Zach Behrens

There have been a number of local protests against Arizona's immigration law, but not many garnering much attention in support of it. Tomorrow morning, the Republican Party of Los Angeles County will bring attention to their side of the issue on the South Lawn of City Hall, according to LA Weekly. The group says L.A.'s boycott was to "pander" to Latino votes, that California's immigration law is pretty similar to Arizona's and that Los...

Photo by guamafro via Flickr A judge today sentenced a married couple that hit two USC students crossing the street last year March, leaving one dead, to the maximum time allowed in prison, according to the Associated Press. The case became widely know due its horrific nature. For example, Claudia Cabrera and her husband Josue Luna were said to have taken Marcus Garfinkle from their windshield to the sidewalk before leaving. Garfinkle survived, but...

Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr Police incidents shut down two important arteries Monday morning, hindering rush hour traffic as investigations occurred. On the 101 freeway, a police pursuit came to the end in Sherman Oaks on the 101 Freeway when a suspect crashed his car near Van Nuys Blvd. In Hollywood, part of its namesake boulevard was closed after shots were reported at the restaurant Musso and Franks. All Westbound lanes of the 101...

Venice Beach | Photo by sirimiri via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Sad day for blogging. Sean Bonner and Jason DeFillippo are shutting down the Metroblogging Network. That means the L.A. version, which has seen 14,313 posts and 60,645 comments in its lifetime, will go, too. Earlier this week we showed you the walkstreets of Venice. This weekend is a great chance to see even more of the neighborhood through the Venice Home &...

The LAPD will set up a sobriety & drivers license checkpoint tonight in Studio City. The 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. event at Ventura and Big Oak is in response to 83 driving under the influence-related and 455 hit and run traffic collisions that have occurred so far this year in the North Hollywood police division, which includes Studio City. As usual, stay safe everyone!...

An ordinance expanding what Angelenos can grow at home and later sell was approved by the L.A. City Council today. The "Fruit and Flowers Freedom Act," as it is called, changed the city's Truck Gardening ordinance, which said only vegetables and herbs could be grown, trucked to a market and sold.

Looking down Wilshire Blvd. | Photo by atomicshakespeares via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Did you know that West Los Angeles is home to nine consulates? We didn't, but thanks to the latest newsletter from the community's Neighborhood Council, we do now. They say eight national consulates are on the south side of Wilshire Boulevard, between the 405 Freeway and the Santa Monica border: Great Britain Italy The Netherlands Greece Bulgaria Romania Switzerland Croatia...

The 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass | Photo by aalorber via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Two people were shot in Hollywood (near Lexington and Las Palmas) today in an incident involving a police officer. Round 2: Rocker and reality star Bret Michaels has been hospitalized again. Now Lindsay Lohan won't be arrested when she arrives in Los Angeles tomorrow -- bail has been posted in advance of her return. Planning your future-future...

The assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings was arrested last night in Washington D.C. for sexual abuse -- or at least that's the news floating around Twitter and what ABC7 is reporting. But the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. cannot confirm if it is that Mark Hardy. "That's a pretty ubiquitous name," Officer Eric Frost told LAist over the phone. He said someone named Mark Hardy has been arrested, but has not...

The long-awaited Trader Joe's in the Hollywood Entertainment District is almost here. At 8 a.m. on Friday, a grand opening celebration will welcome the company to Hollywood and Vine. The 13,000 square foot store will be open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and inside will feature Hollywood themed art mixed in with the company's Hawaiian-inspired decor. Since 1958, the Monrovia-based Trader Joe's has opened 330 stores in 25 states. A store in Montrose...

Well, it seems Arizona power commissioner Gary Pierce is the new punching bag for politicians in the L.A vs. Arizona flame war. The latest is from Lt. Governor candidate and L.A. City Councilmember Janice Hahn, who co-authored the city's boycott of Arizona. "Commissioner Gary Pierce is the Forrest Gump of Arizona politics, nevermind that he is an extreme right-wing republican who supports a racist law in AZ that even the United Nations has condemned, he must now believe he can tell the Navajo Nation..."

Hollywood Boulevard | Photo by Greg Lilly Photos via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A car to car shooting left one injured in Silver Lake on Monday. Live in Venice, the South Bay or elsewhere in California's 36th District? A deep look into the Democratic candidates on transportation and cycling issues. In response to the deadly 2008 Chatsworth train crash that left 25 dead and over one hundred injured and thought to be caused...