Los Angeles news
- Kareem's blog goes indie
- For the past few months Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted to a blog on LATimes.com. As of Monday, it has moved to Abdul-Jabbar's own website (with sound,... — From LA Observed, May 13, 2008
- 100+ tires slashed in San Pedro
- Vandals even got the tires on the local tow trucks, forcing delays in the Auto Club's response the next morning. Residents in several neighborhoods discovered... — From LA Observed, May 13, 2008
- Sporadic posting
- Busy day and a deadline week, so posting will be lighter than usual. Check our Mark Lacter's Morning Headlines at LA Biz Observed. This was... — From LA Observed, May 13, 2008
- Tale of two books *
- Actually it's just one book, the new novel set in Los Angeles by fabulist James Frey. But look at how differently it's being read. LAT... — From LA Observed, May 12, 2008
- 'Scriptland' writer moves to Hollywood Reporter
- Jay Fernandez will join THR as a senior film reporter to concentrate on breaking news, says Hollywood Wiretap. He has written the "Scriptland" column in... — From LA Observed, May 12, 2008
- LAT opposes initiative that Zell promotes
- Proposition 98 is sold to voters as an anti-eminent domain measure, "but really carries the long-standing agenda of interests that want to extinguish rent control... — From LA Observed, May 12, 2008
- Return of the Neon Cruise
- We're getting back on the bus in honor LA Observed's fifth (!) anniversary. There have been a couple of thousand posts since the last time... — From LA Observed, May 12, 2008
- Playboy goes a little gay
- With its television revenue down $2.8 million already this year, Playboy Enterprises plans to offer 20 hours of softcore gay male programming to Time Warner... — From LA Observed, May 12, 2008
- Lakers lose in OT, series tied
- The Lakers made up a 12-point deficit in the last four minutes to even make it into overtime, but the Jazz rolled to a 123-115... — From LA Observed, May 11, 2008
- Jamiel Shaw killed over gang ties not race, report says
- Jamiel Shaw, the high school athlete whose murder has provided a new rallying cry for the right in the immigration wars, may have been killed... — From LA Observed, May 11, 2008
- Campus Radicals at USC
- 13 students at USC took over University President Steven Sample?s office yesterday to protest USC?s alleged sale of licensed apparel made in third world sweatshops. The students were provisioned for a mult-day sit-in, but gave up after six hours bec — From LAVoice.org, Apr 11, 2007
- More Dodger Parking Backlash
- The fallout from the Dodger Stadium parking fiasco continues today. The LA Times has three separate articles about what a disaster the new $15 a car parking experiience was yesterday. Remarkably, the Daily News seems to be the lone voice in the wi — From LAVoice.org, Apr 10, 2007
- Cutting Back On Plastic Bags Makes Sense
- The County Supes are considering a measure today to follow San Francisco's lead and ban plastic bags at grocery stores because discarded bags litter our streets and they are an ecological disaster. I don't know how practical an outright ban is, bu — From LAVoice.org, Apr 10, 2007
- Opening Day At Dodger Stadium Is A Complete Disaster
- Chavez Ravine was a perfect storm of ineptitude today as the Dodgers got blown out in their home opener, lost two key players to injury, and incurred the wrath of frustrated fans who were forced to fight through chaos and gridlock just to get into th — From LAVoice.org, Apr 9, 2007
- Co$t of Living in Lo$ Angele$
- According to a new USC study, apartment occupancy rates in LA County are at 97%, at an average rent of $1,470 per month and climbing?USC is calling for a 5% hike this year. The chepest rent is in San Bernardino, at $835 a month on average. Oh, and — From LAVoice.org, Apr 9, 2007