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
It’s hard not to like TNT’s hit procedural The Closer — you can usually count on the jittery charm Kyra Sedgwick gives Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson’s confess
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
It looks like Councilmember Jack Weiss’ plan to impose hefty fines on companies that post multi-story supergraphics” signs plastered illegally around Los Angeles
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
Read full Post
A 50-word fax sent from Judge Alex Kozinski this morning has effectively ended the current obscenity trial of U.S v. Isaacs.
In light of the public controversy surr
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
Forty percent of Hollywood’s homeless youths ended up on the streets at some point after having been removed from their homes by a city, county or state department
Read full Post
The nights go nearly sleepless, but the last day of Gay Pride Week is no time to flake out. Promises are made and need to be kept, so I head over to the Abbey and He
Read full Post
Prediction: N*E*R*D’s Seeing Sounds will be the soundtrack to a very sexy summer. Okay, maybe just ours. In Search Of still shakes up our decks (usually in the ca
Read full Post
