Global cyberattack hits Port of LA's largest terminal, downtown LA sees a spike in property crime, former New Yorkers discuss the latest attempt to compare NY & LA.
Cyber attacks like the one that hit Maersk will continue to be a problem for companies
A cyber attack that broke out yesterday in Europe is now making waves here at home.
Danish shipping company Maersk was locked down by hackers Tuesday. The company operates the largest terminal at the Port of LA. The hack brought operations here to a halt.
Tuesday's digital hit might seem like deja vu for some: Many remember a similar attack called "Wanna Cry" from back in May.
But hacks like these could become a new reality. And disrupt global commerce.
Take Two spoke about it with Shuman Ghosemujumder, chief technology officer at digital security firm Shape Security in Mountain View
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Do judge recalls really work?
Last March, in a case that drew national attention a Stanford student-athlete named Brock Turner was found guilty of sexual assault.
His punishment? Six months in jail. But because of California's felony sentencing realignment, he only served half of his sentence.
The backlash against Judge Aaron Persky, who oversaw the case, was swift and intense. And now it's reached a peak. Efforts to recall the judge were officially filed this week...BUT it's a long and windy road to get an elected judge unseated.
Laurie Levenson is a professor at Loyola Law School. She's joined A Martinez to shine a light on this process.
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Crime's rise in DTLA has residents, businesses worried
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The revitalization of downtown is one of the biggest success stories in Los Angeles.
DTLA has grown to become a top destination for shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
But that rise might turn into a fall because of crime.
Between 2014 and 2016, violent and property crimes increased by over a third.
That has stakeholders in the neighborhood worried about its future, says Eddie Kim with LA Downtown News.
LA campaign to eliminate traffic deaths raises concerns over policing, gentrification
Sports Roundup: the end of the Chris Paul era
The Los Angeles Clippers have said so long to one of their biggest stars, point guard Chris Paul.
Paul has been traded to Houston to form a formidable back-court with James Harden and the rest of the Rockets lineup. What will that do for the Clippers?
And according to a new study from the Sports Business Journal, the average baseball fan is now about 57 years , that's older than fans of the NBA or NFL. So what can MLB do to bring in younger fans?
Andy and Brian Kamenetzky join the show to discus these topics and a lot more.
LA is like NYC? Fuggedaboutit!
New York-based culture magazine Nylon had a recent story, "The New Yorker’s Guide To Los Angeles."
"For those New Yorkers aiming to say goodbye to all that but looking to maintain some semblance of their New York life, there are a few L.A. neighborhoods that’ll feel especially like home," the story reads.
Like taking on the 10 to the 405 in rush hour, people in L.A. are not having it.
"Nylon decided to try and jump into the 'New York is like this, LA is like this' editorial swamp, and so far it hasn’t turned out well for them at all," writes Farley Elliott of Eater L.A.
But KPCC tapped two staffers who used to live in L.A. to get their read on the read.
"The people who wrote this list were saying something about themselves in terms of what they're able to afford and how they're able to spend their time," says Julia Paskin, who grew up in Greenwich Village.
"This is a New York magazine. It's mostly for a New York audience, so I'm totally not surprised that they're looking at L.A. from this very New York perspective," adds Leo Duran, who lived in Brooklyn for five years before moving to L.A. "And this entire list is basically for hipsters, by hipsters. That's okay."
According to Nylon, Silver Lake is L.A.'s version of Williamsburg in NYC, and Echo Park is the Bushwick of Los Angeles.
Those are pretty spot-on comparisons.
"Just in terms of where they're at in their gentrification, they seem very much on par," says Paskin, since hipsters of Silver Lake moved to Echo Park when they got priced out.
"People, when they got priced out of Williamsburg, they ended up going out to Bushwick," says Duran.
But Venice is like Red Hook in Brooklyn? Never in a New York minute.
"I lived in Red Hook," says Duran, "and the only thing that's similar between them is that they're on the water."
A better comparison to Red Hook is the Arts District, he says.
"Red Hook is what I called res-industrial — that's residential and industrial. It was mostly filled with warehouses and some homes," he says. "And that's what the Arts District is becoming right now."
Venice isn't even Coney Island, another comparison Nylon makes.
"Besides water being there and a boardwalk, I have no idea what they're drawing at there," says Paskin. "Venice is not an amusement park to begin with."
But really, neither she nor Duran were that bothered by the whole piece.
"It's not an inclusive list, but they never said they were going to be inclusive," she says.
"L.A is L.A. Let it be its own thing. If people want to compare it, I'm okay with that," adds Duran. "It means more people think about L.A. than we think about them; we're too busy being great."