokesman for Disney World said 2011 has been “one of our best-ever years for…

  • Valentine & Princess Segment Coming to Magic Memories and You in February

    John Frost
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:42 am
    As we saw with the 2011 holiday version of Magic, Memories, and You the digital projection nature of the show makes it relatively easy (there’s still a lot of creative work involved) for Disney to update the show for special themes. The next theme to be announced centers around the romance of Valentine’s Day and the Disney Princesses.Of course, there are differences between Disneyland and Magic Kingdom. Chiefly the project occurs on the facade of It’s A Small World instead of the castle. I love how this scene from Rapunzel will play out.Check out more beautiful concept art…

  • Annual Walt Disney World Bird Count

    John Frost
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:14 am
    You may know that Disney’s Animal Kingdom takes great care in caring for the animals in the theme park, but did you know that the animal care team also has responsibilities for every animal in Walt Disney World. Yes, even the vultures that hang out in the worst places.One of those activities involves counting all the birds at Walt Disney World Resort and the surrounding area. In the video below, Anne Savage, Ph.D., Senior Conservation Biologist, Disney’s Animal Programs, explores the second annual holiday bird count at the Walt Disney World. Cast members from across the resort are…

  • Walt Disney World Merchandise Review

    John Frost
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:39 am
    While strolling through Disney’s theme parks I’m always keeping an eye out for what’s new. That includes new merchandise too. What can I say, it’s a hobby. Here’s a collection of some merchandise that caught my eye over the last few weeks. Some of it’s very new, some of it, not so much. But I like it all.If you like this or other Disney theme park merchandise, you can find a lot of it on DisneyStore.com these days. If you hurry, they’re offering a free shipping promotion today for all Disney Parks Merchandise ordered. Just use code: PARKSFREE. Which…
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    Blogging.la

  • A Modest, Magnificent Exhibition Of Our City’s History

    Will Campbell
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:54 pm
    You’re probably not like me and are able to cope with the scope of the massively collaborative and on-going Pacific Standard Time exhibitions that fall under the ambitious region-wide initiative’s banner. Me, not so much. With so many institutions involved, I suffer from something of a paralysis when trying to decide whether I should go to the Getty or the Hammer  or LACMA or wherever. Case in point: I literally became immobile when I just now went to the Pacific Standard Time website and a banner popped up that told me there are 42 events taking place right this moment of…

  • Shit People Say in LA…the video

    frazgo
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pm
    I’m guilty of more than a few.  You?  I particularly like the dig about moving to the West Side…a place I barely know as there is simply no easy way to get there from where I live and there is never any parking.  There, I said it.

  • Castles in the Sky

    Chris Corning
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:17 pm
    Cartoon-loving Angelenos are in for a treat: American Cinematheque is putting on a retrospective at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, running from this Thursday (26 January) through the middle of next month (12 February). The American Cinematheque Presents Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and The Masters Of Studio Ghibli A 14-Film Retrospective Featuring New 35MM Prints of Studio Ghibli Classics including SPIRITED AWAY and MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO Much like recent US-made films Up and Wall-E, I think Studio Ghibli’s work appeals to viewers young and old alike. Find more info about the…

  • I Braked for Five Guys Burgers

    Matt Mason
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    Five Guys El Segundo, open at night I’m a big fan of Five Guys burgers and fries, but rarely make the trip down to Carson. So it was a nice surprise at about 9:30 the other night, after a day of negotiations down in the South Bay, to be driving up Sepulveda Blvd. just short of LAX and to see the red and white Five Guys sign on the east side of the road. A quick maneuver into the parking lot, and more luck as Five Guys was open until 10 p.m. I saw, I scarfed. It’s in an office park-nice little shopping plaza with a courtyard and outdoor tables. Five Guys also has other locations,…

  • Pathtastic! Newly Discovered Bike/Ped Access In Burbank

    Will Campbell
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:03 am
    In the past Burbank’s given me a couple big opportunities to balk at how that city’s done bicyclists wrong. The first time was major in the mid-2000s when its council responded to resident outcry that more bikes would somehow equal more traffic and more crime and roundly rejected what had been an already approved and funded route plan connecting the LA River Bikeway with the Chandler Boulevard Bikeway. The second was a couple years ago when Burbank political and law enforcement officials overly sympathized with a noisy contingent of Chandler Bikeway pedestrians who demanded that…
 
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    blogdowntown: Life in Downtown Los Angeles (Stories+Headlines)

  • Downtown should be just one council district, says José Huizar

    Hayley Fox
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:16 pm
    José Huizar's 14th District will gain much of Downtown if the new redistricting map goes into effect. Photo by Eric Richardson. While Jan Perry has been publicizing her vehement opposition to the new redistricting map, her district neighbor, Councilman José Huizar, seems to be embracing his new Downtown acquisitions and been making plans for future growth. "As an urban planner I'm excited about the challenge that these opportunities Downtown provide from a planner perspective," Huizar said. In the new map, Huizar's 14th District keeps Broadway Avenue and sprawls out into much of the…

  • Upset about redistricting proposals? Tell City Hall in February.

    Tony Pierce
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:31 am
    Los Angeles' new City Hall is illuminated by 82 searchlights during dedication ceremonies on April 26, 1928. Photo by California Historical Society / USC Digital Archives. Some, like councilwoman Jan Perry, are upset about the L.A. Redistricting Commission's proposed maps that were released this week. She warned that the way the commission plans on altering her district will create "economic apartheid". Indeed if the proposed changes are upheld, the 9th District, which includes parts of Downtown, would be the poorest in the city. However the commission is merely an advisory group to the city…

  • Headline: The 2nd Annual Ellen Art Show

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:32 am
    Here's your chance to see more than 54 portraits of Ellen -- for charity www.bangstyle.com -- Fans of funny lady and daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres are taking her birthday weekend very seriously this year. Not only will Ellen be “raising the roof” in celebration of her 54th birthday (January 26), but a charity event in her honor will be doing the same while raising awareness for The Trevor Project

  • Redistricting map creates 'economic apartheid' for 9th District, says Perry

    Hayley Fox
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:26 pm
    Councilwoman Jan Perry surrounded by more than 40 of her constituents expressed their disapproval towards the recently released redistricting map. Photo by Hayley Fox. In a beautiful garden just a few blocks from Little Tokyo, Councilwoman Jan Perry stood before a group of reporters and called the whole redistricting process ugly. And she did not mince words. "We were promised an open process. It has not been an open process," Perry said. Surrounded by about 40 of her constituents, fashion district business owners, art walk supporters, parents and WWII veterans, Perry praised her district for…

  • Redistricting proposal hits hard: 9th District to become poorest in LA

    Hayley Fox
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:51 pm
    The L.A. City Council redistricting map stands to hit the Ninth District especially hard. Photo by . L.A.'s proposed redistricting map was released yesterday, displaying drastic changes in council district boundaries and wreaking havoc on certain councilmembers; none more so than Jan Perry. Perry's 9th District currently encompasses Downtown and much of South L.A., but under the new map her entire area would shift dramatically south. The district stands to lose most of Downtown - and gain Watts, along with three large public housing projects; Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens and Imperial…
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    Poverty Insights

  • Letter to the Orange County District Attorney Regarding the Arrest of the Suspected Homeless Serial Killer

    Dr. Mary McLaughlin
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Editor’s note: The following is a letter that Dr. Mary McLaughlin sent to Orange County, California District Attorney Tony Rackauckas regarding the recent arrest of Marine Corps Veteran Itzcoatl Ocampo, who is suspected in the murders of four homeless men. District Attorney Rackauckas: I am a rehabilitation psychologist. My areas of specialty are psychiatric disabilities and brain injuries. I interned on the Psychology Service at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Syracuse, New York and I work with chronically homeless people. Ocampo’s arrest highlights two serious societal…

  • Bashing the Homeless: When Pinkberry Becomes Punkberry

    Joel John Roberts
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    What is this country coming to when a guy in a car chases down a homeless man and pounds him with a tire iron, just because they exchanged angry words? Sounds like the old Wild West where guns were the primary mode of justice, or today’s drug cartels terrorizing its people just south of America. You would think the guy in the car was some young, angry teenage male wanting to harm homeless Americans just for the thrill of it, a sad trend in this country. But, no. Six months ago, the man in the Range Rover who used a tire iron as a violent weapon was the co-founder of Pinkberry yogurt…

  • Let’s Recall Poverty Before the Safety Net

    Kathryn Baer
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Huffington Post blogger Dan Morgan looks back nearly 50 years to tell us what poverty was like in his early reporting days. This is an important, timely post because it reminds us of how poor people lived — and died — before the creation of today’s safety net. Here in the District of Columbia, Morgan found “people living in basement apartments with dirt floors. Many were hungry, cold and short of coal for stoves. Some children were staying home because they had no shoes.” Found a penniless woman with no coat to brave the cold weather for a trip to the social service agency.

  • Killing Homeless Stereotypes in Orange County

    Joel John Roberts
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    At first glance, he appears to be the stereotypical image of a killer of homeless Americans. He is young, male, angry, and has short hair, almost to the point of being a skinhead. Since 1999, the National Coalition for the Homeless has documented nearly 1,200 violent crimes against homeless Americans with one in five ending up dead. Nearly 90% of the perpetrators were male, and 80% were under the age of 25 years old. The young man, nick-named “Izzy”, was recently charged with killing four homeless men in Orange County, California and perfectly fit the stereotype as if written by some…

  • Weighing Racial Inequality and Poverty

    David Henderson
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Yesterday the country celebrated Martin Luther King Day. While Dr. King is well known for his efforts to combat racial inequality, his focus on poverty is less known, largely on account of his untimely death. Shortly before his assassination, Dr. King turned his attention to highlighting endemic causes of poverty beyond racism, such as persistent unemployment and low-paying jobs that failed to pay living wages. He also noted that more whites lived in poverty and received public benefits than any other racial group, a historical fact that is still true today. In the year 2012, with a bi-racial…
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  • Beloved LAFD Employee Remembered on 7th Anniversary of Glendale Metrolink Collision

    LAFD Media and Public Relations
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    This morning with sadness, the men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department recall a tragic incident at our City border that injured more than two hundred rail passengers and killed eleven, including a deeply valued member of our LAFD family. Today is the 7th anniversary of the January 26, 2005 Metrolink collision in Glendale that took the life of Julia Bennett, a Senior Clerk Typist for the LAFD's Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety. In the days, weeks and months since the massive and well-coordinated response to the collision and derailment - determined to have been a homicidal…

  • LAFD 'Live Fire' Training at Los Angeles International Airport

    LAFD Media and Public Relations
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:31 am
    Pending favorable weather, the Los Angeles Fire Department will conduct a 'live fire' training exercise at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This special drill for firefighters is scheduled to occur between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM PST on Thursday, January 26, 2012. There are no provisions for media or public access. Historically, smoke from this Federally mandated training has been visible more than 30 miles from the airport. We wish to emphasize there is no cause for public alarm. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 139 requires all Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) personnel to…

  • Man Charged with North Hollywood Arson Spree to Stand Trial

    LAFD Media and Public Relations
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:24 pm
    VAN NUYS - The Los Angeles Fire Department announced today that Kurt K. Billie, charged with setting a rash of fires in North Hollywood during July 2011, has been held over for trial, following a preliminary hearing this morning in Van Nuys Superior Court. The 34 year-old, former Marine, with previous convictions of setting fire to bars and restaurants in Japan, remains in custody on $2 million bail. He has been held to answer on 21 charges, and due to prior arson convictions, he is eligible for sentencing under California's "Three Strikes" law for this most recent series of fires. If found…

  • Smoke Alarms Help Save Family From Burning Apartment

    LAFD Media and Public Relations
    19 Jan 2012 | 4:09 pm
    EAST HOLLYWOOD - A family of five abruptly awoke to the sound of their smoke alarms echoing through their apartment, alerting them of a fire. This life saving sound provided them the necessary time to call 9-1-1 and escape through a second-story window. Just before 6:30 AM on January 19, 2012, Los Angeles Firefighters quickly arrived in a little over three minutes to find smoke showing from the second story of a two-story apartment building located at 811 North Mariposa Avenue. Firefighters performed a rapid Search and Rescue operation to find anyone inside the smoke filled residence, but…

  • Stay Prepared For Whatever Comes in 2012

    LAFD Media and Public Relations
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:31 am
    On this 18th Anniversary of the deadly and disruptive Northridge Earthquake, we are reminded that disasters can strike without warning. Unforeseen emergencies can not only injure us, but force us to evacuate our neighborhood, workplace or school - or even confine us to home. What would you do... ...if basic services - water, gas, electricity and telephones - were entirely cut off? ...if roads were impassible or Neighborhood Firefighters were committed to major emergencies and unable to reach you right away? The answer is Preparedness! The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department want…
 
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  • Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Los Angeles residents who live within hearing distance of an estimated 2,000 chronically barking dogs go through a private hell, with City Hall policies allowing the barking to continue for months. But things might change with a new law, now in effect, to fine dog owners $250 to $1,000 — th...

  • We Open in Venice

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    No more jewelry and trinkets for sale on the east side of the Venice Boardwalk? As Hillel Aron reported last week, the Los Angeles City Council is attempting to force just that, with new rules banning the sale of all art not created by the vendor, among other things ("Venice Boardwalk Trinket Sal...
 
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  • This Weekend’s Orange County Calendar

    Sandy Schroeder
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:40 am
    What’s up for this weekend in the OC?  You’ll find it all right here,  plus upcoming February events.   Welcome to Travelin’ Local’s Orange County round up of  Music, Arts, Sports, Children’s Programs, Community Events and more. West Coast Premiere: Elemono Pea, South Coast Repertory,  Jan. 27 – Feb. 26  Playwright, Molly Smith Metzler, and Director, Marc Masterson, give you this keenly observed comedy about class, family and the choices that shape who we are. This runaway  hit is fast, furious and funny. Unfolding in real time, just after Labor Day  Martha’s…

  • Joaquin Phoenix’s Movie “I’m Still Here” is a Hoax

    D. J. Schwartz
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:24 pm
    Gee, as if that’s a real shocker. And frankly, if anybody really cares, well that’s their problem. For anyone not familiar with the latest antics of these two Dynamic Duo morons, producer Casey Affleck and actor Joaquin Phoenix——-Affleck “pretended” to film Phoenix pretending that he “lost his mind”. Phoenix decried that he’s “giving up acting;”’ he grew a shaggy beard and his hair was unkempt; he didn’t bathe, only wore sunglasses and announced to the world that he was “going to be a rapper.”  And squeezed into a virtual non-stop portrayal of…

  • “Walking Meet Up Groups” in Orange County & Southern California

    Sandy Schroeder
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:27 am
    Everywhere you look walking meet-up groups are at work, shedding weight and dumping stress, from Huntington to Irvine, Laguna to La Habra To get started, go to Walking Meet Up Groups  and punch in your zip code. You will find walking groups all around the globe.  I punched in my zip and got the Huntington Beach Pier Walkers.  Here’s their invitation: “Let’s walk the pier at least once a week…come join the fun with walking friends to share and support our interests, i.e. our exercises, health issues, all while, during or after we walk the pier. This group is primarily created…

  • Tom Cruise has taken over Beverly Hills – Literally!

    D. J. Schwartz
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:54 pm
    A New Top Ten List for Tom Cruise Movies. Hands down, his take-down of the City of Beverly Hills has now taken the Number One Spot: 10. Tom’s bartending scene from “Cocktail”: Tom played an ex-soldier that tries to get a marketing job, but when he realizes he needs a college degree, he finds work as a bartender, an alternative career in which he successfully executes one of the most famous bartending scenes in the history of film. Not only did Tom Cruise flip bottles and entertain bar-goers in the movie “Cocktail” with flair, but his role as Brian Flanagan also earned him a…

  • 25 Fun & Free Things to Do in San Diego

    D. J. Schwartz
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:04 pm
    Having fun in San Diego doesn’t require a lot of money; in fact, many things to see and do here are absolutely free. With 70 miles of beautiful beaches, near-perfect weather year-round, and a variety of magnificent settings countywide, San Diego offers a fun and inexpensive getaway during all seasons of the year. Free Activities for Kids and Adults in San Diego Head to San Diego’s many beaches, all free to the public, to swim, body surf or hang-ten. Play in the sand, collect seashells or just bask in the sun. Visit La Jolla Cove and see the magnificent sunset on the ocean. La Jolla…
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  • Friday Finds

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:40 pm
    Since this seems to be the week of travel, I wanted to start off with a Friday Find that I'd like to take with me on the plane.I've heard that Klorane Dry Shampoo, which comes in aerosol or an eco-friendly spray, is great for long flights when you don't have access to, say, a shower. I don't know about you, but my hair looks insane if I don't wash it every single day. Look forward to trying this out!* Would love this book for CC. * Where did you find those Girl Scout Cookies?* Ha! What happened to the Leaning Tower of Pisa?* Porn for Pregnant Ladies (It's not what you think.)

  • Coming Attraction: Los Angeles Times Travel Show

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:55 am
    And speaking of travel, the Los Angeles Times is hosting its annual Travel Show this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center.The show will feature celeb speakers, including journalist Lisa Ling, TV travel expert Rick Steves, travel guide publisher Arthur Frommer and "Man v. Food Nation" host Adam Richman, among others.In addition to speakers and panels, you'll also be able to check out the Xtreme Adventure Zone for thrill-seeking vacationers, a culinary stage and -- great for parents! -- an area called Kid's World, which will spotlight family-friendly destinations while offering hands-on…

  • Los Angeles + Berlin = Sister Cities

    24 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    Sister Cities of Los Angeles sign and City Hall. (Photo credit: azza-bazoo)If you look closely around Los Angeles, you'll spot connections you otherwise might have missed. One of those -- and there are many in this town -- happens to be an L.A. tie to Germany's capital, Berlin.As I mentioned in my post yesterday, CC and I are making the voyage across the Atlantic to check out the 2012 Berlinale, and I wanted to share a few things about our own city that have bonded us to that Teutonic metropolis.On June 27, 1967, Berlin became L.A.'s sixth sister city, and the mission, according to the Los…

  • L.A. Story Heading to 2012 Berlin International Film Festival

    23 Jan 2012 | 11:43 am
    © BerlinaleThat's right! CC and I will be boarding a plane in just over two weeks to visit Berlin, Germany, and its famous international film festival, aka the Berlinale.In addition to checking out kid-friendly films in the festival's "Generation Kplus" section for children ages 4-13, we'll also be visiting the Berlinale Kindergarten -- a bilingual childcare facility for kids of festival-going parents that costs less than $10 for three hours. (Would love to see something like that at the L.A. Film Festival!)There are also plenty of kid-friendly places to go in Berlin. There's the famous zoo,…

  • Free Day at LACMA Inspires My Little Artist

    20 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pm
    CC poses in front of Jeff Koons' "Balloon Dog (Blue)" at LACMA.This has definitely been a very art-friendly week. First, Royal/T, then LACMA.As I mentioned in my MLK Jr. post, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art offered free admission on Monday, which meant a fun field trip to the Miracle Mile.In addition to eyeing pop art, a la Jeff Koons (above) and Andy Warhol, we also caught the new "Metropolis II" exhibit by artist Chris Burden (where we also spotted a museum-going Owen Wilson)."Metropolis II"CC and Ian loved it. I did, too. There was so much energy in the room, which housed the mini…
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  • POLL: Who is Your Favorite American Idol Judge?

    admin
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:43 am
    American Idol is back and in full swing and it appears the talent pool is higher than we have seen in a long time. THIS should be an amazing season. Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler have a great chemistry together, and the first two shows have been a lot of fun to watch. [...]You just finished reading POLL: Who is Your Favorite American Idol Judge?! Consider leaving a comment!

  • New Van Halen Video: Tattoo

    admin
    10 Jan 2012 | 7:25 pm
    It has been a very long time, but it’s finally here. Brand new Van Halen with David Lee Roth on the vocals! Check out their new song and video…Tattoo Let us know what you think!!!! MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!! You just finished reading New Van Halen Video: Tattoo! Consider leaving a comment!You just finished reading New Van Halen Video: Tattoo! Consider leaving a comment!

  • Celebrity Chef Busted for Shoplifting Food?

    admin
    9 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    It appears that a UK celebrity chef has been popped for stealing some food items from a supermarket. According to the Washington Post, Antony Worrall Thompson was arrested Friday after reportedly stealing cheese and wine from a Tesco store in the posh riverside town of Henley-on-Thames, west of London. We can’t make this stuff up! [...]You just finished reading Celebrity Chef Busted for Shoplifting Food?! Consider leaving a comment!

  • Snoop Dogg Busted with Weed on Tour Bus

    admin
    9 Jan 2012 | 3:20 pm
    Snoop Dogg was rolling through Texas minding his own business when the police stopped him and let their dogs out, the drug sniffing kind of dogs. According to TMZ, Snoop was arrested at a border patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca. If you remember, this was the same checkpoint that busted old Willie Nelson back in [...]You just finished reading Snoop Dogg Busted with Weed on Tour Bus! Consider leaving a comment!

  • Is Jon Bon Jovi Dead? The Answer is NO!

    admin
    19 Dec 2011 | 5:46 pm
    Twitter was buzzing today with a fake story that Jon Bon Jovi had died today. We are happy to say that Bon Jovi is alive and well, and even performing at a charity event. (This was all confirmed by his rep). Silly Twitter, death hoaxes are for Justin Bieber. This photo was just sent out [...]You just finished reading Is Jon Bon Jovi Dead? The Answer is NO! ! Consider leaving a comment!
 
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