Emptier Than a Hummer Showroom When polling stations closed Tuesday night only 18.59 percent of L.A. County's eligible voters had "filled" them. At stake were critical state ballot measures and the City Attorney's race. Turnout was higher in the San Gabriel Valley's 32nd District Congressional race. ... More >>
From Greta Van Susteren's boasts to the Vegas sentencing
I'm a UCLA grad but I've got to hand it to USC (my wife's alma mater) -- they throw a wide party net when it comes to their alumni-sponsored Rival Week Activities before and during this Saturday afternoon's Big Game. In Manhattan, for example, the USC Alumni Club of New York takes over a Murray Hi ... More >>
It doesn't exactly seem like yesterday afternoon, but pretty close to it, that I stood in an LAX cocktail lounge that erupted in cheers when jurors in O.J.Simpson's murder trial announced they'd found him not guilty of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. That was October, 1995. This mor ... More >>
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Photos by Larry Hirshowitz
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Andy touches the stars
