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By Liz Ohanesian Photo by Erin Broadley. Click image for entire slideshow. digg_url = 'https://digg.com/arts_culture/Lolita_Girls_Travel_the_U_S_for_Japanese_C Read full Post
Yosi Sergant is not the type of publicist one sees on TV. The 32-year-old environmentalist rides his bike everywhere — he gave up his Mitsubishi clunker a few year Read full Post
Family and friends along with hundreds of law enforcement officers attended a funeral today at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown L.A. for a sheriff Read full Post
Well, we lost another one to New York. Damn it! And such a pleasant guy! LA Times' August Brown published an incredibly revealing glimpse into the mind of Arthu Read full Post
With Monday's fatal shooting of postal worker Kevin Wicks by an Inglewood police officer the number of deaths this year at the hands of law enforcement in Los An Read full Post
The state Board of Parole Hearings will decide today whether they will grant Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer Susan Atkins compassionate release.” A Read full Post
A multi-agency task force of 500 law enforcement officers swooped down on members of the Avenues gang on Drew Street early Wednesday morning. The crackdown netted 32 Read full Post
Back at one of my previous journalism jobs, around 2000 or so, a colleague once tried to pitch a cover story about Largo, the comedy/music club that used to be at 4 Read full Post
Instead of cracking down on illegal commercial signage, the Department of Building and Safety is going after…murals? When I think of how to describe L.A., I think Read full Post
Ah, music. It arrives from out of the mist, or from Hell below, or from passing cars bumping the beats, or from Muzak kicking Phil Collins' “In the Air&#8 Read full Post
“Ring them bells St. Catherine/ From the top of the room, Ring them from the fortress/ For the lilies that bloom. Oh the lines are long/ And the fighting is st Read full Post
Grand Sumo Tournament LA Sports Arena, Sunday, June 8, 2008 Even if you know nothing about sumo wrestling (and I don't), it's incredible how quickly and deep Read full Post