The LA County Board of Supervisors and the City Council are set to vote today on a "Lights Out Los Angeles" proposal, which would encourage all city employees to "voluntarily turn off all non-essential lights between 8 and 9 p.m. on Oct. 20, replace at least one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb and pledge their participation on www.lightsoffla.org." Mirthala Salinas didn't show up to work today at her new gig... more ›

- Barack Obama says that blacks are pissed and there's a "quiet riot" brewing in LA and the rest of the country. Does that mean that the real trouble won't come for another 20 years when folks begin to finally "rage against the machine"? - AP - Although the adult video world generates about $12 billion nationally, Vivid Video co-partner David James says, "Very few people make over $150,000 in this industry" - Daily... more ›

With a base salary of over $150k a year, a car allowance of over $600 a month that will cover some pretty high-end leases, a chauffeur, and a staff of between 24-40 workers, the five LA County Board of Supervisors are living the high life on the taxpayers' dime, according to the LA Daily News. Among the nation's largest counties, only commissioners in Harris County, Texas (the Houston area), come close in annual pay... more ›

oops, she did it again That's right, Britney Spears is making another baby. Right now. We'll guess she's 3 months into the preganancy (that's when the etiquette books say it's ok to announce it on a national TV talk show); baby bro Sean is 8-months old. Uh, could somebody tell Brit and K-Fed about birth control? Please? more ›

Hooray for the homeless! The LA County Board of Supervisors has approved the $100 million plan to build 5 major homeless shelters and service centers at points around the county. This should relieve the concentration of homeless in downtown LA. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky called the move "a historic investment." more ›

Yesterday the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, effectively lifting a ban on medical marijuana in unincorporated areas of the county. The Daily News reports that several facilities had been dispensing medical marijuana anyway, including 20 in the San Fernando Valley. more ›

LAist is confused. Why shutter the trauma unit and open another one in the same hospital? How will this help the larger institution regain credibility in community and medical profession? Will any money go toward rehabilitating and reviving the trauma unit? more ›