Zach Behrens

L.A.'s bigger newspapers are starting to roll out endorsements for high profile races. The LA Times this weekend took to the Democrats and the Daily News sided with Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina. In their editorial, the Daily News took a page from the Obama campaign and said change is needed. Citing Barbara Boxer's main attack on Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard who cut thousands of jobs at HP, they argue that...

Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr A just-robbed store clerk who was trying to get the attention of responding sheriff's deputies soon found himself in danger again. One deputy who thought the clerk was a suspect and pointing a gun at them fired eight shots at him, luckily missing and hitting a building across the street and breaking windows, according to WeHo News. Th shooting occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday when deputies were responding...

At Burning Man Decompression Saturday evening | Photo by parlance via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr $700 million spent on housing and zero to show for it. Check out the LA Times' two-part story on cities across California have mismanaged housing funds. The Echo Curio Curiosity Shop & Gallery, which is known for its music shows in Echo Park, has been shut down by the LAPD. The reasons are still unknown. The Valley is...

There was 9/02/10 day last month and 10/10/10 this Sunday, but today is 10-4 day. In police code talk, it means message received. But many Angelenos probably didn't understand that message during a mostly unknown parade today celebrating those who protect and serve the public. A group of classic police cars lined up at the LAFD's Hollywood Fire Museum (there's also one in San Pedro) and headed to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “While the...

Trash found near a Ballona Creek storm drain outlet | Photo via Heal the Bay This cool weather has brought Southern California its first significant rainfall after a long drought period and that means stay away from the beach water, says Heal the Bay. That's because the county's 2,800-mile storm drain system, which is meant to prevent local flooding on rainy days, also moves pollution into the Santa Monica and San Pedro bays. "After...

A small plane crash on Santa Catalina Island Sunday afternoon left three people injured and ignited a brush fire. The incident occurred around 3:40 p.m. when a twin-engine Cessna 310 experienced a failed engine as it left the the island's "Airport in the Sky," crashing about a half-mile away, according to the Associated Press. The 52-year-old pilot and the two passengers in the Orange County-bound plane were all airlifted by helicopter to hospitals. A...

Metro will be receiving $47.75 million, thanks to the federal government's State of Good Repair program, to build a new bus operations and maintenance facility in downtown Los Angeles. To be located near Union Station, the facility, which they hope earns the environmentally Gold LEED status, will provide service for up to 200 buses and include two structures: a 16,300 square-foot bus operations and administration buildings and a 500,000 square-foot bus maintenance building. A...

Photo by okarol via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Los Angeles has been dealing with a severe budget crisis this past year, forcing elected officials to make draconian cuts to the workforce and services. To name a few of the effects, libraries are now closed two days a week, employees across the board must take furloughs and the LAPD has had to make adjustments to how it deploys officers. Part of the budget gap...

Photo by stevendamron via Flickr With the federal government calling distracted driving an "epidemic" -- and for good reason, 16% of U.S. roadway deaths in 2009 were thanks to distracted driving -- and one study concluding that texting while driving is up, several policing agencies in Los Angeles County will be keeping a watchful eye on where drivers are looking on Tuesday. "You've been warned," tweeted the California Highway Patrol's Southern Division about a...

This has to be the best thing since sliced bread. Los Angeles in Maps by L.A. City librarian Glen Creason will feature 70 "reproductions of seminal and historic documents," ranging from Spanish explorers' charts to the old streetcar system and beyond. The book is set to release on October 19th and includes a forward by D.J. Waldie (City of Lakewood/KCET) and contributions from Joe Linton (L.A. Creek Freak/CicLAvia) and Morgan Yates (AAA). (via LA...