Now that Labor Day weekend is past, the political season is heating up. As of this morning, there were three debates scheduled between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown, who finally began running ads this week, and Meg Whitman -- two in Northern California and one in Central California. more ›

Matt Bilferd brings his very meticulous artwork to Ghettogloss in Silverlake. The show entitled, "8teen,000" is literally comprised of 18,000 wooden pegs painted and placed in the wall to re-create 50's iconic cartoon images. The artist urges you to experience his work from all different angles, but no matter which way you look at it, it's pretty freaking awesome. more ›

Did you watch last night's debates? If you did, you were one of the minority. Kevin Roderick at LA Observed reports: "Nielsen says that last night's Biden-Palin debate drew a much larger television audience — 45% of households in the 55 biggest metered metro areas — than the earlier McCain-Obama debate. But the ratings in Los Angeles were dead last at 34%." more ›

Presidential candidate John McCain is saying it is now unlikely they will host any town halls with Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. All this could mean California being left out of the mix. Earlier this month, McCain proposed the two of them hold ten town-hall style debates, but Obama said five would be suffice. "That package of five engagements would have been the most of any Presidential campaign in the modern era," wrote the Democrat's campaign manager. more ›

And then there were two. Tonight in Los Angeles, Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will pontificate, bicker, wax poetic, and throw things at each other. The debate is sponsored by the LA Times, Politico.com, and CNN, and moderated by Wolf "Hack" Blitzer. The "show" begins at 5pm PST. more ›

To celebrate the fact that they didn't completely fuck up their first debate, the Democrats have announced that they're going to tempt fate six more times around the country, ending up here in the city of Angels July 23, 2007: YouTube/Google and CNN in Charleston, SC August 19, 2007: ABC in Des Moines, IA September 26, 2007: NBC News/MSNBC in Hanover, NH October 30, 2007: NBC News/MSNBC in Philadelphia, PA November 15, 2007: CNN... more ›