For yet another year, Los Angeles has been named by the American Lung Association as one of the cities with some of the dirtiest air in America. more ›

More and more, local governments are making use of social media to keep in touch with their constituents. Now a University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) ranking has taken a closer look at how cities use tools like Facebook and Twitter to apprise the community of what's happening. more ›

Just like last year, L.A., or WeHo, didn't make The Advocate's third annual list of the "Gayest Cities in America." The alternative publication takes an alternative look at the typical census data to make their rankings, by examining "the per capita queerness of some less expected locales." more ›

A new "community safety scorecard" compiled by a public policy group takes a look at each Los Angeles zip code. The scorecard, created by the Advancement Project and published by Miller-McCune, "assesses the factors that foster or fight violence in every community" in L.A. more ›

Students who get into the California Institute of Technology, aka Caltech, you have really, truly, seriously earned some bragging rights. Based on data collected by The Business Journals On Numbers, Caltech was not only deemed to be the most selective in its respective region, but it is also the most selective university in the nation based on admission rates and entrance-exam scores. more ›

It's not true that nobody walks in L.A., but our city's streets are less walkable than a dozen others around the nation, according to the recently-released Walkscore ranking. Los Angeles comes in at #13 (Long Beach gets #11) on their list. more ›

How much cash do you throw the guys who towel-off your ride at the car wash? Do you scrutinize Yelp to pick a dinner spot where you're sure to get the star-treatment from the servers? If these are your predicaments, congratulations: You're on par with the "picky" tippers of California. more ›

The third-highest percentage of same-sex couples in California call West Hollywood home, according to data from the 2010 Census, reports the Daily News. The SoCal city comes in behind Palm Springs and Guerneville, which is located north of San Francisco. more ›

Gentlemen (and ladies) take note: Los Angeles has been ranked by Rent.com as the 6th best city in the country for mixing and mingling. L.A.'s "exciting nightlife and urban appeal" is great for our 50/50 mix of single men and women, says the rental resource via an email release. more ›

Now is not the time for Anglenos to breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, after Forbes released a report yesterday naming Los Angeles the sixth most toxic city in America, they might want to hold their breath altogether. While it is no secret that Los Angeles faces a pollution problem, many residents may not realize just how many toxic elements they are exposed to on a daily basis. more ›

Nope! Is it West Hollywood, then? That's a big gay no, too. The honor goes to...Minneapolis this year, according to the Advocate, who have released their ranking of the 15 Gayest Cities in America, using what they call "a completely unscientific — but still strangely accurate" equation. more ›

If you're stuffing your piggy bank in hopes of someday being able to buy a home in Los Angeles, better hope you're stuffing rather vigorously. Homes in Los Angeles are considered "severely unaffordable," according to an annual report issued by Demographia which examines home prices versus incomes in global metropolitan markets. more ›

New rankings released today by CQ Press reveal which of America's cities are the most and least dangerous. Of the over 400 cities evaluated, only three area cities show up in the first 50 most dangerous cities: Compton (#8), San Bernardino (#34) and Inglewood (#44). Los Angeles came in at #158 on the list. more ›

The price of higher education in the U.S. isn't getting any cheaper, and Los Angeles County is home to some of the costliest four-year schools in the nation. more ›

Some much-deserved props for one of our local prestigious academic institutions, thanks to the London-based Times Higher Education's World University Rankings. more ›

For those who are less concerned with international academic rankings comes a list of American universities based on the definitive extra-curricular activity: Drinking. The college bar is an institutional concept, and Complex.com has done their homework and come up with their list of the 50 Best College Bars in America. So did they have any love for SoCal? more ›

Compiled annually and published online since 2003, the Academic Ranking of World Universities is thought to be one of the foremost lists of its kind. (Read about their methodology.) They have released their 2010 rankings, and Los Angeles' own UCLA earned a respectable Number 13 slot. more ›

Think it's more expensive to rent a place to live in New York than here in Los Angeles? Think again--at least according to national rankings released this week by the Center for Housing Policy. more ›

Calling all size queens! A new ranking released by Condomania reveals what cities in America have men with the nation's biggest penises. The retailer unzipped their "huge database of penis sizes" (yeah, that's a quote) to figure out where the big dogs dicks are. It appears that despite being where Ron Jeremy and the bulk of the porn industry call home, Los Angeles has a meager showing at #17 on the list. (New Orleans is #1. Maybe that's what the "Big" in "Big Easy" is all about.) more ›

A report released yesterday ranked Los Angeles number one out of 273 cities for the treatment of homeless populations. "Homes Not Handcuffs: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities" by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and the National Coalition for the Homeless highlights the Safer Cities Initiative--which has spent $6 million on extra police in Skid Row--as a program that traps homeless in the criminal justice system rather than housing. more ›

A study released last week ranks American cities in terms of job growth, and groups the results based on the size of the city. And when it comes to the country's "Large" cities, out of 66, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metro Division ranks a discouraging #56 (and 279 out of all 336 cities nationwide). more ›

LAX has earned it's best rating ever this year -- average. The Daily News reports on the J.D. Power and Associates airport satisfaction study that was released yesterday and finds that LAX is crawling up the list year by year. more ›