Native Grass | Photo by Donnaphoto via Flickr In the name of water conservation, the high desert city of Palmdale is expected to pass a new ordinance banning traditional grass front lawns on any new residential projects, according to the Daily News. Instead, only city-approved drought-tolerant landscaping, native plants and rocks will be legal to use. Ordinances must be heard and voted upon by the City Council twice. On Wednesday, they passed the first......

It's been a year and a couple months since United began service at the city of Los Angeles owned Palmdale Airport. And today they announced they'll be leaving come December due to the money losing endeavor. The program began with financial assistance from a federal grant, but the city was not awarded additional money in a second granting round. "I consider the reopening of the LA/Palmdale [airport] to commercial jet service by United Airlines on......

Answer: Not ones owned and operated by the city of Los Angeles (LAX, Ontario, Palmdale, Van Nuys), with the exception of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge inside LAX (Go Canada!) The Travel Doctor published a list yesterday that compiles all the airports in the country that have free Wi-Fi, listed by state. According to the list, the closest airport to Los Angeles that serves up free wireless is Long Beach Airport. Across the state,......

Struggling to attract customers with two in-and-out San Francisco flights a day, the Palmdale Regional Airport (which is owned by the city of Los Angeles) announced an additional two in-and-out flights in order to establish more flight frequency to draw customers. Staring September 3, there will be two morning flights, one afternoon and one evening flight from Palmdale plus two morning and two evening flights from San Francisco. Flights currently operate under capacity (last month......

It was a tense Good Friday for those in the vicinity of the 4300 block of Club Vista Drive yesterday in Palmdale when the attempt to serve an arrest warrant on a man wanted for a 2004 North Hollywood murder barricaded himself inside a home for several hours and the neighborhood went into lockdown mode. The Daily News explains yesterday's events and how they impacted area residents: Several blocks around the Club Vista Drive home......

News on Heath Ledger's untimely and tragic death is still developing. Keep checking our sister site Gothamist for updates. OMG, girls, have you heard? Caroline on Crack is holding the best contest evarrrrr over at her site -- head over now for your chance to win a date with one of L.A.'s most eligible bachelors, Andy Sternberg, our very own News Editor! I can say with utmost confidence that he is totally not a......

The devil is in the details. This astute and well-named handle said it best:The Antelope Valley sits in the western Mojave Desert in north Los Angeles County. The Palmdale Water District threatened a mandatory 30% reduction in water use in a special meeting the last week of August. In spite of drought conditions, in the Mojave Desert, government agencies have an Oasis of grass planted on their property. Had it not been raining, the......

In unfortunate news, today at 9:15 a.m., a bicyclist was killed in a crash on a Palmdale street. While it appears not to be the fault of the driver, we would like to remind bicyclists and drivers alike to be careful out there, use common sense and to remember there rules to follow. "With helmets on tight and heads down low, We ride in silence, cautious and slow..." Ride of Silence logo from their website......

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