Last year Kaiser Permanente donated $1.2 million to the city to help keep 15 city swimming pools open an extra two weeks at the end of the summer. This year Kaiser cut their donation by 90%, and still, magically the city announced that thanks to the HMO, 14 city pools will remain open two weeks longer than originally scheduled. Because of a $121,000 donation from Kaiser Permanente, 14 swimming pools operated by the Los......

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In an effort to create even more buzz for Michael Moore's latest film, SiCKO, the trailer will be projected tonight starting at sundown with full sound and subtitles on the outside of buildings near the headquarters of leading HMOs, insurance companies and hospitals in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Oakland. Here, in LA you can find the trailer projected at 4343 W. Sunset Blvd. Locations of interest in the area include: Kaiser......

This quote by Amy Webster makes us even more paranoid about riding on the street: "The sound of a car door opening in front of you is similar to the sound of a gun being cocked." This quote by David Perry made sense after we witnessed a man on Moorpark Street lying on the ground after a door was opened in front of him: "What do you call a cyclist who doesn't wear a......

Okay, so that picture is from a Kaiser Permanente commercial. It's nice to dream though. As a resident of Sherman Oaks near the Ventura corridor, it is so often that I wish the bike path along the LA River would be finished. Once on the bike path, a trip to the Sherman Oaks Galleria or to the Studio City Farmer's Market would be a cinch. Daily trips for amenities such as groceries and office......

Well... sorta. Everyone's been having a pretty great summer, right? Dodgers are in first place, "Snakes on a Plane" didn't suck, and the heat hasn't been competely unbearable. So to add to the sweetness of the season, Kaiser Permanente and the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks have joined together to keep the city swimming pools open for 13 additional days. According to CBS-2, the $1.2 million donation by the HMO creatively called......

Our best pictures are of The Sugarplastic but we left the Great American Smokeout Benefit Show last night most impressed with Space MTN. Dina Waxman's sad songs about loss and past relationships gone bad mixed with her deadpan banter in between songs were oddly appropriate for this night of jokes and music centered around that most hilarious of subjects: Cancer. The evening began with a short speech by a Doctor from Kaiser Permanente who......