There was yet another accident at Pacific and Brooks this evening between two vehicles, one running into a house and destroying the porch that had just been fixed from a previous auto accident at the intersection. Fortunately, officers at the scene said that no one was hurt … then again, after the shock wears off, [...]

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On June 4th, 2012, another young Black man was shot down in the street. He wasn’t a thug or a dope dealer, but instead he was a well-regarded person in his community and in his circle of influence. No, he wasn’t a gangbanger. He worked with young people at the Boys & Girls Club in [...]

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Sometimes people do things that make you scratch your head and say “what were they thinking”. Oftentimes even harsher and more derogatory words of criticism are more fitting … one of my personal favorites being the tried and true “what a dumb-ass”. The new paint job at 1512-1518 Pacific Avenue which houses Mao’s Kitchen, Gotta [...]

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President Obama is expected to land at LAX today at 4:20 and then helicopter to Rancho Park/ Cheviot Hills. Total Traffic LA loves LA traffic and passes along this summary: “Stay out of Century City and Beverly Hills between 4pm and 10pm on June 6.” 4:20pm – President lands at LAX – likely helicoptered to [...]

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Ray Bradbury, recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, died yesterday at the age of 91 after a long illness in Los Angeles. Bradbury, best known as the author of “The Martian Chronicles” and “Fahrenheit [...]

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