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Sexytime!: Hot Chefs Round 1: Zone, Weiss, Toft, Page

February 2, 2012
Sexytime!: Hot Chefs Round 1: Zone, Weiss, Toft, Page

The first rounds eliminations in Eater’s Fourth Annual Hottest Chefs Competition continues. Aaaaaand we have a winner from Wednesday’s first day of voting. Kris Tominaga of Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing takes the cake with almost 40% of the votes, nicely done and welcome to round two. Today, another exciting bout: Johnny Zone of La Poubelle faces recent Top Chef contestant Dakota Weiss , Jordan Toft of Eveleigh, and Christian Page over at newbie Short Order. Our polls require javascript — if you’re viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your javascript-enabled web browser. Read this article: Sexytime!: Hot Chefs Round 1: Zone, Weiss, Toft, Page

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New Monthly Movie Night Will Show Unique-ly LA Flicks

February 2, 2012
New Monthly Movie Night Will Show Unique-ly LA Flicks

Angeleno cinephiles, and people who want to go out and have fun Monday nights, there’s a new event starting this month that should tickle your fancy. Unique LA is launching a Monthly Monday Movie Night at the Echoplex, and all the flicks shown take place in Los Angeles. more › Read the rest here: New Monthly Movie Night Will Show Unique-ly LA Flicks

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Oxnard City Manager Put on Leave

February 2, 2012
Oxnard City Manager Put on Leave

Oxnard City Manager Ed Sotelo has been placed on leave following a closed-door Oxnard City Council meeting as county prosecutors investigate the finances of the largest city between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Oxnard City Attorney Alan Holmberg said Sotelo’s leave is not related to the probe by the Ventura County district attorney and federal investigators, though he is not discussing the reason why the City Manager is apparently being forced out. Further, Holmberg has advised Oxnard City Council members not to talk about the situation with anyone. City Manager Ed Sotelo, who was appointed chief executive of the city 14 years ago, has been subjected to “continued harassment” by Oxnard Mayor Tom Holden , according to Sotelo’s attorney, Bill Seki . The city manager filed a harassment claim in 2010 against the mayor and a city councilman for creating a “hostile work environment.” Who exactly is running the city? An increasing number of Oxnard’s 200,000 citizens are beginning to wonder what is happening to their city government — and demanding hard answers. View post: Oxnard City Manager Put on Leave

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Romantic Hideaways fit for Reagan and Kennedy

February 2, 2012

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Hotels host some of life’s most romantic moments, and whether on a Valentine’s Day romp or a glamorous honeymoon, some hotel getaways — in exotic and sometimes unexpected locations — have been tested by some of history’s most famous pairs. Read more: Romantic Hideaways fit for Reagan and Kennedy

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Michelle Obama heading to Leno, DeGeneres shows

February 2, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to begin a two-day visit to Southern California on Tuesday, when she will appear on ” The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ” and speak at a Democratic National Committee fundraising reception in Beverly Hills. Read more: Michelle Obama heading to Leno, DeGeneres shows

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Matt Damon SLAMSs President Obama

February 2, 2012

Matt Damon, one of Barack Obama’s earliest supporters and once one of his most staunch advocates, slammed the President in the new issue of Elle Magazine . “I’ve talked to a lot of people who worked for Obama at the grassroots level. One of them said to me, ‘Never again. I will never be fooled again by a politician,’” Damon tells the magazine . “You know, a one-term president with some balls who actually got stuff done would have been, in the long run of the country, much better.” Referring to the Occupy Wall Street movement, Damon continued: “If the Democrats think that they didn’t have a mandate — people are literally without any focus or leadership, just wandering out into the streets to yell right now because they are so pissed off … Imagine if they had a leader.” That echoes the President’s own words to Diane Sawyer in March of 2010 when he said, “I’d rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president… There’s a tendency in Washington to think that our job description, of elected officials, is to get reelected. That’s not our job description. Our job description is to solve problems and to help people.” The slam follows in the same vein as a number of other criticisms Damon has made of the President and the Democrats, including in March, when he criticized Obama’s education policy. “I really think he misinterpreted his mandate. A friend of mine said to me the other day, I thought it was a great line, ‘I no longer hope for audacity,’” Damon told CNN host Piers Morgan . “He’s doubled down on a lot of things, going back to education… the idea that we’re testing kids and we’re tying teachers salaries to how kids are performing on tests, that kind of mechanized thinking has nothing to do with higher order. We’re training them, not teaching them.” Later that month, he hit Obama on his handling of the economic crisis. “I think he’s rolled over to Wall Street completely. The economy has huge problems. We still have all these banks that are too big to fail. They’re bigger and making more money than ever. Unemployment at 10 percent? It’s terrible,” he told the Independent . Damon also criticized the President’s inability to get transformative things done, saying, “They had a chance that they don’t have any more to stand up for things. They’ve probably squandered that at this point. They’ll probably just make whatever deals they can to try to get elected again.” Currently, Obama and the Democrats are fighting with the House GOP over passing a compromise two month extension of the payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits, amongst other things; they’ve already removed increased taxes on the wealthy from the deal. Damon’s criticism rings with disappointment after he so publicly lent his support to the then-Senator Obama during the 2008 election. He spent time campaigning for the then-candidate at rallies , promoting him through a MoveOn video contest and attending fundraisers for the man who would become the 44th President . In August, the star ripped a cameraman and reporter from a conservative publication who challenged his stance on education at a Save Our Schools event in Washington, DC. He then moved on to economic policy criticism. “The wealthy are paying less than they paid at any time else, certainly in my lifetime, and probably in the last century,” Damon told a reporter at the same event . “I don’t know what we were paying in the roaring 20′s; it’s criminal that so little is asked of people who are getting so much. I don’t mind paying more. I really don’t mind paying more taxes. I’d rather pay for taxes than cut ‘Reading is Fundamental’ or Head Start or some of these programs that are really helping kids. This is the greatest country in the world; is it really that much worse if you pay 6% more in taxes? Give me a break. Look at what you get for it: you get to be American.” Speaking of the then-protracted negotiations over the debt ceiling, he did show some sympathy for Obama. “I’m so disgusted,” he said. “I mean, no, I don’t know what you do in the face of that kind of intransigence. So, my heart does go out to the President. He is dealing with a lot.” Scarlett Johansson, Damon’s co-star in the upcoming film “We Bought A Zoo,” recently said that she wanted Obama elected to another four year term . The President still enjoys support in Hollywood, having recently attended fundraisers in Los Angeles filled with stars. Obama responded jokingly to Damon’s criticism at his White House Press Correspondents Dinner in late April, saying, “It’s fair to say that when it comes to my presidency, the honeymoon is over … Matt Damon said he [has been] disappointed in my performance. Well Matt, I just saw the ‘Adjustment Bureau,’ so … right back atcha buddy.” Earlier this month, Damon said he found the dig, which referenced his poorly reviewed sci-fi action film that came out last winter, pretty funny . For more, click over to Elle . Visit link: Matt Damon SLAMSs President Obama

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Kings Power Play Win Comes with Some Controversy

February 2, 2012
Kings Power Play Win Comes with Some Controversy

That was as close to a walk-off in regulation for the Kings in their 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at home. As the final seconds were ticking off ready to send the game to the inevitable overtime period, Drew Doughty got the fortunate bounce during a power-play and shot the puck past Columbus goaltender Curtis Sanford as the clock hit 0.3 remaining. more › See the article here: Kings Power Play Win Comes with Some Controversy

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Lobbying Skyrockets in California

February 2, 2012
Lobbying Skyrockets in California

Lobbying in California is exploding as special interests spend a record amount of cash lobbying Sacramento lawmakers — a shocking $285.6 million . Over the last 12 months, the dollar amount spent on lobbying California legislators was not up by only a few bucks — it jumped a full 6 percent over 365 days. Top 10 Biggest Spenders on Lobbying in California: California Teachers Association California State Council of Service Employees Western States Petroleum Association City of Vernon Kaiser Health Plan Chevron California Chamber of Commerce California Hospital Association California Manufacturers and Technology Association AT&T “Californians should be worried that their voices may be drowned out by lobbyists who outnumber legislators 16-to-1,” warns the nonprofit California Common Cause . That may be one of the reasons why so many Californians apparently want a part-time California Legislature . L O B B Y I N G

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Artist Mike Kelley Death

February 2, 2012
Artist Mike Kelley Death

Mike Kelley , the world-famous L.A. contemporary artist with a punk attitude, has died at age 57 in Southern California of an alleged suicide. Mike Kelley’s body was found by police in his South Pasadena home after a worried friend went to the house and called 911.

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Downey attorney is picked to head legal group

February 2, 2012

Downey resident and attorney Jennifer A. Lumsdaine, an associate with the Southern California law firm Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP, will head the Southeast District Bar Association’s new class of board members. Read this article: Downey attorney is picked to head legal group

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