A.M. News: The New Chinatown & More

Quentin Tarantino, mah-jongg, art galleries, lofts. L.A. Times profiles the new Chinatown:

The transformation has been occurring gradually over the last six years but now appears to be shifting into overdrive...

The situation has created a culture clash. Some old-timers complain about the rowdy behavior of the new patrons. There are periodic flare-ups over art shows that some longtime Chinatown merchants consider too racy. Some elderly residents worry about being pushed out by gentrification...

We need to break out of thinking that Chinatown is dirty, cheap and crowded... People should go to Beijing and Shanghai today and see how different it is. There's state-of-the-art architecture, merchandising and technology. This has to be represented here.

L.A. is one of the many cities where U.S. Attorney's Offices can't afford binder and paper clips. It's times like these when you need to act on the statement, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Please donate your unused binder and paper clips to the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's Office.

L.A. stories: Life of a married couple in Los Angeles finds that "every fan in every store in the area has been sold."

$125. That's how much less you'll have a year from now if you own a home. But that should mean less time for an officer to respond to your 911 call.

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