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You can't compare retrofitting laws, which are intended for public safety, to billboards. Huge difference. Billboard blight is an issue worthy of a fight, but to fight them downtown in an area that i...

Jar is right - mobile trucks have a great deal of advantages. But as JRB suggests, police should be left spending their time protecting public safety. If food coaches are parking illegally, have traff...

On August 26, 2009 11:09 AM in Google Launches Traffic Data for Major City Streets, they said:

"Also works on the iPhone." Are you being paid by Apple to dismiss that this works on all mobile Google map devices, including Blackberry? Shill! ;)...

On August 26, 2009 11:05 AM in Gotcha! NBC Catches Villaraigosa Illegally Using Water, they said:

Neither do property managers. I suppose the should only fine groundskeepers and other maintainence workers who set timers, and absolve management from responsibility to, you know, manage....

On July 18, 2009 1:05 PM in Say Goodbye to Hollywood: The Knitting Factory to Close, they said:

Its really a shame the owners have been harrassed out of the place - perhaps an unideal location, the venue itself has been pro-community, and the interior was awesome. Don't get why the Knitting Fact...

On July 9, 2009 7:01 AM in Extra, Extra, they said:

Not to nitpick, but the elephant walk was held hours BEFORE the Jackson memorial, not after....

I think its also worth noting that for people who love Runyon, closing other parks will mean Runyon will get much more crowded, parking even scarcer, etc....

On April 29, 2009 11:37 AM in City to Study Privatizing Parking Meters. Price = $500,000, they said:

The Cinerama Dome has its own parking complex? Really? Do they mean the parking structure at Arclight Cinemas, which includes the Cinerama Dome?...

On April 28, 2009 12:12 PM in Sunset Junction Tickets on Sale, but Festival has no Permits , they said:

This article brings up some important points, however, I don't find it unusual for any event to not receive a permit until much closer to the actual dates, sometimes just weeks (or even days) before....

On April 22, 2009 11:04 AM in Waterboarding Said to have Helped Stop a Terrorist Attack in LA, they said:

Why is the headline and lede phrased as though this were a fact? I have no doubt terrorists did, and probably still do, want to crash planes into Los Angeles. They probably constantly make plans to d...

On March 18, 2009 12:42 PM in Serial Female Mail Thief in Hollywood Caught on Video, they said:

Thanks for spreading the word, Zach. As I mention in my original post, if you've been a victim, contact your local post office ASAP to report the crime. Also, if the video shows that its "unavailable...

On March 11, 2009 5:26 PM in Unemployment/Under-Employment in Los Angeles Now at 20%, they said:

I don't think you can discount that figure too much, but not sure how to account for people who are contract workers and self employed. I've freelanced rather regularly for years, and this may be the...

On March 11, 2009 4:25 PM in $72,000 Being Given Away by City Council Today, they said:

I feel like there may be a double standard here - does this now mean anyone can refer to lesbians as dykes? Or just lesbians? And if just lesbians, why is City Council approving a Dyke Day? Does this...

I nominate Zach Behrens....

Makes for a great case for provisional ballots, which so many people seem to dismiss. If Bowen is going to be using one, speaks to their validity....

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