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Recessions and Depressions

  • Stage

    February 28, 2013

    O'Neill and Steinbeck Onstage

    Reviews of A Noise Within's Grapes of Wrath and Early Plays at REDCAT

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2013

    Hilda Solis Resigns As Obama's Secretary Of Labor, Could Be Returning To L.A. Politics

    Hilda Solis, a San Gabriel Valley native who went from being a hotel housekeeper to the White House's Secretary of Labor, announced her resignation from the Obama administration cabinet position today. Solis is rumored to be eyeing a run for the powerful Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, whe ... More >>

  • News

    September 20, 2012

    The Villaraigosa Hangover

    Thanks to the mayor's $700 million union deal, L.A. faces a $216 million deficit next year. Here's what happened

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2012

    Los Angeles Ranks High Among Cities With Young Adults Slacking at Home

    Now we understand why so many young Angelenos can afford iPhones, glasses without lenses and pool parties at the Standard hotel rooftop. Turns out nearly a third of you are living at home with mommy and daddy. A new study about young adults (those 20-34) living with their parents during this Great ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Waning Support for Jerry Brown Initiative to Raise Taxes

    Gov. Jerry Brown's ingenious and inventive plan for California's budget woes is to raise taxes. He wants your support for an initiative that would increase taxes on the mildly rich and on retail items. He's bringing a ballot initiative to you, but the support you've shown for this appears to be wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Nearly Half of All Young Americans, 6 Million Californians, Officially Living in Poverty

    ​So the Great Recession has been over for nearly two years, huh? The latest U.S. Census data indicates the United States has more people living in poverty than, oh, ever. Well, almost ever. The 46.2 million of Americans below the line are as many as have been recorded in the 52 years governme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Mexican Immigrants Hunkering Down, Staying Put During Bad Economy, Say Santa Monica Researchers

    Kate GardinerMexicans.​Bad news, John & Ken: While the New York Times recently reported that would-be Mexican immigrants are staying away from our crap economy in droves in favor of improving prospects at home, the ones who already crossed the border are staying put more often than not. That ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    'No Recovery in Sight,' Says UCLA Anderson Forecast

    Adam TinworthShop for America.​Things were looking up there for a second, right? Unemployment was creeping down, people were starting buy houses again, you got the new iPhone. And then, boom: Housing prices went toilet-bound again, unemployment barely budged, and the stock market is experie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Gilt Taste Lauches: Ruth Reichl's Fabulous Prose & Fancy Cheese Store

    Gilt TasteSeriously pretty asparagus​ For those of you who've been staring bleakly at your old dust and demi-glace covered copies of Gourmet, or stalking Ruth Reichl via Twitter, you now have a shiny new website to visit. Gilt Taste officially launched yesterday, with Reichl as the editorial a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Taxing Visions: Financial Episodes in Late 19th-Century American Art

    Gilt TasteSeriously pretty asparagus​ For those of you who've been staring bleakly at your old dust and demi-glace covered copies of Gourmet, or stalking Ruth Reichl via Twitter, you now have a shiny new website to visit. Gilt Taste officially launched yesterday, with Reichl as the editorial a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Q & A With Eric Ripert: His New Book, More Fun With PBS Le Bernardin's Numbers

    A. ScattergoodEric Ripert at the Chateau Marmont​ Eric Ripert was in town a few weeks ago on a book tour for his fourth and most recent cookbook, Avec Eric, a sort-of companion book to his Emmy award-winning PBS show of the same name. We met Ripert at the Chateau Marmont, his customary hang-ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    In Memoriam: Beverly Hills' Jacopo's Pizzeria Closes

    Flickr/Muy YumRIP Jacopo's Pizza​ As any West L.A. native knows, Jacopo's Pizzeria was an L.A. institution. For years, the restaurant's red leatherette booths supported the behinds of many Angelenos, from families' chowing down on garlic cheese bread, sausage pizza and ricotta-stuffed ravioli ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Citywide LAPD Ticket Shakedown

    Thanks to Judge Charles McCoy, cops now testify even when they don't recall

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    One Out Of Five In California Unemployed, According To '60 Minutes'

    CBS'60 Minites' asks how many in this room full of jobless folks have degrees.​In a Debbie Downer of a story about California's jobless masses (yeah, we heard, the recession is over), CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday dropped this bomb: Twenty-two percent -- more than one out of every five people -- ... More >>

  • News

    October 21, 2010

    LETTERS: MINKOW STINKOW

    CBS'60 Minites' asks how many in this room full of jobless folks have degrees.​In a Debbie Downer of a story about California's jobless masses (yeah, we heard, the recession is over), CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday dropped this bomb: Twenty-two percent -- more than one out of every five people -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Do You Drink Up When The Economy Is Down? Booze And Bad Times Go Hand-In-Hand (Sort Of)

    mydrunkbuddy.comDo you drink up when the economy is down?​Got the Great Recession blues? Maybe you could use a drink? A single malt perhaps? No, you're a Sparks gal, right? You're not alone. Drinking is at a 25-year-high, even though spending on alcohol has declined sightly, according the Cal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Does Your Wallet Feel Empty? You're Not Alone: Nine In 10 Californians Say The Economy Is Bad

    ​When headlines beamed last month that the Great Recession was not only over, but that it had taken its last breath in June, 2009, did you scratch your head too? We thought so. If the recession is over, why does it feel worse now than when it started in 2007 and dive bombed in 2008? A new Fie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Top 10 Signs Los Angeles' Economy Continues To Struggle

    calleecakes via Flickr​Times are hard. You don't need Jay Leno to remind you. Double dip recession? We barely noticed a recovery in the first place. California's poverty rate is one percentage point above the already dire national average. And unemployment and the real estate crisis have combi ... More >>

  • News

    September 16, 2010

    City of Airheads: Villaraigosa Dismantles L.A.'s Vaunted Library System

    Mayor mirrors Detroit's disastrous choice

  • News

    September 2, 2010

    The Family Prostitute

    As the recession continues, more and more women are turning to the world's oldest profession to support their loved ones

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Frat Boys Rejoice: California Legalizes Free Alcohol Samples At Grocery Stores

    ​Ah, the California legislature. It can't balance a budget to save the state's life. Nineteen million plastic bags in landfills, waterways and gutters each year? No prob for this bunch. And one-third of all bills in Sacramento have special-interest sponsors and are twice as likely to pass as t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Hyatt Workers, Still Without A Contract, To Do Street Action Next Week; Conflict For President Obama

    The Andaz picket will look a bit different than this one, but you get the idea.​ Unionized workers at Hyatt-owned Andaz in West Hollywood and the Hyatt in Century City have been without a contract since December, and next week they'll take to the streets at the Andaz in what is sure to be an e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Blue Skies Forecast For L.A. Trade

    Port of Los Angeles.​2008 and 2009 were described as "dismal years" for international trade at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. But 2010 and 2011 are looking up, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Plastic Surgery On The Wane In America

    FoxNip/Tuck​This is really sad news for this here capital of nip/tuck. Cosmetic surgery is down a whole one percent in the United States, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Encino, Las Vegas -- we know you can do better. On your own you can mak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Number Of Illegal Immigrants Decreased By One Million Since 2007

    ​The number of illegal immigrants in the United States was down about 800,000 last year compared to 2008, reportedly as a result of the recession and fewer job opportunities. The decrease from 11.6 million undocumented workers in 2008 to 10.8 million in 2009 was reported by the U.S. Department ... More >>

  • Stage

    February 5, 2010

    Oh, Camelot!

    The Pasadena Playhouse takes a final bow. Again

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Stage Raw: City Council Postpones Crisis Vote

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's THEATER FEATURE On Bobrauschenbergamerica and Orpheus DescendingCHECK BACK HERE MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS NOMINEESCITY COUNCIL POSTPONES VOTE, CULTURAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS SPARED FOR T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Council Committee Recommends Cuts To Police, Fire Departments

    ​Getting down to serious business, the Los Angeles City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on Monday recommended that cuts be made to the police and fire department -- sacred cows in city budgeting -- as well as to council offices, including the mayor's. The city is operating $208.5 milli ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    City Hall’s Revenge on Cecilia Estolano

    Villaraigosa and his boys pushed out the one woman who topped them all

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Another Bank Bites It: First Federal Of Santa Monica To Be Taken Over

    ​The UCLA Anderson Forecast, the president and the stock market (on some days) say the recession is over, but banks keep going bust. The latest victim was Santa Monica-based First Federal Bank, which was closed Friday by the federal Office of Thrift Supervision. Pasadena-based OneWest Bank an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    UCLA Anderson Forecast: Economic Growth - Yes; Job Growth - No

    ​We'll give you the good news first: The recession is officially over and the economy will continue to grow according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast. The bad news? Job losses in California will reach a record high of nearly 13 percent by the end of the month and that figure won't get bac ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    MOVING SALE

    ​We'll give you the good news first: The recession is officially over and the economy will continue to grow according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast. The bad news? Job losses in California will reach a record high of nearly 13 percent by the end of the month and that figure won't get bac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    A Tale of Two High School Reunions

    L.A. blogger Ron Kaye sets aside the city's political wars to offer a somewhat bittersweet account of his Cleveland high school's 50th reunion. The piece begins with Kaye furtively noting the social terrain at the hotel in which "some 300 elderly people" were gathered: "There was no line at the bar. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Stonehill Tavern update: An Interview with Michael Mina about St. Regis, Burgers and the AIG Bailout Party

    With the St. Regis Monarch Beach hotel facing foreclosure, we thought we'd check in with chef-restauranteur Michael Mina, whose OC restaurant Stonehill Tavern is owned by the hotel.

  • LA Life

    June 11, 2009

    Solutions for the Freshly Freelance

    The "I don't love the inside of my car that much" edition

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2009

    At Reopening Party for Weho Caviar Seller Petrossian: Redefining the New "Affordable" Luxury Trend for Recessionary Times

    There was a time when phrases such as "economic downturn" would have had no place at the West Hollywood outpost of the exclusive luxury-edibles seller, but Petrossian quietly re-opened its Robertson Boulevard boutique about a month ago with a new look and attitude designed to attract a broader clien ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2009

    Should L.A. City Council Agree to Slash Its $178,789 Salaries?

    15 richly paid politicians are happy to cut their pay — by 2.5 percent

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Manny Ramirez to Wear Dodger Blue Again -- For $45 Million

    The L.A. Daily News, among many other sources, reports that Dodger left fielder Manny Ramirez and his super-agent, Scott Boras, have agreed to terms that would let Ramirez remain in L.A. for the next two years for a $45 million contract. "The agreement," the DN says, "was pending results of a physic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    Luxury: It’s What’s For Breakfast

    The L.A. Daily News, among many other sources, reports that Dodger left fielder Manny Ramirez and his super-agent, Scott Boras, have agreed to terms that would let Ramirez remain in L.A. for the next two years for a $45 million contract. "The agreement," the DN says, "was pending results of a physic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Mayor Meets With Other Clinton Today Antonio Villaraigosa and former President Bill Clinton will make a joint City Hall announcement about replacing the city's current street lights with  energy efficient LEDs. L.A. TimesClear Channel Future Murky for AV The Antelope Valley might see a reductio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    The Day the Muzak Died

    Muzak has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection -- but it doesn't put the blame on illegal downloads of its marzipanny melodies. Instead, the company pointed to longstanding debt and the cancellation of contracts by companies put out of business during the recession. A New York Times notice men ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Whither the Econocalypse? How to Survive the Burst of the Hot Air Bubble Machine via Startonomics

    Los Angeles and the Web business both boil down to how well you manage traffic, except in "start-up" culture there are clear-cut metrics or quantitative measures of success that don't involve getting from Hollywood to Long Beach in under 20 minutes. Startonomics' promise of a strategic approach to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Snakebit L.A.: Lupoe family massacre, one-way freeway carnage

    Is Los Angeles snakebit? It feels that way today, with the city falling apart in epic proportions, harder hit by home foreclosures and unemployment that almost any other area of the West, and now leading the official Bad News segments of national and global news organizations. It seemed to come to a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Music for the Depression: Motorhead, Now More Than Ever

    This press release arrived in our inbox and elicited expressions of disappointment among our staff: 2009 MUSINK TATTOO AND MUSIC TOUR CANCELEDMUSINK producers have announced that the 2009 tattoo and music tour hasbeen canceled due to the current economic climate.  The U.S. tour wasscheduled ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    July 29, 2004

    Spare Parts

    Bolt Gallery turns scrap metal into beautiful monsters

  • News

    February 7, 2002

    Let’s Roll!

    A hot-war president for a cold-war nation

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    10 Inner-City Stories You Didn’t Read . . . Again

    A hot-war president for a cold-war nation

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    One-Trick Party

    In war and peace, Republicans replenish the rich

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Bill and Al's Excellent Adventure

    How Bill Bradley Learned to be a Principled Liberal, but not how to Campaign, and how Al Gore Learned to be a Terrific Campaigner, while Trashing his Party's Historic Principles.

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    October Demise

    How Bill Bradley Learned to be a Principled Liberal, but not how to Campaign, and how Al Gore Learned to be a Terrific Campaigner, while Trashing his Party's Historic Principles.

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