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Area Code Jingoism
This happened in Chicago years ago and it wasn't that big of a deal. Yet the Westside gets a two page article fronting the L.A. Times' website. This really isn't news, but we're going to gawk at this anyway:
Residents in the 310 zone soon will have to dial four extra digits, even for local calls. Some are reluctant to get with the reprogram... After years of debate and delays, residents of the 310 will no longer be able to dial just seven digits to make local calls starting July 26. That milestone will be followed a month later with the overlay of the 424 area code. With 310 numbers being depleted, phone companies are set to begin distributing 424 numbers to new customers on Aug. 26... Typically, regulators simply split areas when numbers begin to run out. But neither the Westside nor the South Bay wanted to give up the vaunted 310.
Harden the Target
Mayor Sam points us to a very scary video of Saturday's LAPD riot policing via The Manicatack blog. At the time of writing this, there's still no response to Saturday's march on the LAPD blog. NOTE TO LAPD: We know you know that the power of a blog lets you easily release information at any time. That said, we want to hear your side of the story, even if you typed it in your underwear.
LASD officers might end up working as bartenders at ultra-trendy clubs after this reality show airs.
LAPD's Northeast Division lowered property crimes significantly by arresting just a few key criminals.
Barone's Returns
"It gave you the excuse to come to the Valley when no one even knew where the hell the Valley was." The location may have changed, but the pizza should be the same.
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The Times article missed the point that the overlay is totally unnecessary. And by focusing on the inconvenience, they only help the perpetrators of this bad joke of a plan. The truth is that the industry never proved that there is a shortage of numbers, and even if they had, there are plenty of perfectly good remedies that don't involve this ridiculous idea. They tried this exact same shit in 1999 and the public shot it down when the truth became known. The industry brought it back last year without anything different -- other than a few more industry allies in the capitol. Sure, we can all dial more digits, but why should we do it if we don't have to?
A) 213 represent. Westsiders are bitter, but at least they'll still have their premium zip codes as status symbols.
B) Protests are just that - they're not something to do on a sunday afternoon because you're bored. The LAPD officers involved are cowardly pieces of shit - but that's not exactly breaking news. They should be punished to the fullest extant, but is anyone really surprised that they'd act this way?
I don't see what the big deal is about the 1-310 action. Does anybody actually *DIAL* anyone anymore? Myself and everyone I know hits the call button and scrolls down a list.
Who's DIALING numbers anyways? Doesn't everyone just hit the call button and scroll down a list of contacts? 1310... big DEAL!