Darin Riggs

LAist has noticed a disturbing trend that must be addressed: the disproportionate number of sea monster stories coming from the Asian side of the Pacific Rim. Clearly leading the industry right now is Japan with their ancient shark, giant squid, and humongous jellyfish swarms. Coming in second would be Australia (happy Australia Day BTW!!!) where a man recently survived a great white bite to the head! Not to mention their fearsome saltwater crocodiles. Competing...

LAist has noticed a disturbing trend that must be addressed: the disproportionate number of sea monster stories coming from the Asian side of the Pacific Rim. Clearly leading the industry right now is Japan with their ancient shark, giant squid, and humongous jellyfish swarms. Coming in second would be Australia (happy Australia Day BTW!!!) where a man recently survived a great white bite to the head! Not to mention their fearsome saltwater crocodiles. Competing...

Hopefully you heard about the beach closures at parts of Santa Monica and Will Rogers over the weekend, and avoided being coated in a layer of untreated...um, sludge. But, the good people at the CA Department of Health have lifted their restrictions, and we can now bring you this more savory link regarding the aesthetic virtues of the L.A Storm Drain System. FOVICKS -- or Friends of Vast Industrial Concrete Kafkaesque Structures, has a...

Hopefully you heard about the beach closures at parts of Santa Monica and Will Rogers over the weekend, and avoided being coated in a layer of untreated...um, sludge. But, the good people at the CA Department of Health have lifted their restrictions, and we can now bring you this more savory link regarding the aesthetic virtues of the L.A Storm Drain System. FOVICKS -- or Friends of Vast Industrial Concrete Kafkaesque Structures, has a...

Photo by Dogboy A small story about the USDA Forest Service rebranding Woodsy the Owl led me on a tortuous train of thought that ended with the question "What happened to the DC-10 Firefighting Supertanker? " The modified DC-10 carries 12,000 gallons of water, which is about 10 times more than most tankers. But the Supertanker couldn't meet the US Forest Service's regulations for firefighting planes, and was never authorized for use on Federal...

Photo by Dogboy A small story about the USDA Forest Service rebranding Woodsy the Owl led me on a tortuous train of thought that ended with the question "What happened to the DC-10 Firefighting Supertanker? " The modified DC-10 carries 12,000 gallons of water, which is about 10 times more than most tankers. But the Supertanker couldn't meet the US Forest Service's regulations for firefighting planes, and was never authorized for use on Federal...

Photo by Melyviz Submitted for your viewing pleasure, some webcams from in and around our fair burg. Venice, Pacific Palisades, LAX, Avalon Downtown, Long Beach, Burbank and others are over here....

Photo by Melyviz Submitted for your viewing pleasure, some webcams from in and around our fair burg. Venice, Pacific Palisades, LAX, Avalon Downtown, Long Beach, Burbank and others are over here....

Clearly, L.A. does. However, plans to bring the N.F.L back to the City of Angels haven't worked out so well, and it seems we'll have to wait a bit longer. But with the Galaxy's new acquisition, at least we'll get a new, quality football player in town. Reacting to the news, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa responded, "G o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o...

Clearly, L.A. does. However, plans to bring the N.F.L back to the City of Angels haven't worked out so well, and it seems we'll have to wait a bit longer. But with the Galaxy's new acquisition, at least we'll get a new, quality football player in town. Reacting to the news, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa responded, "G o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o...