Results tagged “willcampbell”

We told you they were coming to speak on global warming, now here's what happened at yesterday's Presidential Forum in West LA. For the second time this month, fire officials are preparing for more wildfires as dry winds approach. Mission Viejo in Orange County is dubbed safest city in America. Sorry Detroit, you're back at the bottom of this list. However, these numbers came from a private research group and people, including the FBI,...

Dear LAist, Last night I was driving through downtown to get some- nevermind why I was driving downtown at night. I saw City Hall was green. I took a picture. But it didn't turn out. But it was green. Why? Perry, Studio City Dear Perry, It's ok to drive downtown at night. It's ok to drive anywhere in LA... at any hour. What the hell do we care? The point is that you're driving,...

Oprah's favorite weight loss doctors, Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, would be proud of Los Angeles this weekend. In their most recent book, You: On A Diet, they say you should walk thirty minutes every day no matter what. "No excuses. It doesn't matter if you do this in one whole block or broken up into as many as three shorter sessions." Inspired by Franklin Ave's Wilshire Walk, Will Campbell from Metroblogging Los Angeles...

"It's insulting to take the bus" Wad at MetroRiderLA bemoans dumb people who write to the Daily News (MetroRiderLA) USC study explains the obvious, but for good measure According to a recent USC study, children who grow up near freeways will have double the risk of stunted lung development. So basically, it's saying that if you take the bus, you are not to blame for dead and deformed lung children (CBS2) Hope they add...

If you missed the gubernatorial debate between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic state Treasurer Phil Angelides while watching the Dodgers getting killed, you missed this banter from our current governor: "I can tell by the joy I see in your eyes that you love to raise taxes. Why don't you just say right now, 'I love increasing your taxes.'" After RIDE-Arc last night, Metroblogging LA's Will Campbell climbed 75 stories to the top of...

Being the huge Midnight Ridazz fans that Blogging.la's Sean Bonner and Will Campbell are, we got a little curious and joined in on the action last Friday. Too many people to actually find the fellow bloggers (some say there were 1700, Sean says around 1300), we just chilled and enjoyed the ride. The Midnight Ridazz began in 2004 with an 18 mile Friday night ride of six cyclists and 2 skateborders. Founders say they...

Our congratulations to the LA blogosphere's happiest couple, Celia and Jim. That's their newly-engaged moniker; in their single lives, they were Celia of 5th and Spring and Jim from Trained Monkey (via blogging.la and Franklin Avenue).

Photo by Will Campbell for blogging.la