Stephanie Lazarus found guilty of murder
#LAPD Chief Beck on Lazarus verdict: LAPD family felt a sense of betrayal to have an officer commit such a terrible crime. — Claudia Peschiutta (@KNXClaudia) March 8, 2012 The…
Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller, at the end
Writer and former KCRW contributor Barbara Kraft of Studio City experienced a double whammy of literary encounters most of us can only dream about: She met and worked with Anaïs…
The dispute over reapportionment of the LA City Council
A recent study showed that the LA City Council voted unanimously 99.9 percent of the time, but when it comes to redrawing council district boundaries it’s a very different story.…
Space Shuttle Endeavour gets a new home
The shuttle is coming! The shuttle is coming! One of America’s retired fleet of space shuttles is getting a new home in Los Angeles. The California Science Center in Exposition…
Mayor Villaraigosa on fighting LA traffic
In case you missed it, here’s Warren’s interview with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on last night’s “Which Way, L.A.?” He explains his 30/10 initiative – essentially an effort to…
Does Antonio Villaraigosa have time to be mayor of LA?
The Mayor of Los Angeles has less than a year and a half until he’s “termed out” of office. Antonio Villaraigosa’s first term was marred by personal troubles and rejection…
50 Cents to travel with ‘Angels’
The world’s shortest railway is going to cost twice as much to ride. Downtown L.A.’s Angels Flight is raising its fare from 25 cents to 50 cents starting next Monday.…
How does architecture define our community?
“Los Angeles is home to architecture that’s wacky and wonderful, artful and edgy.” That understatement comes from website of the second district county supervisor, Mark Ridley-Thomas. If you’re an architecture geek…
LA’s newest ‘rock star’
The artwork called “Levitated Mass” won’t be levitated until it reaches the LA County Museum of Art, but it’s attracting a lot of attention on its 105-mile trip from a…
LAUSD wants your opinion
Hey, parents of children attending the L.A. Unified School District, school system officials say they want to know your opinion. Really, they do! The district has launched an online survey…
Driver runs over homeless person’s tent on purpose
LAist has this story about a man who intentionally drove into a tent early Sunday morning, injuring a homeless woman who was sleeping inside. Police are still searching for the…
A green, pedestrian space in LA
It can’t be confused yet with Venice’s Saint Mark’s Square or New York’s elevated High Line park as a great public space, but Los Angeles has a new place for…
Reducing penalties for youth offenders
The California Assembly could vote as early as today on a bill that would offer lesser penalties for prisoners who were sentenced as teenagers to life without parole. California has…
Politics Friday: 5 stories you may have missed
Did Rush Limbaugh go too far? And which 2012 candidate carries a piece of shale around? Below we’ve “Storified” five stories you may have missed while you were busy following…
Does music make you hungry?
Mouth watering music? Well-known cook and food writer Michael Ruhlman was on the bill with the acclaimed musical performance group, the LA Chamber Orchestra. Works by Rossini, Puccini, Schoenfield and…
Is Southern Californian diversity peaking?
It’s likely no surprise if you just look at what’s right in front of your eyes, but a a new USC report on diversity in Southern California shows that almost…
Documented abuse of patients at state institutions
A report by California Watch has raised questions about the level of care for 1800 Californians with cerebral palsy, mental disabilities and severe autism. It found 850 documented cases in…
Remembering Andrew Breitbart: ‘He was a creature of the web’
In honor of Andrew #Breitbart’s passing, please RT ever tweet celebrating his death. He would have wanted it that way. — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) Last time I saw Breitbart was…
Police Commission supports Chief Beck on impound rule
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has persuaded the City Police Commission to extend “humanity” and “compassion” to undocumented workers. They aren’t allowed to get drivers licenses, and they pay a high…
Action downtown! Take that, Westsiders!
(update, Thursday AM: a line of cement trucks and a bevy of workers are pouring concrete on the second level of the Broad.) Each day down here is a steady…