Tony Pierce

In honor of the Curiosity mission on Mars we have brought together some of the more interesting Twitter feeds as they discuss the historic venture. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below and join in on the discussion.

Senator Mark Leno is lighting up Sacramento with a bill that would protect medical marijuana dispensaries from federal prosecution.

A lawsuit is demanding disclosure of documents pertaining to the 42 year-old case of Ruben Salazar, accidentally killed by a sheriff's deputy in 1970.

A voice behind LAFD's social media account is asking the department to clarify its info release policy after the mayor chastised the agency last week.

The New Jersey governor doesn't mince words which is why he's so popular. The Romney-backer goes on NBC and recalls that Gingrich was run out of the speakership by GOP and fined for ethics violations.

While LAPD chief Beck says he is confident that the long arm of the law has caught up to the fire bug who wreaked havoc through Los Angeles county, the Mayor of L.A. took a more conservative (but optimistic) stance.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has gathered enough signatures to place a ballot measure before LA city voters in June. It would mandate the use of condoms by male adult film actors, but Carmen Trutanich, the LA City Attorney, believes only the state can create such a law.

Last year we did a lot of Best Of lists, and this year we are on a roll to eclipse the quantity and quality of last year. One thing I have noticed is there seems to be two ways to do a Best Of list. You can do a politically correct one for the hipsters and cynics - which is boring and a lie. Or you can keep it real and talk about how...

Kudos to LA Indymedia for pointing out this amazing fantasy that the LA County AFL-CIO is living in. According to the LA Union website (who are trying to fight for higher wages in LA), they believe that a single adult needs to only make $13.52 an hour ($28k a year) to "support a modest standard of living in LA". The AFL-CIO has broken it down to explain to live modestly, one would be able...

Approximately 5,000 people came to the Gibson in Universal City and paid between $25-$250 to hear presidential hopeful (and TRAILS the California frontrunner, if you believe recent polls) Barack Obama explain why he's in the race. His speech brought tears from women, commanded several standing ovations, and even made this little kid near us shut his trap for 45 minutes. Bon Jovi wannabe's The Goo Goo Dolls played, James Brown wannabe Ne-Yo performed, and...