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LAist didn't attend Monday's special Board of Supervisor's hearing to discuss the proposed closure of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center's trauma unit, but our ears are still ringing from all the shouting. According to the Los Angeles Times, Representative Maxine Waters has been at the forefront of organizing the community's response to the proposed closure. Staff writers Jia-Rui Chong, Solomon Moore and Steve Hymon reported, "Monday's hearing at King/Drew Magnet High School was...

The November 2004 issue of the Boulevard Sentinel includes Tom Topping's story, "Food Fight Takes Deadly Bite," about a fatal food fight in Highland Park. Jorge Rivas was shot to death in his bakery on York Blvd on October 22, 2004. Police aprehended as Robert Awwad, who owned a 99 Cent Store next door to the bakery where Mr. Rivas worked. Topping wrote, "According to neighbors, the two had had a long running business...

The following Southern California scientists and policymakers, including Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, are among those listed in the third annual Scientific American 50 Awards. The magazine's Board of Editors has compiled a diverse list of those who during 2003-2004 exhibited outstanding technology leadership in the realms of research, business and policymaking. A complete list of winners is located here. AEROSPACE Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, Calif. Demonstrated the power of robots to explore the...

Well it's hardly akin to getting a star on Hollywood Blvd, but is it a coincidence that Chris Van Allsburg is in town to sign his award-winning book, The Polar Express, at the newly opened Dutton's Beverly Hills, just as the movie adaptation has been released? Tuesday, November 16 at 5:00 Dutton's Beverly Hills 447 N. CANON DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 (310) 281-0997...

The Los Angeles Business Journal reports that delays at major Southern California ports have frustrated so many shippers that they are diverting freighters to other West Coast ports. David Greenberg writes, "A major South Korean shipping company, fed up with delays at the Port of Long Beach, will begin diverting its biggest freighters to Portland, Seattle and Vancouver as shippers continue searching for alternatives to congested facilities in Southern California. Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd....

LAist.com welcomes Jason Toney as a contributor. Jason claims to buy way too much music, fails to attend nearly enough music shows, and spends too much of his paycheck on drinks around town. But Jason is really all about this town. Since no one ever comes to the Valley where he lives, he is often in Hollywood, Silver Lake, and the Westside and can, on the rare occasion, be convinced to go to the beach....

Our sister site, Londonist.com, has alerted us to the news that a British company has moved one step closer to creating a flying car. If we got our hands on an airtaxi, we'd spend most of our days hovering over the (hopefully) deserted freeway interchanges down below. Until that day arrives, we'll have to content ourselves with peeping at aeriel photos of the classic clover-leaf on Mark Furqueron's "Los Angeles Freeway Interchanges" website, a...

U-Haul, that respected source of economic indicator data, reports that its database shows three percent more families left Los Angeles County than moved in. Abc7.com, KABC's website, also reports that "major moving companies are reporting waiting lists for trucks for those who want to abandon Southern California. In fact, this summer, U-Haul had to restrict one-way rentals out of state. "One obvious reason is homeowners cashing out the equity in their houses for cheaper...

Today's Long Beach Press Telegram provides chilling details about vandalism at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Staff writer Tracy Manzer wrote "Police captured three youths suspected of torturing and killing two docile sharks and a ray at the Aquarium of the Pacific after they returned with another boy to the scene of the crime to carry out more mayhem late Monday, an official said. Three 13-year-olds and one 14-year-old were taken into...

Today's Sunset Strip entry below reminds this LAist of a Rodger Jacobs piece, "Wrestling with Mariel Hemingway." "I didn't tell Steve about the dreams until we were well into our second year of marriage. At first he laughed it off as a silly recurring dream but when he realized the serious intensity of the nocturnal wanderings of my mind he opted for some rather unique therapy. This was back in the day when the...