Lisa Borodkin

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• Commented on Extra, Extra
  Wonder if I can go car-free for a weekend?...
• Commented on TV Junkie: Interview with 'Bored to Death' Team of Ted Danson, Jonathan Ames & Jason Schwartzman
  Glad HBO picked it up for a second season. Tom, I think you helped convince Jonathan Ames to have the character come out to LA for a case next season. Great piece, great show....
• Commented on Amtrak Leaves Passengers Stranded on Broken Down Surfliner for 8 Hours
  The passengers didn't even get their money back. They should all get a lifetime pass on Amtrak....
• Posted Jimmie Johnson Wins the Pepsi 500 in Fontana, Overtakes Martin as NASCAR Chase Leader to LAist
  Jimmie Johnson was once again the class of the field at Fontana on Sunday. Despite seven yellow-flag cautions and a huge red-flag wreck that parked the field with only 5 laps to go, Jimmie Johnson and his 48 team prevailed on restart after restart to win the 2009 Pepsi 500 and move into the lead in NASCAR's Chase standings. Having become the first NASCAR driver to win four Cup races at Auto Club Speedway in...
• Posted NASCAR's "Chase for the Cup" to debut in Southern California this Weekend with a Packed Field to LAist
  Mark Martin (left) returns to California this weekend to show the others how it's done. Photo by Stephen Borodkin for LAist. For the first time ever, one of NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup races will be hosted at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana this weekend with the Sprint Cup Pepsi 500 on Sunday. This is the tightest competition ever, at this point in the 6-year history of the Chase format. With four of...