UCLA Bruins (Football)

Garcetti and Greuel's Worst Days in Power

Setting aside promises, how have they behaved?

USC Football Billboard in UCLA Territory Torn Down by Regency Outdoor Advertising

Looks like Regency Outdoor Advertising, one of the biggest billboard companies in this land of 10,000 billboards, is choosing sides in the epic beef between USC and UCLA. At first, it appeared that Regency (which is reportedly co-owned by Brian Kennedy, a prominent USC donor) had sided with the Tro ... More >>

'Southern California Fan Code of Conduct' Unveiled by L.A. Sports Council: No Cussing, Offensive Clothing

Little-known fact: Los Angeles has its very own Sports Council, a self-described "outgrowth of the success of the 1984 Olympic Games." Although its eight-member executive cabinet and dozens of directors (such as UCLA's athletic director and Tim Leiweke, president of downtown developer AEG) spend mo ... More >>

Paul Porter Allegedly Stabs Simi Valley Teacher Janice Somple to Death -- Then Dies From Heart Attack During Getaway

The brutal murder of retired high-school teacher Janice Somple last Thursday was only the second murder in quiet, suburban Simi Valley over the last two years -- but it was also one of SoCal's strangest. Somple, only 65 years old, was found beaten and stabbed to death in her own home on pleasant Ca ... More >>

The Jocks of L.A.

Los Angeles loves its sports as much as any city does; there's no shortage of folks who will begin seething at a misspoken word about a favorite team or player. Say hi to the jocks of Los Angeles, who inspire that fervent brand of rage and rapture that can only come from a glance at the scoreboard.

UCLA vs. USC: The Meme War

It's on.​Surely, by now, you've heard of the "college meme" trend that has America's university kids trying their hand at campus-specific Internet humor -- and OG 4chan nerds crying a "forever alone" river about how everyone is butchering their meme babies. (Even more annoying than the former. ... More >>

Occupy UCLA Sparks Small Campus Movement, But Bigger Backlash Could be Against Bruin Football (Really)

VideogameVisionary.comOccupying undies at UCLA.​Trojans could muster about 2 protesters to join what seemed to be a wholly tongue-in-cheek movement to Occupy USC recently. Perhaps the private schoolers identify more with the "1 percent" of America's elite billionaires. UCLA, on the other han ... More >>

50 Reasons Los Angeles Is the Best Effing City in America

Timothy Norris​John Lennon once said of Los Angeles, "That's just a big parking lot where you buy a hamburger for the trip to San Francisco." Pretty rough stuff from a supposedly nice guy. Clearly, the Eggman (or was he the Walrus?) missed the endless taco stands, the pupusas, the pho, the don ... More >>

Buzzkills on Bikes: Rose Bowl to Deploy Green-Shirted 'Tailgating Ambassadors' in Parking Lot

pubclub.comNo smiling.​A little piece of Jimmy Buffet dies every time the word "tailgating" is paired with the word "guidelines" in a city document; so, by our calculations, tonight's agenda report for the Rose Bowl Operating Company meeting has left 15 little pieces of Jimmy Buffet in need of ... More >>

Hipsteropolis Rising: Taste of the Eastside Food Festival

Anne FishbeinAn egg sandwich from Auntie Em's​ Even though Hipsteropolis has completely arrived as a desirable part of town (at least if celebrity residents and real estate prices are any indication), it hasn't yet lost that little-brother, underdog feeling. Like UCLA football (not arrived) a ... More >>

Cisneros Siblings Plead Not Guilty In Connection With USC-UCLA Brawl, Stabbings

KTLA NewsNot guilty pleas were entered in connection with last week's USC-UCLA brawl.​That outbreak of ugly violence before last weekend's big USC-UCLA game was a family affair, at least partly, authorities allege. While the father of the Cisneros clan was arrested and released in connection ... More >>

Could L.A. Hooligans Ruin The City's NFL Hopes And Dreams?

Lakers fans go apeshit.​Like many a European city, L.A. is no stranger to hooliganism, from the Lakers championship unrest downtown last June to the weekend's violence between USC and UCLA fans at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. So what? Lots of places have fans that go apeshit. But Southern Cali ... More >>

Two Stabbed In UCLA-USC Melee In Pasadena Rose Bowl Parking Lot Ahead Of Football Game

Fans went gangsta at the Rose Bowl.​Updates after the jump with names of three additional suspect-siblings arrested (not four) and one suspect being released. See a post with video of the brawl here. First posted at 8:31 p.m. Saturday. Each year we wonder when things are going to go too far. ... More >>

(Video) Part Of Violent UCLA-USC Weekend Brawl Caught On Tape

KTLA NewsFans got into it at the Rose Bowl.​Portions of that violent brawl before Saturday's annual USC-UCLA football game were captured on a video obtained and posted by KTLA News. Reports differed on whether the fight, which ended in the stabbing of two men, was the fueled by a longstanding ... More >>

The New York Times: Los Angeles on $100 a day

chotda/Flickrmorning glory salad at Jitlada​ People choose to travel in ways that reflect their values. We know a well-heeled dentist who refuses to pay for a hotel in Los Angeles because his daughter has a comfortable couch. We know threadbare food fanatics who splurge on Korean barbecue b ... More >>

This Weekend: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Rage Against the Machine, Robyn, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Keith Urban, Delta Spirit

via MySpaceMiguel Atwood-Ferguson​Tonight's installment of Grand Performances at California Plaza -- one of our town's finest, free music al fresco opportunities -- figures to be especially grand. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, the composer/producer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist who boasts a resume ... More >>

UCLA Football Players Arrested, Sacked From Team; Hopefully Neuheisel Has Learned His Lesson From U. Washington Days

​ Paul Richardson, Shaquille Richardson and Josh Shirley were arrested last week for allegedly stealing a student's purse near a UCLA dining hall. They're all tossed from the summer classes they were taking and kicked off the team. The status of the student-athletes for winter quarter is up ... More >>

USC Football Slapped With Two-Year Bowl-Game Ban

​USC's football team will be handed a two-year ban from bowl games and a loss of 20 scholarships as a result of NCAA rules violations likely stemming form special treatment for former player Reggie Bush, now a pro, and his family, according to the Los Angeles Times. The sanctions are apparentl ... More >>

Stage Raw: L.A. Theater Aesthetic?

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Event and Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSGROUNDLINGS SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN ​is one of almost a dozen new productions being reviewed this weekend. For the complete slate, hit the More tab at the ... More >>

Southern Comfort

Rock Picks: Sunset Rubdown, Alela Diane, Pelican, Rose Melberg

Also, Yacht, the Woolly Bandits, Linda Ronstadt and others

Transformers, Bel-Air Brats and Kobe, Oh My! Lakers Parade at Coliseum Brings L.A. Together

Jeff CowanLakers fans: Storm Troopers and Transformer Bumble BeeLos Angeles doesn't really do civic pride. We're too aloof and jaded for that sort of thing. We're a secular, sunglasses indoors, windows up, bowling alone type of town (except that when we bowl, it's usually at some swanky alley with a ... More >>

The Slow Death of a Chocolate City

Geeks in the 'hood and L.A.'s black exodus

Can He Get a Witness?

Dwight Trible testifies, and other jazz picks

No Classrooms,
No Teachers,
No Playgrounds,
No Standards

California’s bizarre charter-school experiment