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November 22, 2001
A Place for Us?
Why the city needs a real affordable housing program
Eat+Drink
June 4, 2009
At El Monte’s Birrieria La Barca Jalisco, spicy transcendence comes in a molcajete
Mortar fire
Blogs
February 2, 2009
Town Might Ban Overnight Parking
Call it the ultimate Get Off My Lawn shout, but El Monte's city council is considering a ban on overnight parking. According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the proposal has two things going for it: crime reduction and new revenue. The theory is that fewer cars on the street equals less crime. An ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2009
Where Are Our Landmarks?
A new L.A. Conservancy report card (actually, an update to its 2003 survey) scolds San Gabriel Valley cities -- not only for not having ordinances to protect historical landmarks, but for not even having any landmarks to protect. While giving A's to Pasadena, South Pasadena, Long Beach and Whittier ... More >>
Eat+Drink
February 26, 2009
Dumpling Quest: The XLB Factor – Beyond Din Tai Fung
Giang Nan, Shanghai Mini Town, J&J, Dragon Mark, Mei Long Village and more
Calendar
January 10, 2008
Blood & Dumplings Crime Bus Tour
Giang Nan, Shanghai Mini Town, J&J, Dragon Mark, Mei Long Village and more
LA Life
January 17, 2008
It's a Brand-New Year, so Let's Protest the War, and Drink Solar-Powered Beer
What to do in LA this week
Eat+Drink
August 23, 2007
Where To Eat Now
What to do in LA this week
Eat+Drink
October 12, 2006
Ask Mr. Gold: Pot Stickers
What to do in LA this week
Music
September 8, 2005
Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio
Then you must know Art Laboe
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August 18, 2005
Highs and Lows of L.A. Rail
Then you must know Art Laboe
Eat+Drink
July 21, 2005
Ask Mr. Gold
Then you must know Art Laboe
Art+Books
July 14, 2005
Flower Power
Salvador Plascencia On his People of Paper
Eat+Drink
November 11, 2004
Shades of Violet
Salvador Plascencia On his People of Paper
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May 27, 2004
Letters
Salvador Plascencia On his People of Paper
News
November 21, 2002
Lowrider Ergo Sum
The code and creed of the Ranfla Tribe
News
February 1, 2001
Letters
The code and creed of the Ranfla Tribe
Eat+Drink
May 18, 2000
Brain Food
The code and creed of the Ranfla Tribe
Stage
May 18, 2000
Robespierre�s Follies
A dandy solution to the French Revolution
News
May 18, 2000
Fashion Victims
If you missed the Smithsonian's Sweatshop Exhibit at the Museum of Tolerance, or don't remember even hearing about it, you're not alone
News
January 14, 1999
Fast Track
I got railroaded and now I�m hooked
Music
September 17, 1998
Eastside A-Sides
The casual culture of backyard jamming
News
February 19, 1998
Block Party
The casual culture of backyard jamming
Blogs
May 14, 2009
Das Boot: El Monte in Spotlight Over Kicking Cop Video
There's actually no mountain in El Monte, but that hasn't kept the city from striving for greatness: "El Monte is home to Longo Toyota, the number one auto dealer in the United States by sales and volume," crows the city's Web site. "Other major retail businesses include Home Depot, Sam's Club, and ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2009
Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup
Is Home Shuling Next? L.A.'s Jewish day schools are facing big problems as the economy continues to teeter. L.A. TimesPrick Up Your Ears City officials are accusing mercenary dog rescuers of "cherry picking" their pound purchases based on later, lucrative resale value. L.A. Daily News Arboretum ... More >>
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May 18, 2009
Fashion Statement: El Monte's Kicking Cop Has T-shirt Sideline
George Fierro, who has been ID'd by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune as the El Monte police officer who kicked a suspected gang member after a high-speed chase last week, owns a clothing line specializing in gang- and prison-themed attire.Torcido Clothing advertises itself as featuring "some of ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2009
Today in Photographs: June 22, 1948
Publicity stunt photo for El Monte's Pioneer Days celebration. LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL
Blogs
June 26, 2009
FBI Joins Kicking-Cop Probe
According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is examiningRichard Rodriguez the actions of an El Monte police officer caught on video last month as he seemingly kicked a suspect who lay surrendered on a lawn. The suspect, Richard Rodriguez, is an alleged gang membe ... More >>
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June 29, 2009
Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup
Don't Call Him "Padre" Sheik Qazi Asad has become the LAPD's first Muslim chaplain. The Pakistani-born cleric had previously worked as a Sheriff's Department liaison to the county's Islamic community. L.A. Times Time to Pay Los Angeles County's sales tax jumps half a percent to 9.75 percent on July ... More >>
Blogs
July 24, 2009
Gangster Metamorphosis: Richard Rodriguez's Big Makeover
It had always been hard to keep a straight face when typing the words "alleged gang member Richard Rodriguez." The only distributed photograph of Rodriguez, after all, is a police mug shot showing him with the name of an El Monte gang tattooed on his upper lip, along with other tell-tale marki ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2010
Ask Mr. Gold: An Icy Taste of Hell, and Other Paleta Flavors at Los Alpes
Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: You seem to spend an awful lot of time tweeting about popsicles, many of them with flavors I have never contemplated in a popsicle before. While I know that the provenance of these things is probably something of a state sec ... More >>
Eat+Drink
April 29, 2010
Los Alpes: an Icy Taste of Hell
And other paleta flavors
Blogs
July 1, 2010
El Monte Police Confiscate Four Tons Of Illegal Fireworks
After receiving an anonymous tip, El Monte police seized four tons of illegal fireworks valued at $275,000 from a Los Angeles-area home and convenience store, according to the Associated Press. The two seizures were part of the same investigation. The special investigation team from the po ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2010
Californians Top Capitol Hill's Beautiful People List
Via FacebookAllison SadoianAccording to KPCC (89.3 FM), 16 percent of the most attractive people on Capitol Hill are from California. "We just have a certain glow about us, maybe," Allison Sadoian, a legislative aide to Republican Congressman George Radanov said.
Blogs
August 5, 2010
Following Post-Rave Death Of Teen, U.S. Attorney's Office Cracks Down On Alleged Ecstasy Ring; $17 Million In Pills Seized
U.S. Attorney's OfficeTuan Vu, at-large.Fifteen suspects were indicted this week following a federal investigation in the Los Angeles area that led to the seizure of 1.1 million tablets of ecstasy -- $17 million worth, the U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. announced Thursday. The U.S. Attorney i ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2010
Los Angeles County Cities Have Highest Sales Taxes In The State, Including 10.75 Percent In Pico Rivera And South Gate
Slices of Light via FlickrUpdated after the jump with comments from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce's CEO, who says high sales taxes could hurt car sales. Originally posted at 1:38 p.m. Eleven cents on the dollar in sales tax? Believe that. As five California cities, including two in Sou ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Best French Dip (Thick-Gravy Division): Jolly Jug
Flickr/sarahparahJolly Jug in El Monte Everybody knows who makes the best French dip in town. It's Cole's, which serves a chopped-and-channeled version of the venerable sandwich in L.A.'s oldest restaurant. Or it's Philippe's, the sawdust-floored diner that also claims to have invented the s ... More >>
News
November 25, 2010
The Chiller Killer
Michael Gargiulo, accused of killing Ashton Kutcher's girlfriend and other L.A. beauties, got close as the helpful air-conditioning repairman
Blogs
December 8, 2010
Lesson Of The Day: Do Not Crank Oven Heat To Keep Warm, Like These El Monte Residents, Unless You Want To Burn Down Your Apartment Building
Another day, another oven fireIt's a pretty adorable thought: Turn the oven on high and gather around for some po'-boy fingertip warming and Christmas carols. Maybe you could even break out the chesnuts/marshmallows for a stovetop burner BBQ. On the other hand, it's not really worth almost ... More >>
Columns
January 20, 2011
The Gizmo Matrix
Another day, another oven fireIt's a pretty adorable thought: Turn the oven on high and gather around for some po'-boy fingertip warming and Christmas carols. Maybe you could even break out the chesnuts/marshmallows for a stovetop burner BBQ. On the other hand, it's not really worth almost ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2011
El Monte Man Crushed by Chevy Blazer, Pried Out Using Four-Ton Hydraulic Jack
fourwheeler.comChevy Blazer: not to be used for crushing enemiesSo far -- in the case of an El Monte man who was nearly crushed to death under the front axle of an old Chevrolet Blazer last night -- there are no names, motives or other answers to our deepest, most burning-est questions. But ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Chinese Man Names Himself 'Supreme Commander' of Fake Army, Convinces 100 Others to Join in Exchange for Citizenship
Using Amurrica's name in vainIt's a tough race, but freak of the day decidedly goes to El Monte resident Yupeng Deng, who for the last three years has allegedly been convincing undocumented Chinese immigrants to join a fake U.S. Army unit (for a healthy fee) and report to his Temple City offi ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2011
El Monte Woman Duped Into Paying $28K for Fake Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket
Maybe if more people kept up with Lil' Bow Wow's filmography, they'd be better equipped with lottery-ticket street smarts.Would you hand over a $28,000 down payment on a $15,000 cut of a supposed million-dollar lottery ticket? If not, you'd be $28,000 richer than a certain misfortunate/gulli ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
Christian Hernandez Admits on CHP Officer Application That he Viewed Child Porn: He Gets 30 Years For Molesting a 5-Year-Old
childrefuge.orgFile photo (not the actual victim).When we think of molesters and child-porn aficionados, we don't necessarily think "genius." But this guy has to be more bent that most: Federal authorities say they caught 31-year-old child molester Christian Hernandez after he vied to become ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Jesus Cabrera, 27-Year-Old War Vet, Dies in Fiery Motorcycle Crash With Excavator During Closure of 10 Freeway
Pasadena Star-NewsConstruction on the 10 WestFor reasons unknown, late Tuesday night, a 27-year-old motorcyclist entered a construction zone stretching two miles down the 10 West -- closed off via large neon "road closed" signs. After almost making it through the zone alive, the man plowed st ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Ashton Kutcher Girlfriend Killer Suspect Michael Gargiulo to Finally Face Murder Charge in Chicago-Area Slaying of Teen Tricia Pacaccio
Tricia Pacaccio.Michael Gargiulo, the man charged locally in the murder of onetime Aston Kutcher love interest Ashley Ellerin, will now face the music outside Chicago, where his alleged killing and crime spree started nearly 18 years ago with the death of a neighbor. Gargiulo was indicted in ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2011
EPA Orders $20 Million Worth of Groundwater Cleanup to Help Residents of San Gabriel Valley
Tap water has a bad rap these days. And in many cases, for good reason. There's an awful lot of groundwater contamination out there. But for those folks living in the San Gabriel Valley who - God forbid - like being able to actually drink their tap water, there was a splash of good news today ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2011
New Cookbook: Easy Chinese Recipes, Including Some from L.A., a Recipe for Pork Dumpling Soup
Courtesy of Tuttle Publishing."Easy Chinese Recipes" (left) & shrimp & yellow chive dumplings (right).You'll find a couple of local dishes in Bee Yinn Low's Easy Chinese Recipes (Tuttle Publishing, $24.95). This is because Low lives in Irvine and eats Chinese food all over California as well ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Tanker Explodes on 60 Freeway in Montebello, Burns Through Overpass, Snarls Traffic
CBS2Carmageddon. For real this time.Updated after the jump: The 60 will remain closed for days, and the Paramount Boulevard overpass will need complete reconstruction. Originally posted December 14 at 3 p.m. About two-and-a-half hours after a tanker truck burst into flames on the 60 freeway ... More >>
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