By Aaron Blevins, 5/10/2012
It may be reminiscent of a drive-in movie theatre, but patrons will likely need to exit their vehicles in order to enjoy the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “Oscars Outdoors” screening series this summer. The series was announced on Monday, two days after Academy staff members gave the new, $2 million outdoor venue, [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 5/10/2012
Religion and Law Enforcement Overlap in Chaplain Services
The Los Angeles Police Department civilian employee went into cardiac arrest shortly after chaplain De’Wana Hubbard had left the Verdugo Hills Hospital in the foothills above Glendale. The civilian had fallen ill, and the diagnosis called for surgery. During the procedure, unexpected complications surfaced. When the individual’s heart stopped beating, the patient’s mother frantically contacted [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 5/10/2012
LAPD, Mayor Will Collect Guns This Weekend
It may sound like a sting operation, but the Los Angeles Police Department will not be arresting any participants during the city’s Anonymous Gun Buyback program on Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at six sites in L.A., representatives of the LAPD and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Office will be offering $100 and $200 Visa [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 5/10/2012
According to representatives of CIM Group, recent allegations that the Sunset Gordon project in Hollywood was re-assessed to benefit a county assessor campaign contributor and his clients will have no bearing on its construction. The Los Angeles Times reported on May 4 that property tax consultant Ramin Salari lobbied to lower the assessed value of [...] [...more]
By Josh Premako, 5/03/2012
Occupy LA protesters marched eastward through the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, in conjunction with Tuesday’s May Day protest for immigrants’ right. Occupy protesters waved signs decrying corporate tax breaks and calling for equality. A number of protesters drove down Wilshire with signs affixed to their vehicles. Four separate Occupy LA marches [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 5/03/2012
Vine Street Store Stays in the Family
It was supposed to be a fight to the finish, with David, a mom and pop retailer, standing its ground to Goliath, the W Hotel and its developers, over a sliver of the project’s 61,500 square feet. Yet, five years later, David remains, largely undaunted. Such was the story of Bernard’s Luggage, a family-owned shop [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 5/03/2012
Academy Signs 20-Year Lease to Stay in Same Venue
Following prospects that the Oscars could be headed to downtown Los Angeles or elsewhere, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has signed a 20-year agreement to keep the Academy Awards in Hollywood. Furthermore, the Oscars will stay in the same venue, which will be known as the Dolby Theatre, per a 20-year agreement [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 5/03/2012
During rush hour on a weekday, one might expect the traffic control center in downtown Los Angeles to be a frantic, frenzied place. One might envision workers with disorderly, graying hair jogging in business attire, dodging airborne sheets of paper. However, even with last week’s rain, the atmosphere at the Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control [...] [...more]
By Josh Premako, 5/03/2012
The Mid-City West Community Council’s executive council moved closer Tuesday night to again having a functioning planning and land use committee (PLUC), nearly two months after it was disbanded amid claims of personality clashes. Council Chair Sheryl Turner directed council member Tim Deegan to head up the formation of an ad hoc committee and report [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 5/03/2012
Councilman Garcetti Calls for a Study on the Three-Wheeled Vehicles
The 10-block stretch between major attractions at Hollywood and Vine and Hollywood and Highland may get a little easier to traverse through a proposal that would bring pedicabs to Tinseltown. Pedicabs, which are chariot-like vehicles where a bicyclist tows a two-wheeled carriage that can hold up to five passengers, have become popular modes of transportation [...] [...more]
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