La Habra Heights is heating up! At a recent meeting of the La Habra Heights Improvement Association, a freelance cameraman who began taping was promptly approached and manhandled by one of the association members. "Don't you put that f....n' thing in my face," John Pearce said as he grabbed George Edwards' $44,000 camera, explained watchdog blogger Stephen Blagden. more ›

In reaction to an uptick in crime in the area, including a recent burglary at his own home, Councilman Tom LaBonge is hosting a community meeting tomorrow evening, his office announced tonight. more ›

The "B" in the word budget takes on so much more than its usual banal meaning these days for Los Angeles officials. The looming possibility of a billion dollar deficit within a few years and the predictions that the city will file for bankruptcy this Spring have brought such a boring subject into a bothersome, yet breathtaking light. more ›

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck is continuing his appearances at public meet and greets with his first in the new year. The public is invited to a community a forum tonight in Boyle Heights and participate in an "interactive question and answer session," the department announced today. It takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bishop Mora Salesian College Preparatory at 960 South Soto Street. UPDATE: The event is tonight, not tomorrow. more ›

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The next in a series of community town halls with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, featuring the new LAPD Chief, will be on the Westside next week. On Tuesday when Charlie Beck was chosen, meetings were immediately scheduled for that day in South L.A., followed by one in the Valley on Wednesday and one yesterday in El Sereno. more ›

The town hall train has already taken off with three community meetings set up in order to introduce Beck to the public. As noted earlier, one meeting will take place this afternoon in South L.A. Then tomorrow, the public can attend a meeting in the Valley and in El Sereno on Thursday. Details are below. more ›

October is going to be a busy month for public meetings about transportation. The city of Los Angeles is hosting a set of them on the draft master bicycle plan while Metro will gather input at a series of meetings about the Wilshire bus lanes. more ›

As Metro works on a subway to the Westside, they are also working on peak hour bus lanes down Wilshire Boulevard to the Santa Monica city line and excluding Beverly Hills. The project aims to improve traffic flow along Wilshire Boulevard, encourage the shift from car to public transit, improve bus travel times and reliability on bus service. more ›