Westchester

L.A. Parking Wars: Westchester Residents vs. Loyola Marymount over $670 Student Parking Fee

By Kevin O'Keeffe A tense gathering is expected tonight of Westchester neighborhood leaders after a battle between residents and Loyola Marymount University officials came to full boil during the school's undergraduate commencement exercises this month. On graduation day, students and families st ... More >>

Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's

It's Free Cone Day at participating Ben & Jerry's across the nation. From noon to 8 p.m., customers can get a free cone of ice cream in the flavor of his or her choice, including classic, Greek Frozen Yogurt and newer flavors.

Wendy Greuel Walks Back Debate Remarks About Moving LAX Runway

Wendy Greuel has quietly walked back remarks she made last week about the LAX reconfiguration project, after getting herself in hot water with Westchester activists.The remarks came during last week's televised debate, which was hosted by the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce and which focused on projec ... More >>

Nordstrom Rack Robbery: 5 Arrested In Westchester Hostage Crime

Updated at the bottom with five suspects arrested, their IDs and more info. First posted at 8:01 a.m. Headline has changed. The arrests of three alleged gang members in connection with the horrific robbery and hostage-taking at a Westchester Nordsrom Rack were reported over the weekend. Details we ... More >>

Hostage Situation Reported At Nordstrom Rack At Howard Hughes Center In Westchester

Latest info is at the bottom: Police confirm a sexual assault and stabbing. 14 victims were led to safety. Headline has changed. First posted at 11:55 p.m. Thursday A hostage situation was underway at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center near Westchester, police told LA Weekly. Details were sketc ... More >>

Westchester Home Invasion: Men Posing as Gas Co. Workers Pistol-Whip Oldster, Take Safe

A pair of men disguised as gas company workers robbed a Westchester residence and pistol-whipped an elderly man in what appears to be an alarming home invasion. The LAPD says it happened at 9:30 this morning in the 7400 block of El Manor Avenue. According to a statement from the department's Pacif ... More >>

The Fugly Brown Wall Off the 405 Freeway at the 90 Freeway, in Westchester

We can thank the developers and architects who built the Alessio apartments on Centinela Avenue in Westchester for this one. To all those visitors to L.A. who emerge from LAX's arrival terminal and head north up the 405, this is what greets them: A seven-story-tall, poo-brown colored wall -- which a ... More >>

Top 4 Weekend Food Events: Josie's Beekeeper Release Tasting, Mashed Potatoes Pop-Up, Taste of LA at the Breeders' Cup Good Food Conference

Josie's Beekeeper Release Tasting Don't worry about flying insects at this dinner; it's actually a private release party for one of Sonoma's up-and-coming vineyards. Appetizers from chef Josie Le Balch will be paired with a selection of the cellar's newest wines. Reservations are strongly recommende ... More >>

The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck: Worth the Wait?

Last week, to much fanfare, New York City's Big Gay Ice Cream Truck rolled into Los Angeles for the first time ever, bringing its famous Strauss-creamery soft serve and dulce de leche with it. It was billed as a "pop-up truck," combining two of the most overused food trends in a way that might have ... More >>

Space Shuttle Endeavour Street Closures and Viewing Areas

After months of preparations--tree cutting, power line lifting, street sign removing--the day is finally upon us. The space shuttle Endeavour left LAX on its final mission to Exposition Park late last night. And it's traveled a few dozen feet so far. There will be rolling street closures to accomo ... More >>

Bill Rosendahl To Bow Out of City Politics As He Battles Cancer

Westside city Councilman Bill Rosendahl announced that he's retiring from municipal politics at the end of his term. He's been battling cancer. Last night he posted a letter to constituents saying he won't seek a third term on the council and that he's "passing the baton" to his chief of staff, Mik ... More >>

L.A. Parking Taxes Gone Wild: City Approves New Meters, Looks to Expand Street Sweeping

The L.A. City Council knows our weak spot. In order to get almost anywhere in this godforsaken sprawl pit, we need to drive a car. And unless we can afford valet/a driveway, we often need to park that car on the street; and unless we're perfect parking robots, we sometimes sprint back to our vehicle ... More >>

L.A. Parking Taxes Gone Wild: City Approves New Meters, Looks to Expand Street Sweeping

The L.A. City Council knows our weak spot. In order to get almost anywhere in this godforsaken sprawl pit, we need to drive a car. Unless we can afford valet/a driveway, we often need to park that car on the street; and unless we're perfect parking robots, we sometimes sprint back to our vehicles fi ... More >>

United Airlines Pilots Turn LAX Parking Lot Into 'Ghetto' Where They Sleep Between Flights

While the Tom Bradley Terminal at LAX undergoes a much-Tweeted-about $1.7 billion supermakeover, a sort of slum is forming in the employee parking lots, says a group of pilots from United Airlines. The pilots claim that their plummeting salaries and benefits have forced them to camp out for weeks a ... More >>

Strip Club's $1,200 Donation Keeps Little League Batting

In little league, a certain amount of street cred is derived from a team's sponsor--kids cross their fingers for Godfather's Pizza (free slices!), but undoubtedly end up on RE/Max (free comparative market analysis!). Players on Lennox Little League's more than 40 teams might have a little more swagg ... More >>

Koreatown Roars Against Gerrymander

Sleeping tiger says no more splitting

L.A. Redistricting: Bernard Parks' District 8 Looks Like a U.S. Army Tank

This is the second chapter in a (badly Photoshopped) series on the L.A. Redistricting Commission's gerrymandered new voting districts. Previously: "Eric Garcetti's District 13 Looks Like an Evil Squirrel." It's one of the most blatant land grabs in L.A. redistricting history: Westchester, an up-and ... More >>

L.A. City Redistricting Land Grab: Appointed Commissioners Try to Gerrymander Westside, Downtown

Updated at the bottom with a map of the land grab. This just got ugly. Every 10 years, Los Angeles is required to readjust its 15 City Council districts to accomodate for population shifts. But as with most decisions made at City Hall, the 2012 redistricting effort has turned from what should be a ... More >>

Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend DUI Checkpoints in L.A: Happy Turkey Day (Now Put Your Hands Behind Your Back)

Try not to get too stuffed on beer this Thanksgiving weekend. Because, despite the holiday cheer, cops will be looking for you if you get behind the wheel. If the pilgrims and colonizers were around today they'd be greeted with handcuffs and huge fines (America's settlers apparently loved brew). Go ... More >>

Westchester Metro Station Taken Away From Under Neighborhood's Nose

la.curbed.comFuture "Crenshaw Corridor" with Westchester stop still included. ​Westchester wants to know what happened to its Metro station. The proposed stop at Manchester Avenue and Aviation Boulevard on the Crenshaw/LAX line (which is marketed to take riders to the airport, even though the ... More >>

Westchester to Break Ground on New Skate Park With The Help of Councilman Bill Rosendahl

A skater gets air, but not over Westchester. Not yet.​The city of L.A. continues to roll out skate parks, despite recent opposition from neighbors concerned about noise from skateboarders at a West L.A. rec center. The latest one will see a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday at 11 a.m. at 7000 ... More >>

Guilty: L.A. 'Westside Rapist' John Floyd Thomas Jr. Admits to Strangling 7 of His 30 Supposed Victims, Gets Life Term for Each

The Westside rapist, arrested in March 2009​Of the approximately 30 middle-aged white women police believe were raped, strangled or both by L.A. County resident John Floyd Thomas, Jr., now 74, in the 1970s and '80s, seven victims saw justice today when the notoriously prolific "Westside rapist ... More >>

Prepared For Retirement? Not L.A. It Ranks Last In Look At American Cities' Readiness For Golden Years

Harry Perry, we hope you saved up: It's time.​The little old lady from Pasadena, she was an icon. And Beverly Hills, Palos Verdes, Westchester and beyond all had their days as paradise for the blue-haired masses. But those masses might be living on borrowed ... credit. A study of America's 3 ... More >>

Michael LoGrande: How Should New Planning Director Approach The Job?

​ Now that Mayor Villaraigosa has selected Michael LoGrande to become director of planning, we've asked activists from around the city to give LoGrande advice: How should he approach the job? Here's the response of Neil Anderberg, Palms Neighborhood Council. Next: Denny Schneider, longtime ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Stranded At (Or Near) LAX? Head To Mariscos Chente

Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I am meeting a relative at LAX on a night when the Encounter restaurant is closed. Is there something nearby that you can recommend? It could be for drinks, some decent food, or preferably both. --Thomas, Los Angeles Dear Thomas: Someday ... More >>

The 2010 Donut Summit: Your Entry Fee Is A Dozen Donuts

Flickr/robjtakDonut Man's Strawberry Donut​It's no news that our city is a paradise for donut junkies. With stores on almost every corner cooking up ring shaped dough, it's hard to keep up with which kitchens have the best glazed donut or apple fritters. The people at Metblogs will bring us on ... More >>

More Tax Day Relief Drink Deals and Food Specials

Takami/Elevate LoungeFree Spicy Tuna on Crispy Rice at Takami/Elevate Lounge.​ The day you've dreaded is now upon us: April 15th. Tax Day. The last thing you probably want to do is lighten your wallet even more. Fortunately, as mentioned in the previous Tax Day Relief post, a lot of L.A. bars ... More >>

Top 10 Songs About Food (But Not Buildings)

Books about food; art about food; movies about food. What about songs about food? Here's 10 songs to put on your foodie playlist. For this list--which is in no particular order--children's songs, instrumentals and songs using food as a euphemism for, em, other activities, have been excluded. Also d ... More >>

Paving Over Playa del Rey

The last L.A. beach town and dunes still standing have a developer drooling

Brick’s Picks: Easing Into the Jazz

L.A. Federal Building Standoff Continues

Update: The Daily Breeze identifies the suspect as Joe Moshe, 56, of Westchester. Moshe's mother and neighbors are quoted in the story as saying he is depressed, unemployed and does not take needed medication, which is not specified.The L.A. Times' Andrew Blankstein reports that the LAPD tried to en ... More >>

Who's Footing L.A.'s Recovery?

File this contrast in the Just Sayin' Dept.An L.A. Times blog flagged an Argonaut story about county beach fees rising higher than today's mercury, while City News Service reports that the L.A. City Council seems ready to all but waive some business taxes. According to the Argonaut, which serves the ... More >>

Today in Photographs: July 28, 1951

​Street Scene: A car collision brings together new suburbanites in a mural of shirtless men, concerned women and blanketed victims. The accident occurred in a development bounded by La Cienega and La Tijera boulevards, wedged between Inglewood and Westchester.LA Examiner/USC

New loopholes for Los Angeles billboards and "sign districts"

A heated hearing unfolded earlier today before the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, which wants to create yet another complicated, exception-filled plan to try to control street clutter in Los Angeles, the capital of the illegal billboard industry.Details of today's hearing will come from ace r ... More >>

A Shark Tank of Lawyers Takes on Jack Weiss for L.A. City Attorney

Five sharp lawyers try to upset the Westside politician’s bid for the office

Surprise! Billboard Industry Poll Reports that Angelenos Dig Digital Billboards

A newly released survey conducted in Los Angeles County found that  just 22 percent of residents polled were familiar with the politics and legal mess surrounding digital billboards. Of that fraction, just six percent reported that the issue was important to them. Those are only a few of the su ... More >>

How Energy Conscious is Los Angeles? Not Very!

Here is a mind-boggling conflict that seems strangely at odds to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's effort to creat a green, energy-conscious city. On the one hand, the DWP is pushing homeowners to go green -- even suggesting that homeowners use low wattage bulbs instead of incandescent ... More >>

Billboards Gone Wild, L.A. City Council Defiled

Citizens take matters into their own hands

Code Enforcement Bureau Inundated by Billboard Related Complaints, According to a City Report

The Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety's Code Enforcement Bureau has 321 open cases involving sign complaints, according to a city report filed in early November. Eighty-nine of the complaints involve "supergraphics" or signs that wrap around buildings. Of those, 46 are currently in som ... More >>

World Festival of Sacred Music (and Dance): Spiritual Movement

Bird Is the Word

Chicken with a side of chicken at Kyochon

LAX Expansion Betrayal?

Thinking they’d won, Westsiders eyeball an even more intrusive runway plan

Ask Mr. Gold: Conch Fritters

Best Whimsical Public Aerospace Art

Knick Knack Paddy

Blue Canaries

A day at the LAPD’s counterterrorism camp

Training Day

Photos and text by Anne Fishbein

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