Eric Smidt must be L.A.'s least-written-about, super-rich, self-made guy pouring money into Democratic races in the U.S., and now he's given $50,000 to the Coalition for School Reform to elect Kate Anderson and Antonio Sanchez to the powerful LAUSD Board of Education, and to re-elect incumbent Monic ... More >>
Batch: the dinner menu and the interior.Batch Restaurant & Bar, and "earthy, artisanal" eatery officially opens this Monday in Culver city. Located in the former Sublime Food Lounge space, it features a menu from executive chef Salvador Roldan (Ford's Filling Station) and small-batch, special ... More >>
YouTubeHide your dying grassesOne of the best things about living in Los Angeles, as opposed to that other black hole of concrete and emissions: Goats. If you don't know what we're talking about, you chose the wrong neighbors. But there's hope for you yet -- a herd of baying, devouring goatki ... More >>
Corina Knoll has a compelling piece in the L.A. Times concerning the naming/renaming flap over Pasadena's Robinson Park. The park, so-named to cover brothers Jackie and Mack Robinson, is in the process of a $24 million upgrade. The dilemma is whether to officially rename the park Jackie Robinson Par ... More >>
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