That was fast. I guess this proves that billboards and a massive, massive, massive amount of flyers put around the neighborhood can get your dog back. For background on Hedkayce (that's the dog's name), check out yesterday's story.......

Update: Hedkayce, the dog, has been found.The Silver Lake and Echo Park area was slammed with flyers this weekend showing this dog, pictured above. And if flyers were not enough, two billboards, back-to-back, at Sunset and Alvarado featured the cute dog asking anyone who has seen it or has found it to contact the owner. And who could afford such an effort? The one and only Dov Charney of American Apparel. One of the flyers......

Yesterday, ICE raided the Concord English Language Learning Center in the Wilshire District. Behzad "Ben" Zaman, 50, who ran two schools in LA, was arrested on charges that he used his English language schools as a front to get student visas for Russian prostitutes and other ineligible foreigners. While this raid may have been legitimate, other recent raids are raising concerns with local politicians and community members (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) It's about time Los......

Photo used with permission The good folks at the New York City based blog, ANIMAL, have let us use this photo to share with you. Welcome to American Apparel owner Dov Charney's supposed front doorstep in Silver Lake (maybe Hollywood Hills actually). Now this is one way you can greet visitors to your home. "Whether this monument acts as the magical source of Dov's panty-dropping power or if it's just an insightful look into......

Update on why Ventura Blvd. in Studio City was shut down this afternoon by the LAPD: according to the North Hollywood Police Division, the shooting took place at De Soto Ave and Gresham St. in Chatsworth. Later, the suspect's car was found at the Studio City 7-11, prompting the LAPD shut down the area to search (hence all the helicopters). The suspect was later found in the city of Fontana and was arrested without......

We always encourage you to press that little recommend button at the bottom right hand corner of every post if you enjoyed it. For one, it tells us what you want more of here it LAist. So here's this week's five most recommended posts, as recommended by you: 1. LAist Interview: Matt Reeves, Director of Cloverfield: It was nice to have so many Cloverfield fan sites point to this in depth interview. Who knew that......

How about this for an opening about the founder of American Apparel in today's New York Post? "Dov Charney walks around his office in his underwear, sleeps with employees, and calls women bitches, sluts, whores and the c-word - and that's the stuff he admits to." We've all heard rumors that Charney is an ass and it's all coming out before a civil trial that begins here in Los Angeles tomorrow between former employee......

This is why we do all of our Christmas shopping online: first the FBI reported possible terrorist threats to Chicago and Los Angeles malls this holiday season, then took it back. Hey kids! You too can grow up to be a pervert with a social conscience! Dov Charney just signed on for a deal with American Apparel's partner company that could net him millions per year. A Small World it's not: Disneyland is remodeling......

Silly Jack Weiss! He thinks the Valley is different from the City. Tsk tsk! The Daily News takes the Councilman to task (lovingly) for his slip of the tongue. Halloween events abound in the city this time of year, and LAist is your best source for the hottest spooky spots: check out our continuing Halloween coverage here. OMGZZZ Kitten Cops! I can has ratburgerz?? The LAPD is recruiting feral cats to root out rodents......

For the past several seasons The Gap has been in a serious creative rut with completely lackluster clothes and equally dull ad campaigns, but the company aims to change all that with today's introduction of a limited edition collection for women designed by three hot, up-and-coming fashion designers. Following in the footsteps of mass-market clothing retailers H&M, Topshop and Target, all of whom have commissioned high-end designers to create limited edition clothing lines, The......

With clothes made in downtown Los Angeles, indie fashion manufacturer American Apparel is about to be sold for $382.5 million to a "little-known" investment firm. The New York Times reports that the company, founded by the always entertaining Dov Charney, will announce its sale tomorrow. The new owners? Endeavor Acquisition Corporation, owned by Jonathan J. Ledecky, who will keep Charney on as CEO. The sale is almost as surprising as the history of American......

It's time. As much as we hated seeing silver stars and winter white wonderland at the Beverly Center as early as October (did they completely gloss over Halloween or did we just miss it when they were promoting it back in, say, July?), we must accept that Holiday shopping is indeed upon us now that it's December. To make it easier on us all, LAist has toiled, worn out our mouse clicking fingers, scoured......

Our final remembrance of Sunset Junction is this bizarre scene that we stumbled across on Sunday. After a few beers we were very confused. We understood the free haircuts and it looked like they were doing a radio show. But what was going on with the American Apparel girls? That was them right? They looked great and they danced great and we loved their energy but what did they have to do with radio,......

We think so. LA's American Apparel has made being sexy sexy again and we thank them for that. We also think they should sell posters. Posters that look like this.......

So we spied this craigslist posting the other day under "writing gigs": American Apparel Seeks Intern We need an intern here NOW. An intern who has a car and is willing to run little errands such as picking up frozen Chicken Pot Pies for our CEO at Trader Joe's. An intern who likes to read and write. An intern who is resourceful, obedient, and emotionally-resilient. We will teach this intern all kinds of things......

t-shirt porn: In case you haven't had enough of American Apparel's Dov Charney, he's the subject of a profile in today's NY Times. They go to his pepto-pink factory, they go to his Echo Park house. We're not sure what happens after that because we just couldn't go on any further. Anybody want to tell us how it ends? eeeeeewww: The LA Times visits the gorehouse of Todd Masters, who makes heads split and......

If you're celebrating Christmas but haven't yet finished your shopping, there's not a moment to spare. A couple of our contributors have some shopping spots they love that might be a good bet. Snow Tempest shops for stuff: Bun-ka Do (Little Tokyo): Japanese ceramics, anime. Open until 5:30pm. 99 Cents Only Stores: ornaments, glass fruits & vegetables, candy, mugs, etc. Open until 9pm. Taschen (Beverly Hills): artsy books. Open until 5pm. American Apparel -......

American Apparel is known for two things: the antics of its iconoclastic/pornographic founder Dov Charney, and its really excellent cotton t-shirts. The company started making the plain t-shirts for other companies that would then, you know, print stuff on 'em. They still do that, but now notoriety, sexy ad campaigns and dozens of standalone retail stores have made American Apparel a brand of its own. The main factory is in downtown LA, an enormous,......

We're looking for new interviewers. We're also giving away a signed poster from The Chumscrubber. We opened a merch store as well featuring LAist branded American Apparel shirts (amongst other things). And we talked about... - UCLA Basketball and why you'll love and hate this team. - We're cooking in the kitchen - pumpkin cheesecake and pinzimonio. - The Huffington Post/Yahoo!/Gawker Party and local blogs. - Who knew Jane Austen and John Hughes had......

We just wanted to give a hearty thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us last night! We spent all our booze money and had lots of fun conversations about tae bo, gay Texas Republicans, food thieves, riding the bus, mobile phone companies, reality tv and those pesky local blog rivalries. Along with about 90% of our contributor staff, we had the go fug yourself ladies, Mike from franklin avenue, Marc......

For Independence Day weekend, here are some events that involve hanging out with social activists while listening to good music and wearing cute clothes: Friday, July 1 Free concert by social activist and good-time band Ozomatli at California Plaza, downtown Los Angeles, part of the Grand Performances series. 8 pm, but it's a good to get there as early as possible; this one will be crowded. Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3 American......

We were amused to read the following exchange with ninth-grader Kay Goldberg in New York magazine's "Look Book" feature. New York caught up with Miss Goldberg on the corner of Bleecker Street and West 11th Street to ask her about her street ensemble. Q: Where did you get this outfit? A: I got my shoes at, I don’t know, a Converse store? My rainbow tights came from this vintage boutique called Hidden Treasures in......

Womens Wear Daily briefly notes on 1/24/05 that American Apparel, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer and retailer of T-shirts and other activewear, opened its first French boutique, in Paris, earlier this month. The 1,600-square-foot shop on Place du Marché-Saint-Honoré carries T-shirts in a multitude of colors and shapes, apparel and accessories for the entire family, including dogs.......

In an effort to chip away at the large number of sweatshops in Los Angeles's complicated garment industry, the City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that requires contractors who manufacture uniforms and related goods bought by municipal entities to agree to a code of conduct. Pre-approved contractors and firms must adhere to workplace laws or risk losing the City of Los Angeles as a client. The projected fiscal impact includes the $50,000 paid to......