Category Archives: Los Angeles

Who In LA Has A Concealed Weapons Permit?

The LA Weekly has published a list of concealed weapon’s holders. List. Andrew Friedman, is a big supporter of Sheriff Lee Baca, and has honored Baca at his shul annual breakfast and served on commissions etc. His son is quoted … Continue reading

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I Live On $600 A Week

LA and New York are equally expensive, with LA more expensive to live than SF with its sky-high rents? I’ve lived on about $500 a week baseline for a decade (dropped my health insurance last March). I now pay $1000 … Continue reading

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What makes New York the greatest city?

Why do New Yorkers keep repeating this publicly? On what objective basis is this true? What’s the insecurity underlying such a proclamation? People who say weird, unnecessary and untrue things are coming from a broken place. If New Yorkers were … Continue reading

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New Yorkers, San Franciscans Love To Rip LA

When New Yorkers move to LA, they love to criticize LA, its drivers, its fake manners, its lack of a center, etc. I suspect that when Los Angelenos move to New York or anywhere, they’re much less likely to complain … Continue reading

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Nicole Strafaci’s Gorgeous Stories

I met a fascinating artist, designer, model, writer and performer tonight at Terrie Silverman’s Gorgeous Stories show at Beyond Baroque in Venice. I’m performing tomorrow night at the same place. Nicole Strafaci operates CollagePhilosophy.com: “I have always been greatly influenced … Continue reading

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