Occupy L.A. activists are joining forces with people from struggling L.A. communities, unemployed workers, community groups, clergy and labor organizations this evening in a candlelight vigil to pray that corporate greed won't kill good jobs. The event is slated for 6pm and coincides with the eve of the U.S. Senate vote on the American Jobs Act. more ›

For those in Venice or for those who are simply floored by the triple murder in Venice last week--a pregnant mother with twins was raped and killed, allegedly by a man already in custody--tonight is the community candlelight vigil, says Tara Tiger Brown at LA Metblogs. It's set for tonight at 6 p.m., at 1660 Electric Avenue, one block from Abbott Kinney. more ›

President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Orange County's infamous evangelical minister Rick Warren to lead his inauguration's invocation has met with much objection, mostly from the gay community, who believe Warren is homophobic. According to Top of the Ticket, "Obama has said he doesn't agree with some things Warren says and vice versa," but the two have agreed to disagreed rather congenially since this summer, when Warren invited Obama to speak at his Saddleback Church. Warren insists he is "not at all homophobic." more ›