If you live or work in the city of Los Angeles, this post is for you. Mayor Villaraigosa's office has collated all the information regarding the storm as it relates to the city. Evacuations, streets closures and other pertinent information is all below. more ›

$150 million in voter approved money toward animal shelters was the subject of the latest audit by City Controller Laura Chick today. Her letter to the Mayor and City Council wasn't as scathing as other audits (think about LAPD's rape-kit backlog audit), but she did reveal some problems: more ›

Ed Boks, the seventh General Manager in ten years at the city's Animal Services department, is now the focus of the latest animal controversy regarding the department heading towards a no-kill animal shelter policy, something that everyone wants except the dwindling city budget. A large group of employees gathered last week at city council asking for him to be removed from his post. "In the past we were divided about past general managers. Today we are united," one employee said during public comment last Tuesday. more ›

A Report on Last Night's Humane LA Workshop, Submitted and Authored by Prabhat Gautam more ›