via Business by editor@dailynews.com (The Associated Press) on 8/28/08
Preparations for a possible actors strike may have caused on-location feature film shoots in Los Angeles to decline in the past two months, according to a local permitting agency.
via Curbed LA by Dakota on 8/29/08
Topped out, you say? Globe St. is reporting that at least one part of the downtown mixed-use project LA Live was topped out. "Phoenix-based Schuff Steel Co. hoisted the final beam and the traditional evergreen tree to the top of the conference center, along with general contractor PCL Construction Services Inc." Last night, we pointed you to some of the latest Flickr photos of the project. [Globe St]
via LA Observed by Kevin Roderick on 8/29/08
Newsom spoke to California Democrats at the convention in Denver, then walked off the podium and down the hall with a trail of paparazzi, while Villaraigosa marched past. The two did not even look at each other. Newsom not only delivered the speech of a man running for governor, he killed.Greene posts audio files at Opinion L.A. so you can rate the two mayors' talks yourself.
(Newsom said things like) "If we can do it in San Francisco, let me promise you, we can do it in the state of California." Or: "I promise you. We have evidence. This is not an assertion, this is not another political speech. I will show you how it's done. We have done it in San Francisco. It can be done anywhere." And get a load of this zinger: "I appreciate some people wanting to take over school districts; I certainly respect the desire for change, but we decided to do it differently. We decided to build a partnership with our public schools." Was he talking about anyone in particular?
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 8/29/08
McCain picks Sarah Palin as running mate from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has picked reform-minded Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential...
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via SacBee -- Opinion on 8/29/08
Ever since it was revealed that the prison guards union was once again using its muscle to secure a pay hike at the end of this legislative session, Sen. President Pro Tem Don Perata has declined to comment.
via News by editor@dailynews.com (George B. Sánchez, Staff Writer) on 8/28/08
Welcoming administrators back to school Thursday, Los Angeles Unified Superintendent David Brewer III outlined new measures to track student performance and urged educators to work harder to improve test scores.
via Business by editor@dailynews.com (Rick Orlov, Staff Writer) on 8/28/08
Attorney Stuart Waldman was tapped Thursday to be president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, succeeding Brendan Huffman as head of the business advocacy group.
via Business by editor@dailynews.com (Gregory J. Wilcox, Staff Writer) on 8/28/08
For the second time this week, a real-estate tracker has reported that San Fernando Valley home prices dropped about 30 percent in July from a year earlier as the market wallowed in foreclosures.
9:50 AM (51 minutes ago)16 Arrested In LA Graffiti Crackdown
Tagging the taggers, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have arrested at least 16 people they suspect of causing more than $1 million in graffiti damage. Authorities raided more than a dozen locations in Los Angeles,
Orange and Riverside counties before dawn on Thursday.
9:50 AM (51 minutes ago) 16 Arrested In LA Graffiti CrackdownTagging the taggers, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have arrested at least 16 people they suspect of causing more than $1 million in graffiti damage. Authorities raided more than a dozen locations in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties before dawn on Thursday. |
via KABC - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports on 8/29/08
State lawmakers are getting closer to approving the budget.
