- Mack Reed steps down from LA Voice, hands over the reigns to two new editors, Ryan Knoll and Scott Schmidt. Congratulations, Mack for your years of dedication and great blogging - LA Voice - Ozzfest will be free this year, and it will kick off in LA - Ozzfest - LAPD's story is different than witnesses stories in the death of a 31 yr old who some say was beaten while handcuffed -... more ›

LAist loves all the blogs in LA and we realize that we don't give enough love to them. It's not because of any reasons other than foolishness and ignorance. Case in point: last week Mack Reed went on an LAPD ride-a-long and wrote a nice long piece in LA Voice about his experience. Apparently he was shown certain aspects of Skid Row by Senior Lead Officer Deon Joseph, that included techniques of dealing with... more ›

Congratulations to team blogging.la for winning in the media category at the Lotus Festival's dragon boat race! They beat the wussies over at KTLA. In the end, all of that doesn't matter 'cause LAist is going to kick everyone's ass next year (that means you too Mack Reed). It's on! more ›

If you liked your Dicky Barret in the morning, you're not alone. His Mighty Morning Show disappeared from the Indie 103.1 airwaves this week and radio listeners are bemoaning its loss all over the internets. more ›

The self-appointed Joseph McCarthy of UCLA's alumni has dropped his offer to pay students $100 for fingering "radical" faculty. However, Andrew Jones will continue his witch hunt with students who volunteer to "expose" faculty members whose ideology differs from him own. more ›

Tired of politics? You'd better get your second wind because local politicos descended on City Hall Monday to file the paperwork for the city wide election on March 8th. more ›

Mack Reed at LA Voice is pissed, but it seems to us like this is a worthwhile issue. The Times reports that one gamer said teenagers are critical to the survival of the Cafes, whether they play "during school hours or not." more ›