Alex Braidwood decided to embrace the many noises of Los Angeles, from the rumbling of the Metro trains to the jets landing at LAX to the waves of the Pacific licking our sandy shores. In this video from KPCC's Mae Ryan, we get a glimpse--and a listen--into Braidwood's happily noisy world. more ›

It's funny when rival public radio stations get into tiffs with each other (or...it would be if we could think of an instance in which that had happened), but it's even funnier when they outright prank each other. (Democrats have a sense of humor, too!) more ›

KPCC reporter Charles Phoenix recently got into the holiday spirit by engaging in the sugary Christmas tradition of making a gingerbread house. Straying from the usual proud post-creation display, Phoenix released his candy/cracker abode into the sky. more ›

The question of whether or not L.A. County could champion a large-scale composting system is highly debatable, and some local governments in NorCal are making the green waste management system mandatory. more ›

As the government faced a shutdown yesterday, local news station KPCC quietly decided to temporarily suspend the spots that it runs for Planned Parenthood, whose services were being used as a wedge issue in the fight over spending in Congress. LA Observed ran the dictum that came down from "programming honcho Craig Curtis" more ›

For residents who are uninsured or underinsured, Kaiser Permanente is offering free surgery today at its West LA location, reports KTLA. Launched in 2009, the program has helped many who have been suffering without access to care. Last year, KPCC reported that 67 surgeries were performed in the Southern California area, including in Baldwin Park, Orange County and San Diego. more ›

Imagine Los Angeles County with a homeless population that is 70 or more per cent smaller than it is today. That's the vision according to a task force report issued by he United Way and the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, according to KPCC. They have a plan to end homelessness in L.A. County in five years. more ›

Tuesday's gubernatorial debate may be canceled, but that doesn't mean sparks will be flying during a different event. 89.3 FM KPCC will be hosting a their own debate about food trucks and L.A.'s driver to curb them. On one side of the table there will be Tom LaBonge, the L.A. City Councilmember who has introduced motions and held a public hearing about regulating trucks. On the other side, food trucks supporters and owners. Larry Mantle of Airtalk will moderate. more ›

Rival candidates Barbara Boxer (D) and Carly Fiorina (R) are scheduled to go head to head this afternoon in their second debate, according to the Pasadena Star-News. more ›

Veteran weatherman Johnny Mountain and early-morning co-anchor Suzanne Rico have retired from KCBS/KCAL duopoly, according to the Variety. But that's not all in what is being called a "restructuring plan" or "newsroom carnage," depending on how you look at it. Word is that several staffers, perhaps up to 12, were laid off last Friday and are all expected to be replaced, presumably by cheaper workers to help save money. Meanwhile, KPCC 89.3 FM is expanding in a big way. more ›

During a hearing yesterday in DC, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca got into an argument with Republican congressman from Indiana Mark Souder after "the lawmaker questioned his relationship with an Islamic nonprofit group," according to LA Now. more ›

If you want good quotes, you go to LAPD Chief Bratton. He's always been one to be candid (remember his celebrity gossp/analysis?) Well yesterday, he joined Patt Morrision for her show on KPCC and when asked about LA Weekly's April 30th story refuting the LAPD's touted crime statistics, he dismissed it calling the report "voodoo journalism" said writer Patrick Range McDonald and cohorts must have "smoking a little weed when they wrote the article." That didn't sit well with Tina Dupuy at FishbowlLA: more ›

Today's AirTalk program on 89.3 KPCC, hosted by Larry Mantle, featured a discussion on Proposition 4 (forced waiting period and notification for minor's abortion), and opened the subject up for comments on the AirTalk blog. The program featured Margie Pearson, volunteer and spokeswoman for the Yes on Proposition 4 campaign, and Miriam Gerace, Strategic Communications Director of the No on Prop 4 Campaign. The entire segment can be heard on the AirTalk website. more ›

Réne Enríquez fought his way to the top of one of America's most ruthless gangs, the Mexican Mafia, for 20 years. From behind bars, he was able to kill and order deaths of gang rivals on Southern California streets. But then he began to have a change of heart. more ›

Last November we put out a desperate plea to 89.3 KP-CC to go e-z on the O-R-G. more ›

Every so often when we feel so inspired to do so, we feature a photo from a photographer in the LAist Flickr Pool. It's another way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention that they deserve. Everyone knows Santa Monica College has a radio station (KCRW 89.9). And CSUN (KCSN 88.5) and CSULB (KJAZZ 88.1) too. Even Pasadena City College (KPCC 89.3) and USC (KUSC 91.5) have theirs. Where is UCLA's?... more ›

I've written e-mails, made phone calls, and pledged. I even wrote a two-page essay at their 3-hour (paid) market research session at the Hyatt. And still, every morning I'm summoned from my slumber by a soft voice announcing in code-like rhyme that my public radio station is having an orgy on the Web. Sixty-three degrees at seven-thirty-three, on eighty-nine-Point-three, KP-CC, I'm Steve Julian.... Online at K-P....C-C dot O-R-G. "Dot O-R-G?" You mean "dot org," I... more ›

By week's end, LA is regularly littered with a handful of free rags. Combined, these publications put the Tribune Company's Spring Street operation LA Times to shame as far as reporting on the dozens of municipalities that make up this metropolis of more than 12 million people. LAist reads the weeklies so you don't have to. If there's anything we missed, let us know, or better yet drop it in the comments section below.... more ›

Update: Among much 9/11 coverage on Gothamist, they also do The Inappropriate 9/11 Coverage Awards. Has anything changed in Hollywood? In Pop culture? LA Times' Patrick Goldstein reflects: ... it would take more than a horrific catastrophe to quench our thirst for the madcap antics of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Star Jones Reynolds, Jessica Simpson and all the other bobble heads bouncing around our celebrity universe.... I spend a lot of time around showbiz... more ›