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LAist (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
From Woodland Hills to Little Tokyo , there were National Night Out block parties all around Los Angeles--and the country--on Tuesday Night. The event which encourages local community events like block parties is part of an effort to get neighbors and residents to get to know each other a little better, fight crime together and otherwise be a strong neighborhood that is in touch with one another and...
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Bill Boyarsky (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave his list of faves to the Times' Guide section. It differs some from the list in Angeleno I posted last night...
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LAist (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Photo by Ensie via Flickr The LA County Board of Supervisors voted not to put Metro's proposed half-cent sales tax increase that would raise $30 to $40 billion towards mostly public transit projects on the ballot in November. It could still be voted on, just via a separate (and confusing) ballot process (as Steve Hymon notes , remember Super Tuesday's "double bubble" trouble ?). And it would cost...
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boi from troy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Antonio Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom probably won’t like to hear this news… Senator Dianne Feinstein is mulling a run for Governor in 2010. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says: “The bottom line is the election is in 2010. And I’ll make a decision at the beginning of the year.” A decision about whether to run for reelection? No, her [...]
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green LA girl (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
> Water wasting cops vs. water conservation cops. In Glendale, another woman’s told her drought-tolerant garden must be turned into an overwatered green. Earlier: Glendale family plants eco-friendly garden, risks jail time. Meanwhile in LA, the “City Council voted today to approve Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s new crackdown on excessive water usage, doubling fines for residents [...]
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Bill Boyarsky (Free subscription) | yesterday
EaterLA's Lesley Balla did a little feature for Angeleno's food issue this month comparing the dining quotients of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and predecessor once-removed Richard...
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Mayor Sam's Sister City (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eastside to the Westside I hear Mayor Villaraigosa is going around claiming to have reduced spending (presumably he’s referring to the elimination of 700+ new jobs), despite the fact that spending this fiscal year is up 32% over FY 2004–05. This doesn’t come as much surprise; Villaraigosa lost... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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USC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The seasoned USC administrator and Korean community leader takes a sabbatical to join Mayor Villaraigosa’s staff.
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Left In SF (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Debate on ENDA continues. Guest Editorial: The Least Worst Choice by Marc Salomon‚ Aug. 01‚ 2008 It's always difficult to lose a political contest. Sometimes it takes a while to mourn that loss and move on, adapt and face the new political reality. Such is the case with the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and [...]
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LAist (Free subscription) | yesterday
County Supervisor Michael Antonovich responded early this evening to Mayor Villaraigosa's letter from yesterday that urged a reverse vote to put a sales tax increase for transit funding on the November ballot. The increase could raise $30 to $40 billion for the county in 30 years, all dedicated to transit, but mostly public transit (and it could still make the ballot if state politicians pass a bill...
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3PLwire (Free subscription) | yesterday
We mentioned back in March that the Port of Oakland was considering their own clean-air/clean-truck program that had local port customers nervous. Why? Because of the potential to follow in the footsteps of LA/Long Beach in introducing container fees (i.e. container taxes) and pushing drivers into the hands of The Teamsters union by forcing them [...]
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boi from troy (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Republican County Supervisors Mike Antonovich and Don Knabe tried making a statement against higher taxes by voting against placing a half-cent sales tax for transit on the November ballot. But their action may have back-fired, costing taxpayers even more. According to a letter from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, they may have unintentionally diverted millions of dollars [...]
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Biodun Iginla's Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
by BIODUN IGINLA, BBC NEWS, BEIJING– Today’s Headlines France’s August traffic jam By Sebastian Rotella More than 430 miles of highway are backed up during the first weekend of the month as the annual summer vacation exodus kicks off, conjuring apocalyptic visions. 11 charged in largest ID theft in U.S. history By Joseph Menn and Andrea Chang More than 40 million debit [...]
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Daily News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Homicides in the city dropped in July to the lowest monthly total since 1970, officials said Tuesday.
