Category Archives: Los Angeles

Andrew Friedman Supports Carmen Trutanich For District Attorney

There’s nobody in the Los Angeles Jewish community more politically connected than personal injury lawyer Andrew Friedman, one of the old-school Hungarians of Hancock Park. In 2005, when most of the Jewish community supported Bob Hertzberg or James Hahn for … Continue reading

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Persian Jews Targeted

The Los Angeles Times reports: “Persian-Jewish community targeted – The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a Los Angeles man of operating an investment scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $7.5 million. The SEC alleged in a lawsuit … Continue reading

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It’s Time To Ban Leafblowers In Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Has The Worst Streets Of Any Major American City

I remember driving west from downtown Los Angeles one evening in 2009. The lane next to the sidewalk was filled with deep potholes and almost every driver avoided it but me. I ploughed along, grateful that my path was free … Continue reading

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Holocaust Survivor Stanley Diller Drops Dead

The levaya (funeral) was at Yeshiva Gedolah this afternoon. Stanley was known in Los Angeles Jewish circles for his ugly divorce from his first wife and for his support for yeshivot. The Jewish Press reports in 2010: At the Hancock … Continue reading

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