Large amounts of vandalism including "swastikas and depictions of Adolf Hitler," were found by school maintenance workers around 9:00 a.m. Saturday at Calabasas High School, reports the L.A. Times. The hate graffiti reportedly also "included attacks on blacks and Latinos." more ›

Modern-day Nazi party members who believe in "a breakaway white nation" and who celebrate Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party are among the candidates on Tuesday's ballots in the Inland Empire, according to an AP report on CBS2. more ›

Authorities in the Palm Springs area have launched a criminal investigation into a now-disbanded Facebook game played by area students called "Beat the Jew," reports abc7. more ›

Saturday's National Socialist Movement rally has come and gone (and will likely be back next year) but the ensuing discussion will continue. It will continue about First Amendment rights, taxpayer monies, hate speech and consequences and other talking points. more ›

A rally held on the South Lawn of City Hall yesterday by members of the National Socialist Movement led to small outbursts of violence and drew a large crowd of counter-protesters, of which 5 were arrested. more ›

A planned march, rally, and press conference organized by the National Socialist Movement may find itself over before it's due to start at 12:30 this afternoon thanks to the thousands of counter protesters and early reports of violence from among the crowd assembled on the South Lawn of LA's City Hall. more ›

When Sandra Bullock accepted her Best Actress Oscar last month, her acceptance speech included a beautiful tribute to her husband of 5 years, Long Beach's West Coast Choppers' Jesse James. more ›

With the heightened sense of urgency that exists throughout the world today, it is easy to be uncertain or afraid. There is a gimme gimme attitude, built partly out of necessity in today’s climate, but also out of generations of relaxed approaches to consumption and spending. That’s why it’s so refreshing to see true stories of unbelievably strong people sacrificing everything they can to help others, many of whom they have never (and may never) meet. With such an ambitious goal, the success is often not in the end result, but in the trying. more ›

Hindsight, as we all know, is 20/20; the clarity of succeeding events allows us a sharper and more focused analysis of inciting incidents. But is it possible for the incident itself to have a level of focus all its own, without the benefit of future knowledge? Maybe that first decision can really be seen with 20/10 clarity; not in the sense that all known variables and outcomes will be laid out and correctly predicted, but with a very sharp understanding of the importance of the decision itself at the time it is made. What if the decision you have to make is an unpopular one, perhaps by a wide margin? There is heightened clarity in the immediacy of the decision itself, and it’s understanding of short-term consequences. At that point, the future is hazy and relatively unknown, but the present is crystal clear. more ›

- According to the LA Times, people who live next to trains and subways do not use them. - Eek! "From July 1 of 2006 to June 30 of this year, only 3.21 inches of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles — the lowest precipitation level since records started being kept in the 1880s." - After 80 mph driving and weaving on the Hollywood Freeway in March, actress Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill, Independence Day)... more ›

- Courtney Love was a good girl, judge removes her from probation, she cries. "Thank you for not taking me into custody... You've been a good, fair judge. Sorry for crying." E! News - SUV chased by LAPD crashes into a house near Exposition Park - Mercury News - LA Opera gets $4 million to help recover music suppressed by the Nazis - Playbill - Teen Soccer sensation Freddi Adu gets traded to SLC's... more ›