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Category Archives: Los Angeles
‘Do You Know Who I am?’
Mark Lacter writes: A tired cliché, I realize, but pseudo-celebrities keep pulling out variations of that line when all else fails. Case in point is Courtenay Semel, whose only legitimate claim to fame is purely biological. She’s the daughter of … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged caesars palace, courtenay semel, google search, terry semel, tila tequila, yahoo ceo terry semel
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Hitting Detroit Street For Halloween
It’s often called "rebbe row" or "the holiest street in Los Angeles" because so many rabbis live there. My friend calls with his Halloween plans: "I’ll go as Hasid on Friday night. Black coat, tallis, false beard. I’ll carry a … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged candy corn, detroit street, false beard, hasid, roman centurions
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Tom Skeeter Vs. Jackie Jackson
Here’s a new lawsuit: Case Type: UD/Commercial (not Drugs/Evict) (General Jurisdiction) Case#: LC082975 CASE NAME: TOM SKEETER VS JACKIE JACKSON, ET AL. Here are some details on Tom Skeeter: Tom Skeeter serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged hank williams jr, jurisdiction case, majority stockholder, rainy day records, release later this year, waylon jennings
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A Bad Day
Jon Carter must’ve had a bad day. Case Type: Civil Rights (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC398085 CASE NAME: JON CARPENTER VS TOEU K KAING ET AL Parties: BEST VIDEO – Def/Res,CARPENTER JON – PL/PET,DOES 1 THROUGH 10 – Def/Res,DONUT STAR – … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged case name, case summary, case type, jurisdiction case, lasuperiorcourt org, weingart foundation
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Tragedy on the Lake
Rav Adlerstein writes Sept. 1: Tranquil water, clear blue skies, and clean air, all but an hour’s drive from Los Angeles. The beauty of the place clashed so ironically with the grim task of our visit to Lake Piru. For … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged clear blue skies, hatzolah, lake piru, life vests, shabbos table, successful businessman
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Century City Knife Murder
Joe emails: The LAT had an article on the murder of a woman named Fayed in Century City. Some websites claim that her husband is related to the Fayeds of Harrod’s in London (Princess Di and all that), but the … Continue reading
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Tagged century city, harrod, internet research, london, princess di
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That Was Some Earthquake
An earthquake rolled through the hovel for about ten seconds. I’m live on my cam. I was holding on to my computer monitor and cam. The hovel got real shook up. It was centered in Chino Hills and was a … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged computer monitor, earthquake, hovel, ten seconds
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Los Angeles Jews In Litigation
I believe the Moshe A. Kagan named in the following lawsuit owns Western Produce at 456 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036-1717. Case Type: Premises Liablty (e.g. slip & fall (General Jurisdiction) Case#: LC081927 CASE NAME: BARRY SACKS VS … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged bally total fitness, fitness corporation, jurisdiction case, litigation case, milikan, plaintiff attorneys
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LA’s Wave & Independent Newspaper Chains In Financial Trouble
Last fall, they (Wave, Independent) missed a payroll for the first time in a decade. The owner Pluria Marshall Jr. told his employees their checks would be a month late. In 2002, the Wave moved into the Independent’s offices in … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Journalism, Los Angeles
Tagged american neighborhood, black enterprise magazine, black radio stations, chapter 11 bankruptcy, chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, community weeklies, financial trouble, independent chain, mid wilshire, national black media coalition, s wave
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Jewish Briefs
Joe emails: An offer was made to mediate the Biston-Weil dispute before a beit din and that fell through. It is now scheduled for trial in September. Pacific Jewish Center in Venice is looking for a part time rabbi – … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged biston, boruch, Chabad, cunin, downstairs, intellectual superiority, jewish center, minyan, north hollywood, pulpit, rabbi, Roland Arnall, school tuition, seams, Shaarey Zedek, shabbos, sherman oaks, shul, shuls, underground parking
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