Earthquake! Just as I was writing about Gavin Newsom. A sign, perhaps?

According to this morning's NPR newsblock, Long Beach Pride has chosen San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom as its parade's Political Grand Marshall *glee*

LA Peeps, anyone wanting to carpool May 17?

1. Antonio Villaraigosa is re-elected Mayor of Los Angeles. Not that I had faith someone else would win, and generally, Villaraigosa isn't that bad*. BUT re-election has increased speculation that he intends to run for Governor next year. Oh dear lord ( Read more... )

Damnit, why's it so difficult to upload to LJ's Scrapbook? Because it just is, that's why.

As mentioned before, here's the first batch of the photos I took on the Valentine's Day trip to San Marino's Huntington Library:

( Large pics; not dialup safe! )

LA Peeps: Everyone okay? Didn't feel a thing out in the South Bay, but heard it lasted a long while.

Protest locations here. Every state is represented.

I'm trying to decide whether to head down to LA city hall or LB city hall that day. The latter is closer and I'd be back in time for the NaNo meetup in Carson. But I live where it's still considered part of Los Angeles despite being 25 miles from downtown. I'm leaning towards LBC, since I'll be ( Read more... )

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The first thing a visitor will notice even before the plane touches down on the runway is the amazing amount of billboards in the city of Los Angeles. Here they are omnipresent: beside the freeways, on top of buildings, on bus stops, on buses, on top of one another. The presence of these eyesores is exasperating, given there's a Los Angeles ban on ( Read more... )

In the absence of critical reporting by the LA Times, I've been relying on the LA Weekly every Thursday or so. True, it's unashamedly liberal and filled with dodgy personal and sex ads, but the political commentary slays me.

Here are this week's must-reads:

Then, following Governor Sarah Palin's speech, one of the women turned to me and said, "I ( Read more... )