Photo by leochi via Flickr The City Council is voting today on one-year gang prevention contracts for six organizations to work with at-risk youth. But what defines a child as at-risk and likely to join a gang? The Daily News lays it out: lack of parental supervision; early childhood aggression; delinquent beliefs, including acceptance of antisocial behaviors; negative life events; having peers involved in deviant behavior; a commitment to street-oriented peers. If passed, six......

Photo by delara-photos via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr DID U C OPRAH 2DAY? OMG SO GR8! OOPS G2G, PPL R B-TING SUM GUY UP TTYL! Pasadena ain't your ashtray. So tonight their city council meets to vote on a massive smoking ban that will prohibit puffers to indulge in their habit in almost any public place. Hey, what's the latest on the upcoming SAG/AFTRA contract talks? Deadline Hollywood Daily has an......

It's about time this department gets some heat. LAist once made a call asking questions about sketchy violations from landlords and what was the answer? "We are not your filing cabinet for complaints sir." Well, that's some big help for the little guys. All they could do is lead us towards court with our non-existent fancy lawyer. After a scandal three years ago and the usual slamming from the Office of the Controller earlier this......