Whether Los Angeles can "be bike-friendly and film-friendly at the same time," is the crux of an opinion piece published in today's Times about the effect the new boldly green bike lanes on Spring Street in Downtown have affected the film and TV biz. more ›

L.A.'s bigger newspapers are starting to roll out endorsements for high profile races. The LA Times this weekend took to the Democrats and the Daily News sided with Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina. more ›

"The mayor's innovative plan to complete regional transit projects in just 10 years is a win-win," begins the LA Times in an editorial in support of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's vision of having a mass transit city in 10 years time. The plan asks the federal government for $30 to $40 billion in loans with a guarantee that it will be paid back. That's because the voter-approved Measure R--it raised LA County's sales tax--will bring in that much money over 30 years (get it? 30 years of projects, 12 of them, completed in 10 years). more ›

There's been controversy aplenty surrounding the date of the LA Marathon this year, and now, in preparation for next year's run, Greersoc.com founder and 15-time marathon runner Greer Wylder suggests in an LA Times editorial today that organizers also consider improving the route. Why? Because, to be blunt, it's really ugly. more ›

With their counterparts in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) staging sit-ins to protest pink slips yesterday, Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) teachers are whining about smaller things in today's LA Times. Smaller things as in small kitchen appliances. more ›

The Los Angeles Times yesterday editorialized against Proposition 4 (parental notification for minor's abortion). The Times addresses concerns that Proposition 4 would limit access to safe abortion care, and that it's passage could lead pregnant teens to harm through illegal abortions, not receiving prenatal care, or worse. more ›

The San Jose Mercury News has published an editorial against Prop 4. The piece was, in part, related to the recent discovery that Prop 4, or "Sarah's Law," wouldn't have actually applied to "Sarah." The editorial includes a response to this discovery from one of the backers of the initiative, betraying an unsurprising tone of desperation: "'The point is that bad things happen to girls who have secret abortions,' said Katie Short, one of the authors of the measure." more ›

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Can I just say that after giving up TV, I have had a bitch of a time trying to find Family Guy and Sex and the City episodes (which I have recently gotten re-addicted to over the Christmas holiday) online. I found a solution (and something else to get addicted to) – OVGuide.com. OVG is now on my Firefox toolbar – and that's a big deal to me, though maybe not you because you don't know how important something has to be to me to land a spot on that toolbar. more ›

George Bush issued the fourth veto of his presidency today, nixing a bill that would have provided insurance to poor children. Bush said the program was too costly, apparently cool with the fact that the Iraq war now costs over $455-billion. That's B for billion. And B for Bitch. Curbed LA takes a gander at a new development planned for West LA. In as much as the structure looks like a monument to cubism,... more ›

Everybody's favorite LA football team the UCLA Bruins face BYU in their home opener at the Rose Bowl tomorrow. If you have tickets, make sure you arrive early for the Air Force fly-by before the game -- it's always a guaranteed tearjerker. Ex-BYUman Ben Olson scoffed at the supposed challenge that BYU brings, stating: "I look at this as any other game.” That's my boy! Unfortunately you cannot catch the game on any of... more ›

A couple weeks back we interviewed Alex Delyle, managing editor of the West Hollywood-based startup The Daily Reel at the Economics of Social Media conference. more ›

Water-coloring, jazz-listening, horse track-attending, local politics-loving, cocktail-making, Joseph Mailander is stepping down from the blog he helped form, the Martini Republic. LAist has the exclusive interview with one of our favorite LA bloggers who dares say something about the Yankees which we recommend that you ignore as we have done. LAist: There appears to be some major changes in Martini Republic, namely I see that you are not the Editor of the site any... more ›

- Was your reaction to the election today sorta "meh"? So was the LA Times' in this morning's paper. Other than their Editorial page picks on the box on the bottom left hand portion of that page, and the two paragraph blurb about the free parking around polling places, there were no Election stories in the paper this morning. This is the story they needed but it was only available in later editions and... more ›

Earlier this year USC Daily Trojan editor in chief Zach Fox's re-election got cockblocked by the SC VP of Student Affairs. USC, like many colleges has a process of choosing their EICs by having a staff vote followed by a conformation vote by a group consisting of students, staff, and faculty. more ›

Visitors cruise by or bed-and-breakfast and see the paradise that Santa Barbara is to the eyes. But that doesn't mean that there's no drama. more ›

The LA Times held its first publisher's forum last night with an impressive panel gathered to discuss homelessness. LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, Sheriff Lee Baca, Bobby Shriver (Mayor pro tem of Santa Monica), LAPD Chief William Bratton, Lamp Community head Casey Horan and Dr. Marvin Southard, Director of the LA County Department of Mental Health sat in directors chairs as LA Times Editorial Page Editor Andrés Martinez moderated. That's Martinez in the picture. But first we had a nice opening from the Mayor. more ›

Left, Right and Center has had a lot of trouble with their "right" chair of late and it appears the problem will continue. Tony Blankley is the new conservative voice on KCRW's political commentary program and not very many people are happy about it. Online progressive research site (and media accuracy group) Media Matters for America is so unhappy with the decision that President and CEO David Brock drafted a letter to the station outlining all of Blankley's problems with accuracy, tact, and civil discourse. more ›