LAist (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Today in his LA Times column , Steve Lopez takes a look at Chicago--who beat us out for the 2016 Olympics, no less--and wonders if Los Angeles can use the "Windy City" as a "role model" for a better way of living and running a metropolis. He asks three pointed questions of direct comparison: But why does a city that's under ice half the year have a better system of bike lanes, not to mention...
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Los Angeles Times Suburbia's not dead yetLos Angeles Times, CA - 31 minutes agoMore numerous will be those who work at home part time. Nearly 29 million Americans telecommute at least once a month, according to WorldatWork, …
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G-8's Relevance is Unclear - Don Lee, Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-summit6-2008jul06,0,7781731.story As leaders of the world's major developed nations meet this week in a tranquil mountain resort in Japan, their gathering probably will be overshadowed by the turbulent global economy and deepening unrest over soaring oil and food prices. And the question...
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By Rachel Uranga For years, the Los Angeles Police Department has received crime tips from nervous callers hoping to remain anonymous as they fumble through intimidating one-on-one Q&As with police tip-takers.
MSDN Blogs (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
California; Metro Desk Disney's transportation of the future . . . still is Although the park's new monorail has made appearances, riders will have to wait a little longer. David Haldane Times Staff Writer 6 July 2008 Those yearning to ride Disneyland's long-awaited new monorail found they had to hang on a little longer Saturday. The Mark VII, which had appeared off and on late in the week, never...
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Jump to the full entry & travel map Los Angeles, California, United States What a way to start 14 weeks of travel!! Arrived at Adelaide to be warned that our flight to San Francisco was running 9 hours late! Travelled as scheduled to Sydney where after much negotiation we were given seats on a flight to LA that was leaving very quickly. We decided that that would be better than waiting an extra...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to stay within striking distance of the top spot in the NL West division today, when they conclude a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.
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Jump to the full entry & travel map Los Angeles, California, United States I have nothing to say about my 8 hours at LAX except a word of advice: Avoid it like the plague and if you can't, drink top shelf liquor until the pain subsides. The flight itself was actually ok. I was really surprised. The staff was super friendly, I sat smack dad in the middle of two really nice older folk, the food...
MSDN Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Digital download model puts song exposure above sales Some artists are using the pay-what-you-want option. But industry experts question the plan's long-term worth. By Swati Pandey Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 5, 2008 Mash-up artist Girl Talk's new album, "Feed the Animals" comes with some impressive numbers: About 300 sampled songs on 14 tracks that play for a manic 55 minutes. One...
LAist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reports are coming in about firs in the Los Angeles area. At about 3:30, a fire broke out at mobile home near a state park in Malibu Creek State Park. While the home fire was knocked down, the fire has spread to hillside brush and has at least burned through 10 acres. Park visitors have been evacuated. A few minutes past 4:00 p.m., a fire was reported at 1922 N. Beverly Drive at the border...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
'The Exiles," a film about American Indians living on the edge of central Los Angeles in the 1950s, is both a chronicle and a casualty of neglect: a movie about a forsaken community that itself became a lost object.Directed by Kent Mackenzie, a first-time filmmaker who had just graduated from the University of Southern California, it is a poetic and empathetic hybrid of fiction and documentary....
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | yesterday
Marimba Players of the World, Unite! Marimba Festival gives percussionists a chance to jam with others and spread the musical joy. That could be the motto of the Zelts- man Marimba Festival, an annual gathering of percussionists who have a special affection for the mallet instrument that's a mainstay of symphony orchestras and a close cousin of the smaller xylophone and the more resonant vibraphone...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barry Zito tries to avoid his 13th loss of the season this evening when the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers resume their three-game series at AT&T Park.
