- The outcome of Long Beach Halloween beatings came out today and some people are not happy (LA Times) - Former Republican Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee makes his bid for President (CBS2) - On a call for a rubbish fire in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles Firefighters found smoldering remains of what appeared to be a human adult (LAFD News & Information) - There will be an antiwar protest Downtown tomorrow (LAO) - The......

Those two nuggets in the picture are totally dusted by now, and I'm stuck twirling this horrible weed container, with some novelty name on the lable (Purple Dutch Tree Mini, whatever that means). The question still stands: Is the pot from a Legal Dispensary any better than what you can get from Dealer McDope's living room??The truth is, i don't have any medical problems, and i'm too paranoid about government agents spying on people to......

LA Observed reports that The Los Angeles Times has lured away Slate's Christopher Hawthorne to become the paper's new architecture critic, filling a vacancy left open when Nicolai Ouroussoff joined the staff of The New York Times several months ago. Is it a coincidence that Hawthorne's recent piece in Slate focuses on new architecture in Los Angeles?...Hmmm, we smell a tryout. At any rate, Hawthorne thoughtfully reviews the new district headquarters for the California......