Harbor City

Donald Vincent: Ice Skating Coach Suspected Of Molestation Worked Throughout SoCal

An ice-skating coach who has worked at rinks in Culver City, Anaheim, Riverside and more, was charged this week with lewd acts on a minor. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced that 29-year-old Donald Vincent was jailed in lieu of $1 million bail after a 17-year-old boy came forward and cl ... More >>

A Recipe For Sardine-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers with Lemony Greens and Whole-Wheat Croutons

While the weather might be cooling off a little, it's still too hot to ignite the oven, stove and maybe even the barbecue. But it's never too warm for a nice meal. Especially when it's served with a cold beer. The trick is to make a satisfying, colorful and appetizing dish without cranking the heat, ... More >>

5 Best Barbecue Joints In Los Angeles

It seems hardly a 12-hour smoke has gone by since the days when polling around for the 5 Best Barbecue Joints in L.A. inevitably elicited those, "Well, if you have to eat barbecue in L.A.," and similar asterisk-studded brisket conversations that ended in buying a side firebox smoker (literally). We' ... More >>

Carmen Trutanich, L.A. City Attorney, Tramples the Rights of Pot Smokers, Street Artists and Protesters

Warren Furutani Claims Alligator's Support In L.A. City Council Election

​These are difficult days for Assemblyman Warren Furutani. The veteran pol is running for L.A. City Council against a fresh-faced upstart, LAPD Officer Joe Buscaino.After a big showing in the primary, Buscaino has raised more money and earned more endorsements. And with the Jan. 17 election coming ... More >>

Jorge Rodriguez, David Escobar -- Harbor City 16-Year-Olds -- Killed in Sunday Drive-By

Two teens were shot dead while walking along a Harbor City sidewalk early Sunday evening. The L.A. County Coroner's Office has identified the victims as Jorge Rodriguez and David Escobar, both 16 years old. Police tell City News Service that Rodriguez and Escobar took off running...

Joe Buscaino, Dark Horse

200,000 reasons why a cop is L.A. City Council District 15's sleeper candidate

Venice Boardwalk Could See New Rules For Vendors, Free-Thinkers: Gadfly Zuma Dogg Says he'll Challenge City Hall in Court (Again)

Robin ArcuriAction on the Venice boardwalk.​Nearly a year after a federal judge knocked down the city's way of regulating free speech and trinket hawking on the Venice boardwalk, L.A. city Councilman Bill Rosendahl is circulating a proposed ordinance that would try once again to bring order to ... More >>

Bich Truong, Lisa Nguyen, L.A. Homicides No. 7, No. 8: Harbor City Man Strangles Wife, Daughter to Death Before Committing Suicide

Robyn Do via gofundme.comThe late Lisa Nguyen​A tragic murder-suicide on January 9 left two Vietnamese women -- 56-year-old Bich Truong and her daughter, 27-year-old Lisa Nguyen -- dead in their Harbor City home on the 25200 block of Petroleum Avenue. After relatives notified the LAPD of a go ... More >>

Ery Valdez, 15-Year-Old Harbor City Boy, Shot Dead on Sidewalk After Argument

Google MapsThe street corner where Ery Valdez died last night​A Latino boy from Harbor City was murdered last night. Police originally believed him to be in his 20s -- even 30s -- but the coroner identifies him this morning as 15-year-old Ery Valdez. City News Service reports that Valdez was ... More >>

Janice Hahn Keeps Up A Drumbeat of Endorsements

Debra Bowen​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn unveiled yet another big endorsement for her Congressional campaign this morning: South Bay Sen. Ted Lieu.If endorsements determined the outcome, then Hahn would be a lock to defeat Secretary of State Debra Bowen. So far, Hahn has secured dozens of them, i ... More >>

Officer Down in Redondo

A motorcycle cop rear-ends a motorist. Who deserves jail?

And Now for Something Completely Different: Fried Chicken

D. Gonzalez Samusas at Jasmine Market​ When it comes to dining in Los Angeles, there are can be paths of predictability. Depending on the craving, there are areas where nearly every other restaurant is a safe bet and others where we should have known better. But then there is fried chicken, ... More >>

Why Is Gardena High School In Los Angeles?

Gardena High, represented by the green box, sticks out on a map of L.A.​L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued a statement on the shooting at Gardena High School. It's not just neighborly concern. Gardena High is in Los Angeles.Why is that?

Lisa Nguyen, Long Beach Graphic Designer, Murdered By Suicidal Father At 27 Years Old

MySpaceLong Beach's Lisa Nguyen was home on a two-week vacation when her father snapped​Updated after the jump: One of Lisa's professors remembers how fellow students used to call her "WikiLisa." Originally posted on Jan. 10. The youngest victim of a bizarre Harbor City murder-suicide on Sun ... More >>

Harbor City Man Commits Suicide Off 12-Story Retirement Home After Allegedly Strangling Wife And Daughter

RHF.orgNguyen jumped off this Harbor Tower retirement home​Bach Xuan Nguyen, the 60-year-old Harbor City man who jumped off a 12-story retirement home in Harbor City yesterday, is now the main suspect in the murders of his wife and daughter. The two women were found and declared dead from blun ... More >>

'Law & Order Los Angeles' Gets Some Inspiration From Orange County

NBC'Law & Order' hits 'Ballona Creek'​We're proud to finally have our own Law & Order in the town that still rules television production. But - memo to the Law & Order Los Angeles' producers - this isn't Orange County, 'mkay? Gustavo Arellano at sister publication OC Weekly points out that ri ... More >>

Who's Behind Janice Hahn Recall Effort?

L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn​Today, Diana Chapman, a longtime watchdog of anything to do with Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, wonders who in the heck is behind the effort to recall the San Pedro politician? "Honestly, I'd sign the petition," writes Chapman in a column on the ... More >>

Lieutenant Governor of Paper Clips

Janice Hahn, a product of the L.A. City Council, hopes to be a heartbeat away from governor of California

McCall's Meat and Fish Opens Tomorrow in Los Feliz

Despite some last minute this-and-that, and a new storm front coming in, McCall's Meat & Fish Company will open its Los Feliz doors tomorrow morning at 10:30. The small neighborly shop sells, you guessed it, meat and fish, specifically certified Angus beef and dry-aged meat, sushi-grade fish from th ... More >>

Best of L.A.: Food and Drink

La Española's Paella Saturday: A Family Meal for Seventy

La Española MeatsHow to feed a crowd​Every Saturday, the Spanish import shop La Española Meats serves paella for lunch on their outdoor patio. A lot of it. Juana Faraone, whose son-in-law Alex Motamedi manages the shop and the charcuterie factory attached to it, makes enough paella to feed ... More >>

Envirowimps: L.A.'s Big Green Groups Get Comfy

Activists leave the street-fighting to the little guys

Villaraigosa's State of the City Address

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was running late. His "State of the City" address, which took place at the Balqon Electric Truck Factory in Harbor City, a community of middle-class and lower-income neighborhoods in the South Bay, was supposed to start at 3:30 p.m., but by four o'clock in the ... More >>

A Shark Tank of Lawyers Takes on Jack Weiss for L.A. City Attorney

Five sharp lawyers try to upset the Westside politician’s bid for the office

In the Wurst Way: Downtown's Wurstkuche Serves Up Bohemia on a Toasted Roll

Sausage that demands beer

Wake Up and Vote

L.A. Weekly endorsements for next Tuesday’s primary

The Abolitionist and the Whig

Will June be Jane Harman’s cruelest month?

The Nutty Professors

Ingenious schemes to wash, pipe and blow away our worries

Who’ll Stop the Reign?

The big trial is over, netting several convictions -- read last year's story on the U.S. versus the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang

Drive, He Said

Counter Intelligence throws a party — or 10 tips for no-cook entertaining

The Silenced Warrior

Lloyd Monserratt, 1966–2003

East of the Sun, West of the 110

The politics of the big move

Distant Port

The far-flung 15th District draws its most-progressive-ever roster

Letters

Letters

The Dick and Ed Show

These political warhorses can entertain

Judicial Litmus

Standing on the Corner

Day laborers get organized