It's not just your imagination: Angelenos are more than 50 percent more likely to get into a crash than everyone else nationally. That means while everyone else is only colliding once every 10 years, our individual drivers get into collisions every 6.6 years on average. The data comes from a survey of claims in the 200 largest U.S. cities from January 2008 to December 2009 put out by Allstate. more ›

The National Weather Service has reported minor mudslides, rock slides and flooding all over Southern California roads, however "Caltrans has so far been able to clean up the problems quickly," reports LA Now. more ›

As we approach Christmas and New Year's Eve, the state sees an uptick in collisions. Last year during the California Highway Patrol's "Christmas Enforcement Period"--that's Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. through midnight, December 27th--there were 4,000 collisions that left 37 people dead. Among those deaths, 23 were lost in alcohol-related crashes, according to the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. In addition to this year's "Christmas Enforcement Period," the CHP will engage in a similar period around New Year's Eve from Thursday, December 31 at 6 p.m. to midnight, Sunday, January 3, 2010. more ›

Tonight Chicago-based butt rockers Disturbed will be performing at the Hollywood Palladium. New York's own folk rock outfit Nickel Eye, which features none other than Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes, are set to headline the Troubadour with Low vs Diamond in tow. The Echoplex will play host to a handful of French DJs, including LAist favorite Anoraak. Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek is performing solo at the Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, local experimental collective Heard of Elephants will be performing with Collisions at the Unknown Theater. But we strongly suggest that you head over to the Key Club to catch D.C.-based rapper Wale, who has been exalted by the likes of Pitchfork and LA's foremost hip-hop expert Jeff Weiss. more ›