An unidentified suspect who allegedly caused a disturbance near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue on Sunday is in serious but stable condition at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Police used a taser to subdue the suspect and he fell and struck his head on the curb. Officer Cleon Joseph, an LAPD spokesman, said police [...] [...more]
Approximately 300 people demonstrated outside the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) headquarters on Tuesday to protest up to 2,000 layoffs of classified employees, which include clerical workers, administrative assistants, janitors and food preparation staff. The LAUSD approved its $5.4 billion budget for the 2010-11 school year on Tuesday, which included up to 2,500 layoffs, [...] [...more]
As oil continues to gush uncontrollably into the Gulf of Mexico, city officials and environmental leaders gathered on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday as part of “Get L.A. Off Oil” day. The movement urges residents to use alternative modes of transportation. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Councilmembers Jan Perry, 9th District, [...] [...more]
An unidentified man was taken into custody and placed on psychiatric evaluation Wednesday after he threatened to jump from a one-story roof near the intersection of Santa Monica and Cahuenga Boulevards. The incident began around 9:55am when the man was observed standing on a roof at the location. Police blocked traffic and the fire department [...] [...more]
First Lady Michelle Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia, and her mother Marian Robinson, toured Los Angeles last week and dined at some famous Hollywood establishments while they were on vacation. Obama and her family had dinner at Lucques on June 13, dined in the private Jack Warner Room at Pizzeria Mozza on June 14, [...] [...more]
Third installments of franchises tend to mark the time when the audience checks out, but “Toy Story 3” feels just as fresh as the 1995 original. The gang is back and ready to face their biggest challenge yet, the end of Andy’s childhood and an unknown future. The first few minutes of the film expose [...] [...more]
When I think of a French bistro, I conjure up images of a cozy room with red chairs, warm woods and black and white tile floors. However, the French bistro at the W Hotel, Delphine, is light and bright with an LA feel to it. The arched ceilings finished in bleached wood and “Big Ass” [...] [...more]
Great Happy Hour Specials Grand Happy Hour The Grand Lux Café at the Beverly Center offers a daily $5 drink special on Mondays through Fridays from 4:00 to 6:30pm. On Thursdays, the bar offers a passion fruit margarita and Fridays they serve a rum typhoon. Selected well drinks and wines are $5, while selected draft [...] [...more]
A 48-year-old Beverly Hills-based defense lawyer who allegedly tried to smuggle heroin into a secure area of the downtown courthouse was charged on June 17 with bringing drugs into a jail. Michael Inman has been charged with four felony counts, including possession of a controlled substance in a jail, and possession for sale of a [...] [...more]
A former Pop Warner football coach pleaded no contest on June 17 to sexually molesting four young boys who played on his teams, and to molesting a fifth victim, a teenaged girl. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced that Paul Anthony Ayala, 42, entered the plea before Superior Court Commissioner Loren Di Frank. [...] [...more]
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