Category Archives: Los Angeles

A Heartbreaking Story From L.A.’s Chabad Community

From today’s Los Angeles Times, Maria L. La Ganga writes: Abbie Dorn lies in a hospital bed in her parents’ home on the South Carolina coast. A halo of dark curls frames her pale face. The pump for her feeding … Continue reading

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L.A.’s Budget Crisis

Dennis Prager talked on his show Friday about Los Angeles facing insolvency. “Who runs these cities?” he asked. “Not Democrats?” “Los Angeles will become insolvent. Why? Because it has been run by liberal policies for my lifetime. That’s obvious.” “The … Continue reading

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7.2 Earthquake Hits Mexicali

3:40 pm. I’m lying down watching “The Raid on Entebbe” when my hovel starts shaking. I feel like I’m riding a horse. The shaking goes on for about 30 seconds, about the longest I ever remember. Report My movie — … Continue reading

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Business Scandals Among LA Persian Jews

The Jewish Journal reports: Just over a year ago, Ezri Namvar was forced into involuntary bankruptcy and accused by investors of creating a Ponzi scheme that lost as much as $500 million that had been loaned to him

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Ponzi Schemes?

Jacob M. Schwartz (levittp@gmail.com) emails: The LMV (L— Mafia Victims) Community is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help people affected by the L— Mafia from Los Angeles, enhance their economical health and well-being through participation in a professional … Continue reading

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