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  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Abdul Arian: 19-Year-Old Leads LAPD on Crazy Chase, Shoots it Out With Cops, Dies: VIDEO

    Updated at the bottom: The LAPD says suspect told a 911 operator he had a weapon and was "gonna have to pull out my gun on them." First posted at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday As L.A. watched it live on TV, a 19-year-old man engaged in a shootout with police in which he ultimately died. He appeared to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    L.A. Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power, Interrupts 'Mad Men' Premiere

    The weekend rain- and windstorm that tore through Los Angeles County left over 8,000 residents without power last night -- about half SoCal Edison customers and half L.A. DWP. And according to City News Service, thousands are still in the dark this morning, mainly in the Mid-Wilshire area. In resp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Matthew Broderick's Ferris Bueller Superbowl Ad Tours L.A. in Midlife-Crisis Minivan

    Thank you, Honda, for bringing to life Hollywood's wildest fantasy this Superbowl season: Ferris Bueller, our favorite high-school hooligan, playing hooky in our own backyard. Sure, we get a tired, squarish, middle-aged version of Bueller, who has morphed into a very mortal Matthew Broderick, the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Francisco Rodriguez Murder: Cops Search for Gun in Calabasas Landfill

    Updated at the bottom with the search completed. First posted at 9:06 a.m. on Wednesday. Cops think they know who killed El Camino Real High School soccer player Francisco Rodriguez: Calabasas residents Jason Schumann, 24, and Elizabeth Ibarra, 19, have been arrested in connection with the Jan. 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Francisco Rodriguez Murder: Suspect Arrested for Shooting El Camino High Goalie on 'Personal Motive'

    FacebookThe young victim​The LAPD just announced that they've made an arrest in the shocking January 11 murder of 17-year-old Francisco Rodriguez, the star goalie for El Camino Real High School's soccer team. After reportedly being lured out of his house by a mysterious female, he was shot de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Jason Schumann, Elizabeth Ibarra Arrested for Murder of El Camino High Soccer Star Francisco Rodriguez

    Update: More dirt on Elizabeth Ibarra, who appears to have known both the victim and suspected gunman well. The LAPD just announced the arrests of two suspects in the murder of El Camino Real High soccer star Francisco Rodriguez. Calabasas resident Jason Schumann, 24, and San Fernando Valley resid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Francisco Rodriguez, El Camino Soccer Player, Fatally Gunned Down When Girl Comes to His Door Following Game

    Francisco Rodriguez, a 17-year-old soccer player for El Camino Real Charter High School who had just come home from a game, was gunned down last night after a girl came to the door of his residence and he went outside at her behest, according to cops and reports. Initial accounts indicated a female ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Master Food Preserver Program Application Deadline

    With the resurgence in pickling and preserving, Los Angeles County's revived Master Food Preserver (MFP) program is all the rage. The MFP, which we first reported on back in January, is taking applications for the spring 2012 class. Open to L.A. County residents, the 12-week session covers canning, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    In Search of Curly Fries, Like They Have in Missouri

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: I have a hankering for some grease. I would like it to come in the form of a "brick" of Susie-Q french fries. I don't want any of these wimpy curly fries people talk about, looking like lost potato eyelashes on the plate. None of this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Rare Medlar Ice Cream Now at Mother Moo

    What the hell is a medlar? And why is it worth driving to Sierra Madre to find out? After getting her hands on a basket of the ancient, almost unknown and rarely commercially grown fruit, master food preserver and Mother Moo Creamery owner Karen Klemens turned it into a batch of über-rare medlar ic ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    Malibu's Blood Alley on PCH

    As bodies pile up, the Coastal Commission and Caltrans resist major fixes

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    SoCal DMV Gets a Teeny Bit Less Awful With New Self-Serve Kiosks (Video, Locations)

    Self-serve bypass, sucka!​If there's a hell on Earth, we're pretty sure it's the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Not only does a simple license/registration errand eat up the better part of an afternoon, but a cacophony of cranky employees and crankier babies makes it the worst aftern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Top 5 Reasons Why Flying Lotus' "Cosmogramma" is the Best L.A. Album of the Year

    From Winnetka to the World: Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma​ The one album that defined The Sound of Los Angeles in 2010 came from a spiritually minded stoner from Winnetka with deep jazz connections. Sure, his Los Angeles album from 2008 might have already been a cosmic success, but Flying Lotus' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Guy Jumping Roof To Roof To Escape LAPD On Drugs, LAPD Says

    Not the actual guy, but a cool photo. ​ A guy was trying to run from police in Winnetka by jumping roof-to-roof until he got stuck in the 20500 block of Sherman Way, Jeff Collado of the LAPD's Topanga Station said. The cops say he was on drugs. You don't say.

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    Flying Lotus Rising

    Could spiritual electronica be the next great California sound?

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    Destination Coachella

    L.A. bands take to the desert for three days of music overload

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    The 10 Best L.A. Albums of the ’00s

    From Beck and Dilla to Fiona, Jenny and Quasimoto, a mishmash decade of Southern California sounds

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 302, Ex-Boyfriend Charged with Killing Winnetka Mother

    The 24-year-old mother who was found shot in the rear of her car in the Winnetka area December 21 has been identified as Doris Salguero. Salguero was found by her brother who went out searching for her when she failed to return home from a company Christmas party in Carson on Saturday night. View ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 245, Man Shot in Winnetka

    A male Hispanic was shot multiple times by two shooters in the 14000 block of Blythe Street in Winnetka, police say. Joaquin Navarro, 20, was shot around 3 p.m. on October 7. View Larger Map He sustained gunshot wounds to the upper torso and died a short time later in a local hospital. Anyone with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    The Mains Break Mainly on the Plains of L.A.

    They're at it again -- L.A.'s latest water mains to break and flood are, according to the L.A. Times, at Corbin Avenue in Warner Center (2:30 a.m.) and at Burbank Boulevard in Winnetka (4:30 a.m.).The L.A. Daily News recaps that neither of today's two Valley ruptures has resulted in street closures. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Valley Water Show Means Money Down the Drain

    Why is it that water always gets wasted when it rains? Early on in last week's storm there was the image of a gushing fountain in Oxnard, created when a car, skidding in the rain, sheared off a hydrant.  Then, on Monday, a 12-inch main burst by MacArthur Park and shut down Alvarado Street for h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Candy Cane Lane Light Insanity in Woodland Hills

    'Twas the night after Christmas, and all through the hood, people were driving super slowly, but this was pretty much understood. Kinda. Candy Cane Lane is an eight block stretch in Woodland Hills where the neighbors put up a plethora of Christmas lights and pay massive electric bills. (For mo ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    February 21, 2008
  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Valley Shootout: SWAT Hero's Final Minutes

    Why Randal Simmons stepped in harm's way

  • Film+TV

    February 7, 2008
  • Blogs

    February 7, 2008

    San Fernando Valley Bloodbath

    Mass Murder in Winnetka takes life of popular SWAT officer, a former Villaraigosa bodyguard An LAPD SWAT officer was shot to death and another was wounded last night in a horrific 11-hour standoff gone bad involving a 20-year-old unemployed furniture mover with a history of mental issues and suspec ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Welcome to Gentrification City

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    May 25, 2006

    Pay to Play

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • Supplement

    December 11, 2003

    Mr. Baloney Sandwich Comes of Age . . . Again

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    July 17, 2003

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    December 19, 2002

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    September 26, 2002

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Letters

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

  • News

    January 17, 2002
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    October 11, 2001

    Letters

    Part 2

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Letters

    Part 2

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Letters

    Part 2

  • Music

    May 20, 1999

    Corruptors

    The rap on Styles of Beyond

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    Heel!

    Yanking Matthew Margolis' chain

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    Council Ousts Ostrich

    A farewell to Valley farm life

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