Greg Katz

Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of local punk festival FYF Fest, and on the first day of the two-day show at the state park in Chinatown, it was bold female singers who won the day.

A man jumped to his death from the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon.

An 8-year-old Castaic boy died Sunday after apparently drowning in his family's washing machine. On Wednesday, the boy's father found him face down in the washing machine, which was filled with water.

A hapless Silver Lake Craigslister is trying to find this dude she met at a party. But the party was a while back - Christmas in fact.

A man died Saturday at the HARD Summer dance music festival Saturday at downtown L.A.’s State Historic Park, and the apparent cause was a drug overdose. The man’s death is sure to reignite debate about whether EDM festivals can be held safely as long as festival-goers take care of themselves, or if raves are just magnets for drug use that don't belong at government-owned venues like the State Historic Park.

In this city, crime is up and morale is down. It's clear at this point that what Los Angeles needs is Batman. I've been wondering who L.A. Batman would be if there was one. It would have to be someone with more than loves of style, culture and justice; he or she would also need awesome physical strength and the audacity to wear the rubber suit. I briefly considered some of the city's political figures...

Photo of Tom LaBonge by Greg Katz for LAist If you missed Tom LaBonge talking with Patt Morrison on KPCC Tuesday, you missed hearing the charismatic council member for Silver Lake, Miracle Mile, and North Hollywood say that he sleeps with his lights on. The subject of their chat was the latest DWP rate hike. When asked whether he thought the DWP should use a carrot-and-stick strategy to compel energy conservation, LaBonge went off...

M.I.A. struts her stuff at the Echoplex, July 31 UCLA's online student radio station UCLAradio.com has released its list of top 10 most-played albums of 2007. Looks like it was a good year for hip-hop at the station, with the above-pictured third-world jetsetter M.I.A. taking the number one spot. The station also recently put out favorite record lists from many of its managers. Longtime Promotions Director Jason Stern describes his favorites using only lyrics...

Why is the Red Line running a little slow Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights? Probably because these orange-vested types are cleaning out the pipes under the tracks. Metro's repair guys and gals send a little camera snaking down the pipes to look for gunk - I'm not sure if "gunk" is the technical term for it, actually - and they follow it with what looks to me like a giant vacuum cleaner. "The water...

In a story today about the possible departure of the John Wayne statue from the front of Flynt Publications –- it may go to Newport Beach, the Glendale-raised Duke's longtime home -– LAT's Bob Pool gets this euphemized gem from porn magnate Larry Flynt:From his publishing headquarters above the statue, Flynt said he wouldn't miss the Duke and his horse if they headed south. He said the entryway to the Flynt Building would be better...