Alan Mittelstaedt

L.A. Weekly: Why they’re still picking it up

The Joker Is Wild: Alan Mittelstaedt's Tax Proposals

The sardonic Alan Mittelstaedt has been letting off steam this past week as he guest-hosts Celeste Fremon's Witness L.A. blog. His latest blast is in the form of fancifully proposed state taxes and, while ostensibly showing how easy it really is to balance the budget, Mr. Sardonicus manages to take ... More >>

Death in the Afternoon: USC Journalism Students Investigate a Tragedy

Celeste Fremon's Witness L.A. blog has given well-deserved coverage to the efforts of USC journos investigating a Highland Park double murder. The shooting deaths of two high school students, Alejandro Garcia and Carlos Hernandez, occurred in broad daylight last month on heavily trafficked Figueroa ... More >>

Coming Home

Editor's notes

Missing Hollywood

What's great (and not-so-great) about our old hood

What I'll Miss About Hollywood

And so begins LA Weekly's last day in Hollywood. Sunny, 72 degrees... 12 minute commute. As of Monday LA Weekly will be run out of offices nestled into the on-ramp of the 405 on the outskirts of Culver City with convenient access to the only store left in America that still sells Murphy Beds. Her ... More >>

Pay to Play

And so begins LA Weekly's last day in Hollywood. Sunny, 72 degrees... 12 minute commute. As of Monday LA Weekly will be run out of offices nestled into the on-ramp of the 405 on the outskirts of Culver City with convenient access to the only store left in America that still sells Murphy Beds. Her ... More >>

Right vs. Might

Exposing the bad guys in Santa Monica’s living-wage war

Letters

Exposing the bad guys in Santa Monica’s living-wage war