The question of whether or not L.A. County could champion a large-scale composting system is highly debatable, and some local governments in NorCal are making the green waste management system mandatory. more ›

Angelenos, open your closet doors. Do you wear all of those shoes? We didn't think so. Head to the Staples Center tonight from 6:30pm-8pm and donate your footwear to the Bag Your Shoes event. A collaboration between The Los Angeles Sparks and Waste Management, the first-ever Bag Your Shoes campaign aims to collect 1,000 pairs of old and new kicks. more ›

Eight California cities made it onto the 2008 US City Sustainability Rankings from SustainLane, a media network company based in San Francisco. Of the eight, four made it into the top 25 leaving the other four in the bottom 25. And it's no surprise that the bottom 25 list includes Central and Southern California cities with Northern California cities ranking at the top (full list here): more ›

Silly Jack Weiss! He thinks the Valley is different from the City. Tsk tsk! The Daily News takes the Councilman to task (lovingly) for his slip of the tongue. Halloween events abound in the city this time of year, and LAist is your best source for the hottest spooky spots: check out our continuing Halloween coverage here. OMGZZZ Kitten Cops! I can has ratburgerz?? The LAPD is recruiting feral cats to root out rodents... more ›

Nearly 500 Teamsters tired of not being able to work for the weekend - because they have to work on some weekends - went on strike early this morning affecting Long Beach, Compton, and Sun Valley. About a quarter million people will be touched by the strike that is based around two major issues, long hours and respect. [Waste Management] said the [Teamsters] contract expired in September and that its latest offer included a... more ›

"San Francisco has the wherewithal to charge that much. San Francisco has a different income group," Reyes said. "Here in Los Angeles, I would rather work with the industry before we get into that." more ›