To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 6 candidate David Barron (Facebook). The San Fernando Valley district includes Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Pacoima, North Hollywood and Sun Valley. more ›

Here's a theme for City Council: they publish e-mail addresses on their websites so the public can contact them, but you e-mail them and get a bounced e-mail in return. You've seen this before. 1. The city's Webmaster (see the LaBonge story link) 2. Councilman Tom LaBonge 3. Councilman Greig Smith The next victim in the city's published e-mail address shenanigans is Councilman Tony Cárdenas, representing Council District 6 in The Valley. "No such recipient."... more ›

- To boost ridership, WiFi has been proposed to travel with riders on the Gold Line - Curbed LA - Dogs in Echo Park as a hot issue - Chicken Corner - Nevermind. Thomas Mauk has decided to stay with Orange County instead of moving to LA County as Chief Administrative Officer - LAO - Kobe = suspended. Lakers will still win tonight against the Knicks - NY Times - The city council race... more ›