An LA City Council committee has made a unanimous decision to ban new fast-food restaurants in South LA for one year; the decision goes to the full council and the mayor this week. Spearheaded by Councilwoman Jan Perry, the ban would "prevent fast-food chains from opening new restaurants in a 32-square-mile area, including West Adams, Baldwin Village and Leimert Park. The moratorium would be in effect for one year, with the possibility of two six-month extensions." more ›

LAist’s Yuletide/YouTube marathon just keeps on coming with this little ditty. The Wham! classic, “Last Christmas,” holds the record as the biggest selling single not to top the chart. It reached up to #2 in the UK in December of 1984, shut-out of the top spot by Bob Geldof’s Band Aid megahit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away. This... more ›