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Extra, Extra: Rock & Country Music for Change
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- Today, an LA City commission voted recommending that Charles Bukowski's former home to be designated a historic cultural monument. Yay books and reading!
- According to state representative Fabian Nunez, who represents the Downtown LA area, the biggest crisis we're facing today is foreclosures. ""It's a more immediate crisis," he told the AP. Meanwhile, protests are beginning to hit the streets over this.
- Drink up! It's the holidays! Caroline on Crack has the tap on the new winter drink menu at Seven Grand in Downtown. The Dublin Flip is saliva-inducing: Irish whiskey combined with honey, bitters and cream.
- In the name of fire victims and fighting future fires, Garth Brooks will play on January 26 to raise money. Tickets go on sale Saturday at $38.60 for the STAPES Center event.
- Australian rock band Midnight Oil's frontman, Peter Garrett, was named environment minister yesterday in the newly elected Australian government. Which rocker will take over LA?
- During October's massive fires, 8 smaller arson fires were started near the Lake Hughes area of the Angeles National Forest. Luckily, those fires were doused before causing any harm. And even better news, the arsonist was recently caught and arrested.
- Did you see a massively huge airplane roaming over Los Angeles today? Yeah, that was the Airbus A380 that will begin service at LAX next year. " The 163-foot-long cabin can accommodate more than 800 passengers in an all economy-class configuration, or 555 with first-class and business seating."
- Which presidential candidate is going to cross the Writers Strike line? That's right, none of them. "The Democratic National Committee has canceled a scheduled presidential debate in Los Angeles because of a potential strike by CBS news writers."
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