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What’s better than using a few years of tax revenue to fix Los Angeles’ streets? How about using a few decades’ worth! Mayor Villaraigosa has been coming up with a plan — “quietly” the Los Angeles Times says — to use 27 years of Measure R revenue funding to fix up the city’s streets and potholes. more › See the article here: Villaraigosa Wants to Spend 27 Years of Measure R Funding on L.A. Streets, Like, Now
Read more here: Maps: 7 Routes Being Considered for the Downtown Streetcar
Environmental Health Perspectives published findings from a study by scientists at the University of Wisconsin that reveal shocking relief for wallets from simply switching to two wheels. Focusing on eleven metropolitan cities in the upper Midwest, the study surveyed the economic and health benefits of swapping a car for a bicycle for trips less than five miles in length. more › Originally posted here: Study Says Bicycling Can Save Cities Billions of Dollars
What’s going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this ! How about a “pocket restaurant” with a crazy name, gluten-free Bouchons, a fan favorite menu item returns to Ammo, a Filipino Food Event and more. more › View original post here: Chew On This: Short Order Opening Date, Fatty’s Is Back, Molonay Tubilderborst, Where LA Chefs Eat, & More
Story comes courtesy of The City Maven . By Alice M. Walton The Occupy LA encampment on the lawn of City Hall, which has been in place since Oct. 1, has racked up a $120,000 tab so far, according the Mayor’s Office. That figure includes fees associated with Recreation and Parks, Transportation, Sanitation, General Services and the City Attorney’s Office. It does not include any one-time costs to repair the lawn and irrigation system, nor does it include the cost of materials and labor to construct the wood structure around the foundation and firefighters’ memorial on the South lawn. A letter sent to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa from the head of Recreation and Parks shows the extent of some City Hall insiders’ frustration with Occupy LA. “Some individuals have compromised the park’s irrigation system by disabling sprinkler heads, and vandalizing the various irrigation valves located throughout the park,” General Manger Jon Kirk Mukri wrote in his letter. “Additionally, the persons now living on the grounds of the park have: 1) created several unsafe conditions; 2) monopolized the park grounds, thus limiting access for other park users; 3) greatly impacted (Recreation and Park’s) ability to properly maintain and irrigate the park; and, 4) caused damage to the park grounds including landscaped areas, hardscape areas, and trees.” Park repairs will take several weeks — once Occupy LA leaves the lawn and once city funding is identified, according to Mukri. Citing staff’s pride in the city’s parks, Recreation and Parks has distributed a flyer to Occupy LA folks on how to protect the park’s trees. Conditions at City Hall Park Read the original: REVEALED: Occupy LA’s Cost To The City So Far
Bleu Boheme, San Diego. [Photo: Muy Yum / Eater LA Flickr Pool ]
The race to fill Janice Hahn ‘s vacant Los Angeles City Council seat has become the tale of the Officer and an Assemblyman. The two top finishers in last night’s special election in CD 15 has resulted in a runoff slated for Los Angeles police officer Joe Buscaino and Assemblyman Warren Furutani. more › See the article here: Election to Fill Hahn’s CD 15 Seat Ends In Runoff Between Buscaino and Furutani
Fair elephants, PETA and Animal Defenders International (ADI) have your back! Both animal rights groups are protesting elephant rides at San Diego County Fair. They are asking the fair’s governing board to severe its ties with Have Trunk Will Travel, the company that supplies the gentle giants to the fair for children to ride. more › See the article here: PETA & ADI Urge San Diego County Fair to End Elephant Rides
A 41-year-old man died after he fell into a pool while mowing the lawn yesterday afternoon. Jose Velasquez Castillo was doing yardwork at a home on a cul-de-sac in Anaheim, when he fell into the pool. more › Read the original post: Man Dies After Falling Into A Pool While Mowing the Lawn
After years of grilling some of the world’s biggest stars, Christopher Bollen has suddenly found himself in the interview hot seat: the author spoke with LAist about writing his first novel, the troubling state of the publishing industry, Occupy Wall St, and the kind of LA novel he would most like to read. more › Go here to read the rest: LAist Interview: Author Christopher Bollen on the Debut of ‘Lightning People,’ the Allure of Big City Life, and the Anti-Social Reality of Writing Your First Novel
