Nancy Pelosi believes moving elections to the weekend is a good idea

For about a year, election reform campaign “Why Tuesday?” has been challenging ordinary citizens and politicians of every rank to think of what could be done to increase voter participation, focusing on whether moving elections to…

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Two California cities among nation’s 10 most walkable.

San Francisco tops a list of the United State’s most walkable cities, with Long Beach and Los Angeles also in the top ten.
Here’s what they say about Cali:
1. San Francisco, CA
The city is known for its stable, relatively mild climate…

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Hit and run driver kills hydrant, gruesome photos here.

Ian Broyles happened upon a busted hydrant in Culver City spraying a geyser dozens of feet high, and clearly had a little fun with his camera. Here’s what he wrote me about the pix:
Though I could seen no car around I’m pretty sure a car……

Angelenos favorite songs about Los Angeles

An informal poll via our sweet Twitter thingie (subscribe!) asked for L.A. residents favorite songs about the City of Angels. Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” and “Los Angeles” by X are popular favorites, but the bulk of…

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These little piggies are doing what!?

Fuzzy Gerdes (of Chicago Metblogs fame) was in Los Angeles recently when he spotted the above unsavory image.
At the Kid’s Dental Care on Hollywood Blvd.
Fuzzy’s commentary here, but feel free to leave your own caption in the comments.

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First IndyMac - which California banks are next at risk?

Using a number referred to as a “Texas ratio… which compare a bank’s assets and reserves to its non-performing loans,” ABC News’ political blog The Blotter has found two California banks that are at risk of…

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iPhone or bank withdrawal? Get in line!

LA Metblogs writer Julia Frey discovered today that the only line longer than the one for new iPhones at Santa Monica’s Apple store was the one at Indymac, where worried bankers were desperately emptying their bank accounts.
photo by Julia…

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Weekend Bullets: Get a job!

–> L.A. is among the ten worst cities for unemployment benefits.
–> If you applied for the entry level gig at the production company where Assistant Atlas works, you probably didn’t get the job… here’s some of…

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Mayor V’s math: 33 cents = $1

Two years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa appealed for the first trash pick up tax hike saying, “Every new dollar residents pay for trash pickup will be used to put more officers on the streets.”
The reality: Only 1/3rd of every…

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Newsom cuts red tape for shakes

In a common sense move that will surely be boasted about during his suspected run for state governor, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom introduced legislation to encourage earthquake retrofitting of private and commercial properties throughout the…

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