Tessa Stuart

Could Fracking in Los Angeles Cause an Earthquake?

Tessa Stuart
Conversations about fracking, the controversial technique for natural gas extraction (alternately known as "that thing that turns your tap water flammable") are typically confined to Pennsylvania, where the critically acclaimed documentary Gasland was set, or the state of New York, currently debating whether or not it will allow fracking after......
Tuesday's event at Kenneth Hahn Soccer Fields

Could Fracking in Los Angeles Cause an Earthquake?

Tessa Stuart
Conversations about fracking, the controversial technique for natural gas extraction (alternately known as "that thing that turns your tap water flammable") are typically confined to Pennsylvania, where the critically acclaimed documentary Gasland was set, or the state of New York, currently debating whether or not it will allow fracking after......
Credit: ILLUSTRATION BY MATT MAHURIN

Murder on Montana Ave.

Tessa Stuart
The living room of Sofia Merman's West Hollywood apartment is filled with photos of her only son. Sasha in cap and gown, Sasha sitting for his Navy portrait, Sasha and his mother standing in the Black Sea in Odessa. The images are tucked inside stacks of photo albums and sit......
Sixth Street from MacArthur Square to Pershing Sqaure; Credit: Tessa Stuart

Photos and Video from Occupy L.A.'s May Day Protests

Tessa Stuart
Things did not go well yesterday in Seattle, San Francisco or Oakland, where May Day protests were marred by violence, vandalism, and the use of tear gas. Here in LA, the much-anticipated actions, in the works since January, had the air of........
Closed road = open road; Credit: Timothy Rebudal

CicLAvia Road Closures and Car Crossing Points

Tessa Stuart
Earlier this week, we were shaking in our seldom-used rain boots at the prospect of showers and wind this weekend. Good news! By CicLAvia Sunday the chance of precipitation drops to zero. The National Weather Service predicts it will be sunny with a high near 70 degrees. Bad news (for......
El Dorado Polo Club has hosted camping and parking for Coachella and Stagecoach for years.

Why Did Goldenvoice Purchase a Bunch of Land Near Coachella?

Tessa Stuart
See also: Coachella 2012 Lineup Goldenvoice announced Sunday that it has purchased 280 acres of land in Indio, ensuring that the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will continue to be enjoyed by generations of girls in spirit hoods and dudes in speedos and fanny packs. The purchase includes El Dorado......