L.A. Film School

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Executive Director of SEE-LA and Hollywood Farmers Market Fired

Pompea Smith, Executive Director of SEE-LA and founder of the Hollywood Farmers Market, was fired on Tuesday evening, following private meetings of the non-profit's board of directors. Smith had been a part of the market and SEE-LA for over 20 years. The official statement issued by the board is s ... More >>

Flying Lotus - Cinefamily - 2/28/2012

Flying Lotus and Austin Peralta Live Score of Harry Everett Smith's "Heaven and Earth Magic" Cinefamily 2/28/12 See also: The Time Flying Lotus Pretended To Be A UCLA Physics Major If Flying Lotus' live score at Cinefamily last night was any indication of the direction of his upcoming fourth alb ... More >>

L.A. City Council Claims to Have Solved Budget Shortfall -- But Their $7B 'Plan' Tiptoes Around Unions, Makes No Real Plans at All

Council Prez. Eric Garcetti: game face.​This morning, the LA Daily News and Daily Breeze throw around the word "realistic" in their wire-service headlines on the City Council's 2011-12 budget, approved last night. How horribly misleading. The piece begins with an eerie quote from City Council ... More >>

[Updated]: Hollywood Farmers Market Update: Stalled But Not Demonstrating

Felicia Friesema​ Updated, 4:00 p.m.: An e-mail statement from LAFS's Vice President of Marketing Albert Villalta: "The Los Angeles Film School continues to meet with representatives of the Hollywood Farmers Market and City officials to identify the most economical solution that allows for the ... More >>

L.A. Film School Hopes to Build New 'Classroom' -- Smack Dab in Heart of Hollywood Farmers Market (Told You So)

Simone WilsonUrban farming at the weekly Hollywood market​Finally, the land war goes mainstream. L.A. Film School spokesman Antoine Ibrahim spilled to the Times this morning that the school is thinking about erecting another building at the corner of Selma and Ivar Avenues, an intersection th ... More >>

L.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti And Hollywood's 'Elegant Density' -- A Love Story

Simone WilsonElegant, if not harmonious​Hollywood Patch opened its doors last Thursday -- hey guys! -- and we're not particularly surprised to see that editor Anna Bakalis' first story attempts to tackle the Hollywood Farmers Market vs. L.A. Film School beast. Its the latest in a line of many ... More >>

Van Nuys Farmers Market Shut Down By L.A. City Councilman Tony Cardenas

Here In Van NuysA much lusher Van Nuys Farmers Market, back in October 2008​Updated after the jump: Councilman Cardenas explains his decision. Meanwhile, the market remains shuttered indefinitely. 'Tis the season for L.A. brick-and-mortar businesses to hate on those damned gypsy vendors who s ... More >>

FILM SCHOOL VS. FARMERS MARKET

Top 10 Food Fights of 2010: Jonathan Gold, Rick Bayless, Whales More

Finger Food/L.A. Weekly Flickr Pool​Whether it involved whales vs. sushi chefs, critics vs. chefs or Jonathan Gold vs. "fill in the blank", 2010 was huge for food fights in Los Angeles. Here are the 10 most memorable tiffs of the year, the ones that set the Twitterverse afire. 1) The Cove Tea ... More >>

L.A. Film School Tries To Push Hollywood Farmers Market -- A Sunday Tradition -- Off Precious School Parking Lot

hollywoodfarmersmarket.netWhere ever will we get our organic chard bouquets?​Updated throughout with clarifications and additional commentary from both sides. This is so not about parking. Originally posted on Dec. 6 at 5:10 p.m. The L.A. Film School has finally responded to angry locals who ... More >>

[Updated] The Fate of the Hollywood Farmers Market: The Battle for Ivar

Photo: Lesley Balla​ Update: On Monday, Hollywood Farmers' Market organizers met with city officials, reps from the L.A. Film School, and other community development groups to discuss the Sunday market's permitting issues. According to Pompea Smith, market manager and CEO of SEE-LA, there was ... More >>

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