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Villaraigosa Spins Presidential Debate, Calls Romney 'Chipper' (VIDEO)

See, we told you Antonio Villaraigosa was a good Democrat. Despite a faux pas reported by the New Yorker magazine in which our mayor is said to have given his personal phone number to a billionaire enemy of the Obama campaign, Villaraigosa is earning his stripes with the White House. What many desc ... More >>

Judge Denies Request for Preliminary Injunction Against Foie Gras Ban

Way back on July 1, when the weather here was actually nice and pleasant, California's ban on foie gras went into effect, making the production and sale of the French delicacy illegal in California. Very promptly thereafter, a lawsuit was filed against the ban, alleging, among other issues, that th ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes ... More >>

Calvin Sneed, Compton 'Pimp,' Murdered by Parents of His Sex Slave, Says San Francisco DA

The parents of an 17-year-old runaway tracked down her Compton pimp and shot him dead in NorCal, says the San Francisco DA. Calvin Sneed, a 22-year-old member of the Nutty Blocc Crips (according to the LAPD), allegedly went back up north in early June to try to retrieve the girl, whom he'd been pim ... More >>

2012 Association of Food Journalists Award Finalists Announced

While everyone else was busy enjoying their Memorial Day, the Association of Food Journalists quietly announced the finalists for its 2012 awards competition. And to our pleasant surprise L.A. Weekly scored two nominations, including one in the category of best food blog for our own Squid Ink. The A ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

Fabled Footwork

Foie Gras-loving Chefs Fight Ban With Last-ditch Petition

When the ban on foie gras takes effect on July 1, Californians with a taste for foie will be reduced to copping the creamy tan stuff in little, perfect slugs squeezed into wax paper packets like opium. They'll slip from hand-to-hand on public transportation. Liver-laden trucks will trundle from ne ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Food Newspaper Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

LudoBites 8: The Wine List

LudoBites 8 (with its eminently more sane booking policy) debuted last night, which means a new wine list curated by Domaine LA along with chef Ludo and his wife, Krissy. The big news: the wine list now includes beer and cider (a Normandy cide from Domaine du Manoir in Montreuil, France, to be preci ... More >>

2011 James Beard Media Award Winners

​It's a case of local boy makes good -- make that two local boys -- at this year's James Beard Awards. Our own Jonathan Gold won the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award while Patrick Kuh of Los Angeles magazine won the Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award. In the first ever ... More >>

UCLA's Millionaire Doctor David Feinberg

How Feinberg got $1.3 million amid tuition hikes, budget cuts and a recession

All the News That's Fit to Rock

Low-Grade Mexican Marijuana is for Latinos, African-Americans and Other People of Color, Says Pot Shop Advocate George Mull

These two people of color only smoked shite Mexican weed? Really? Shame on you, George Mull.​It was only a matter of time before race would show its skunky head in the debate over marijuana in California. While L.A. dispensaries have been robbed, people have been murdered, and Mexican supply ... More >>

From The Dept. of Big Surprises: Food Marketed as Healthful When it's Not

We'd like to file this under stories The Onion might as well have written. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday, a group of nutrition policy advocates called The Strategic Alliance released a report last week claiming that 84% of labels on packaged foods aimed at the mouths of children ... More >>

UCLA Associate Vice Chancellor David Feinberg Made $1 Million This Year

Smart BusinessDavid Feinberg is the top-paid medical exec in the entire UC system​Isn't it fun to watch fat cats get fatter? On top of his $739,695 base salary, UCLA administrator David Feinberg -- who serves as both associate vice chancellor and CEO of the public university's hospital system ... More >>

Web Surfing: A Roundup of News from L.A. Food Blogs & Beyond

-- Local food stylist Adam C. Pearson gets hauled off a plane for his tattoos. [Daily Dish] -- A profile of The Spotted Pig's April Bloomfield. [The New Yorker] -- A fat tax? No. Let's be free! [The Christian Science Monitor] -- Lindsay Lohan kicks her dad out for showing up unannounced with Chin ... More >>

Steve Cooley Kamala Harris Vote Results: Cooley Declares Victory, But Harris Takes The Lead

Photo of Harris by Ted SoquiSteve Cooley and Kamala Harris​Kamala Harris, who was trailing all night in the attorney general's race, has taken a slim lead over L.A. County D.A. Steve Cooley. Cooley declared victory hours ago and went home to Rancho Palos Verdes, where he is either sleeping peacefu ... More >>

Gavin Newsom Abel Maldonado Vote Results: Papers Call Race For Newsom, But Maldonado Not Conceding

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom​By Hillel Aron San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the California lieutenant governor's race, defeating the Republican incumbent Abel Maldonado, according to the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Nevertheless, in his victory speech, News ... More >>

Hollywood Backs Harris as Cooley Pulls Away

Why ugly and grumpy Steve is beating smart and beautiful Kamala

Meg Whitman's Ex-Nanny: Meg Was Cheap, And I Believe Nicky

Ted SoquiWould all of Meg Whitman's household employees form a single-file line? Reporters will be with you shortly.​You've met Meg Whitman's housekeeper. Now, get to know her nanny.Jill Armstrong, 59, of Mountain View, worked for Whitman for two months back in 1998, for which she was paid the pri ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Can eggplant drive you insane? Check the history books. [Zester Daily] -- The politics of Happy Meals. [San Francisco Chronicle] -- Bastide does burgers. (Joe Pytka, however, will not be directing M ... More >>

Story Of Ansel Adams Garage Sale Find Called Out As An Alleged Scam

Ansel AdamsEvening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park (1942).​A claim that $45 worth of negatives found at a garage sale are long-lost Ansel Adams photographs was characterized as a scam this week by the artist's trust, which is suing the discoverer, Rick Norsigian, and PRS Media Partners, ... More >>

Meg Whitman Faces Rebuke On Immigration At Republican Convention

Meg Whitman meets resistance​Locked in a dead heat with Jerry Brown, gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is looking for a shot of adrenaline from this weekend's Republican Party convention in San Diego.But the convention could be dominated by friction between Whitman and the party base on immigrat ... More >>

California Chief Justice Ron George To Retire

​ According to the Associated Press, Chief Justice Ronald George announced Wednesday that he would retire from the Supreme Court of California at the end of his term in January. George, who is known for his opinion in favor of same-sex marriage in 2008, said in a statement that he plans to ret ... More >>

Is Cooley Too Moderate to Win?

In the fight for attorney general, opposing prison for sock stealers is a liability

Lieutenant Governor of Paper Clips

Janice Hahn, a product of the L.A. City Council, hopes to be a heartbeat away from governor of California

2010 James Beard Finalists Announed: Suzanne Goin, Matt Molina, Michael Cimarusti, Jonathan Gold, Patric Kuh Nominated

James Beard​Twitter is at it again. The 2010 James Beard Award Finalists were announced this morning via the foundation's Twitter account. L.A's Suzanne Goin, of Lucques, AOC Wine Bar, Hungry Cat and Tavern was nominated for Outstanding Chef, while Matt Molina of Mozza and Michael Cimarusti of ... More >>

BART Officer's Shooting Trial Could Come To L.A.

The trial of a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer accused of murdering an arrestee could come to Los Angeles after a state's Administrative Office of the Courts suggested the move following a judge's ruling that the suspect probably can't get a fair jury in Alameda County.BART​ Johannes Me ... More >>

S.F. Chief Seeks LAPD Help

Former Los Angeles assistant police chief George Gascón has just taken over as San Francisco's top cop and already is making waves -- by bringing in two LAPD homicide detectives to help solve a case that the SFPD allegedly botched. At the heart of the matter, according to the San Francisco Chronicl ... More >>

Queer Town: The Subtle Lessons of the Equality Summit

On Saturday, January 24, Equality California and other major gay organizations hosted an event called the Equality Summit at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown L.A.. Since these groups, many of which were heavily involved in the "No on 8" campaign, never held a live, in-person town hall m ... More >>

Jeff Kent Hits the Showers for Good

Jeff Kent, the refreshingly candid Dodger who holds the Major League record for most home runs hit by a second baseman, is retiring. The L.A. Times reported today that the 40-year-old Kent will make the announcement at a Dodger Stadium news conference tomorrow. Photo: Getty ImagesDuring his four yea ... More >>

Prolonged Battle over Proposition 8

It looks like the gay marriage ban won, but activists could upend the victory

Villaraigosa abandoned by Ace Smith?

Has Antonio Villaraigosa fallen so far back in the 2010 race for California governor that his former consultant and negative research hound Ace Smith, who dug dirt on Villaraigosa's mayoral rivals, is migrating over to help Attorney General Jerry Brown become governor? The San Francisco Chronic ... More >>

Fabian Nunez a Victim of Racism

Describing himself as a guy who was "you could say, like a head of state," departing California Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez gave a bizarre interview to Spanish language Univision in which he claimed that slams on his lush lifestyle were based on his ethnicity. The Sacramento Bee broke the story ... More >>

McHillary and True Believers Miss the Message of Obama's Misstep

Who's bitter now?

Fabian Rolls Snake Eyes

Bye-bye, Vuitton, Bordeaux and once-promising career

David Fincher discusses Zodiac’s rising star

Sign of the times

Raw Deal II

Inside the fateful 2004 meeting where aides steered the governor wrong

The Lie, the Whole Lie, and Nothing But the Lie

Errol Morris on the folly of certain distinctions

Queens of the Angels

Polly Warfield, 1914–2003. Pamela Gordon, 1937–2003

The Back Story

Let a hundred pipelines bloom

Mr. California

The Killing Routine

Stephen Wayne Anderson’s final 15 minutes

Gray Recharged

The governor’s guide to surviving the power crisis

Pot Reform Stalls in Sacramento

Governor Davis playing it straight

The Coke Machine

The Story behind the Contra-crack cocaine story

They're Off!

Brace yourselves for an actual sheriff's race