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Coachella: Organizers Threatening to Leave Indio

See also: Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs The 2013 Coachella could well be its last in Indio, say organizers, due to their opposition to a new events admissions tax initiative proposed by a city councilman there. If the initiative makes it onto the November ballot, they warn, they would ... More >>

Coachella 2013 Dates Announced: Tickets Go On Sale Thursday

See also: *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs *Our complete Coachella coverage UPDATE: General admission passes are $349, including all fees. Next year's installment of Coachella will once again be held over two weekends, April 12-14, 2013 and April 19-21, 2013. Tickets go on sale this Thu ... More >>

Chief Deputy Assessor Failed To Report Loan From Lobbyist Harvey Englander

The former chief deputy of the L.A. County assessor's office failed to disclose a $255,000 loan from lobbyist Harvey Englander, the L.A. Weekly has learned.Gary Townsend, a veteran political operative who worked in the assessor's office for 22 years, received the loan in 2010 to aid in his purchase ... More >>

Why Did Goldenvoice Purchase a Bunch of Land Near Coachella?

See also: Coachella 2012 Lineup Goldenvoice announced Sunday that it has purchased 280 acres of land in Indio, ensuring that the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will be enjoyed by generations of girls in spirit hoods and dudes in speedos and fanny packs The purchase includes El Dorado P ... More >>

Whew! Coachella 2012 Back On As Planned

Mason Magruder​See also: Coachella Status Uncertain As Indio Delays Contract With Goldenvoice Following a vote by the Indio city council last night to approve the city's two year contract with festival promoter Goldenvoice, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is back on as scheduled. ... More >>

Coachella Status Uncertain As Indio Delays Contract With Goldenvoice

Vickie ChangWill Coachella 2012 keep you waiting? ​The city of Indio has postponed signing a contract with Coachella festival promoter and organizer Goldenvoice, following pressure from the neighboring city of La Quinta for an environmental review of the popular music and arts festival. The fe ... More >>

Fixing Coachella

Goldenvoice plans to regain the fans' love after a chaotic 2010 festival. Two words: fewer people

New Food Truck Alert: Willoughby Road Dishes Out Southern Cuisine With A Twist

With at least 60 of them roaming the streets, Los Angeles seems to have every type of food truck you could imagine (and some you probably shouldn't). But we had no bona fide Southern food truck -- until now. Soft launching later today or tomorrow, Willoughby Road (Twitter: @willoughbyroad) combines ... More >>

Piece of the Pink Floyd Pig Perhaps Found in La Quinta

There are very few breaking news stories in the music biz, and Pink Floyd's escaped flying pig ranks pretty high up there. Sources tell us that there are now two reports of pig -recovery operations currently underway in nearby La Quinta, California. Imagine this pig exploding high up in the atmo ... More >>

Separated at Birth

Kevin and Kimberly were twins whose lives were shaped by the desert and loss, but that’s where the similarities ended

Goliath Down

Inglewood voters kick Wal-Mart’s ass

Sí, Se Puede!

L.A.’s new Freedom Riders take their quest for immigrant equality on the road

Sam and His Pals

L.A. is a Wal-Mart town. Get used to it.

The Wal-Mart Equation

It all adds up to a supermarket strike

Good Golly, Mr. Dalai