Email Author Tibby Rothman

Awards

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "It's War: The Prop. 8 Ruling"

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2010 Stories by Tibby Rothman

• Rick Caruso's Greedy Land Grab

  published December 30, 2010

  Sometimes you've got to go with the word "resplendent." That's the only adjective that works for the Americana at Brand. ... More >>

• Teens Worship in a Parking Lot After Venice Pastor Shuns the Skateboard Set

  published December 23, 2010

  It's a long way from Bethlehem, homie. More than two thousand years* after the birth of Jesus, and at least 7,500 miles away... More >>

• Skateboard-Tailor

  published December 9, 2010

  Paul Anthony "Tonan" Ruiz's wheels are parked inside his girlfriend's apartment — five skateboard decks stacked... More >>

• L.A. Has a Jammed 2011 Ballot

  published December 2, 2010

  With all 73 Los Angeles libraries shuttered two days a week, targeted by the City Council and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in an... More >>

• A Magic Johnson Theatre Era Ends

  published November 25, 2010

  Oscar Turner, who was Tyler Perry Studios' chief operating officer before running his own Gallery Road Productions, has seen... More >>

• Malibu Lagoon Dredging War Erupts Between Heal the Bay and Wetlands Defense Fund as Coastal Commission Decides Fate

  published Oct 13, 2010

  Updated Wednesday afternoon with unanimous vote by Coastal Commission. When Heal the Bay waded into Malibu Lagoon to devise a way to "restore" the rebuilt-by-man lagoon, they probably weren't thinki... More >>

• Larry Bell's Hotel

  published September 30, 2010

  The rooftop bar of the Hotel Erwin in Venice has intimate nooks made up of seductive couches, flaming torches, an ocean view... More >>

• Patch, the WalMart of News?

  published September 30, 2010

  When AOL, the digital dinosaur from the Internet's dial-up days, announced its big push into hyperlocal journalism known as... More >>

• Saving L.A. Foot by Foot

  published September 30, 2010

  Last Saturday, thousands of volunteers gathered for Coastal Cleanup Day, and a couple dozen of them pulled a summer's worth of... More >>

• Making Waves at Venice Breakwater

  published August 19, 2010

  There are surf spots north of Los Angeles that offer sets of sweet, peeling summer waves. Protected by jagged cliffs,... More >>

• Moving Pictures, Dede Allen

  published July 29, 2010

  On the surface, Dede Allen's Moviola could have belonged to anyone. Invented for editors to more easily see the films they... More >>

• Birdland

  published July 22, 2010

  The missing-pet flier on a telephone pole in Venice's Walk Street enclave not long ago did not feature an adorable family... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Villaraigosa's Vanishing Veracity

  published July 1, 2010

  The lofty-sounding 2005 directive from Antonio Villaraigosa read: "Avoid actual and perceived conflicts of interest at all... More >>

• Villaraigosa's Five-Year Free Ticket Spree

  published June 24, 2010

  Read more in this exclusive update: "Antonio... More >>

• Enormous Tiny Art Show to Invade Silver Lake Walls

  published Jun 09, 2010

  When painter Ned Evans travels to Costa Rica, he doesn't simply include requisite surf equipment. In his carry-on painting supplies take priority. Once landed, he's known for sequestering himself from... More >>

• Sabrina Venskus: Staring Down Goldman Sachs

  published May 20, 2010

  She didn't plan to be the environmental attorney who beat a legal team representing Goldman Sachs. Twice. Sabrina Venskus, who... More >>

• Amanda Seward: Preserving Lincoln Place

  published May 20, 2010

  On a backstreet in Venice, a security guard studies a chic woman sitting on a grassy island across the road. Her braids... More >>

• Mark Casanova: The Rescuer

  published May 20, 2010

  Mark Casanova, parent, tells a harrowing story about one of his sons. In late 2001, 23-year-old Daniel Casanova traveled to... More >>

• $1 Rent for Billionaire Broad

  published April 29, 2010

  Welcome, Los Angeles, to your postrecessionary urban life. Prices are being hiked by the City Council for superfluous items... More >>

• Pave to Save Whittier Narrows?

  published April 22, 2010

  If rivers were captured and put in zoos, that would be the fate of two wild waters that once ran through greater Los Angeles.... More >>

• Dogtown's Good-bye

  published April 8, 2010

  Tony Alva is skateboarding. His dreads matted against his head, his ubiquitous hat missing, his demeanor so intense, so turned... More >>

• City Hall's Gift to Goldman Sachs

  published April 1, 2010

  In 2009, Goldman Sachs had a very good year. The bank, bailed out to the tune of $10 billion in 2008 by American taxpayers,... More >>

• Bleak House at L.A. CityView 35

  published March 25, 2010

  Antonio Villaraigosa was out of town again on March 11, his second whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C., in two weeks, as layoff... More >>

• First Rule in a Flood: Save the Louis Vuitton

  published February 18, 2010

  When the water pouring into her Jeep reached her chest, Amanda Kusovich knew: If she didn't move, she would die. She... More >>

• Eli's Egoland?

  published February 5, 2010

  So sorry, Santa Monica. Apologies, Beverly Hills. The jewel you have coveted and negotiated for — billionaire Eli... More >>