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Category Archives: Los Angeles
Breaking News: Second Jewish Man Shot In Pico-Robertson (2-16-23)
01:30 Two Jewish men shot in L.A.’s Pico-Robertson in two days, prompting more security for synagogues, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-16/extra-security-added-for-synagogues-after-two-jewish-men-shot-in-pico-robertson-in-two-days 03:00 Second Jewish man shot by a white guy, https://jewishjournal.com/news/356181/second-jewish-man-shot-in-pico/ 06:00 Twitter thread on shootings, https://twitter.com/thislouis/status/1626287969870184448 08:00 Chinese balloon freakout, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/opinion/spy-balloon-china-fear.html 38:00 Salman … Continue reading
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My First Impressions Of LA After Nearly Three Months Down Under
I flew into LAX this morning from Sydney. I’m struck by: * How good LA smells; * LA is far from the hell hole that many think it is. For millions of people, LA is the best place in the … Continue reading
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Los Angeles Magazine Sold To Two Celebrity Lawyers
The Los Angeles Times reports: Los Angeles magazine, a long-running institution in the city’s media ecosystem, has been purchased by attorneys Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas, the publication announced Monday. The acquisition marks a new chapter for a publication that … Continue reading
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La Cienega Heights Was Known As Corning-Cadillac When It Was Dominated By The Playboy Gangster Crips
Louis Keane writes in 2021: * When I signed a lease on an apartment on Corning in 2018, I couldn’t believe my luck. The location couldn’t be beaten — 15 minutes from the beach, 20 from Downtown, a stone’s throw … Continue reading
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Police, Power, and the Production of Racial Boundaries in La Cienega Heights
Criminology professor Ana Munoz produced this 2015 ethno-graphic history of La Cienega Heights. From Amazon: “Police, Power, and the Production of Racial Boundaries…explores the history of the area to explain how Cadillac-Corning became viewed by outsiders as a “violent neighborhood” … Continue reading
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