As part of a monthly collaboration with BlogHer , Gourmet Live is celebrating the start of 2012 with the bloggers’ top 10 healthy restaurants from coast to coast. Road trip! Read the original here: 10 Of The Countryâs Healthiest Restaurants
Anne Gust Brown is the First Lady of California . The wife of California Governor Jerry Brown , the first lady previously served as Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of Gap Inc. , as a Director of Jack in the Box Inc. , and as a California attorney. As the First Lady of California, Anne Gust Brown is fulfilling what many (affectionately) say is the most defining role of her lifetime: “Mrs. Moonbeam”. The First Lady of California sums up her job duties by saying, “I will be advising him closely because I have been ever since I left The Gap.” Working alongside her husband, Jerry Brown , the 39th Governor of California, Anne Gust Brown serves in the position of ‘special counsel’ without pay.
New renderings for the City Hall lawn show that the department is using its destruction as an excuse to revamp the park and get rid of some of the water-wasting turf. Blogdowntown explored three options on the table , and today the department released renderings that show what each option would look like. more › Continue reading here: 3 Options for a Post-Occupy City Hall Lawn
This weekend the focus is on the Golden Globes but don’t forget great new episodes of “Portlandia,” “Todd Margaret,” and “Shameless,” as well as the season premiere of “Real Time With Bill Maher” and the season finale of “Hell On Wheels.” — Check out the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more › See the original post: TV Junkie: Golden Globes Weekend; Bill Maher Returns
Former Office of Management and Budget director Roy Ash has died at his Los Angeles home at 93. See the rest here: Former Nixon and Ford budget director Roy Ash dies
In tonight’s Extra, Extra, Paula Deen might be revealing she has diabetes, air pollution is terrible for black women in LA and how Scientology spied on Tom Cruise. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook , and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports . more › Original post: Extra, Extra: How Scientology Kept Tabs on Tom Cruise, More Ways Air Pollution is Terrible & an Occupy LA Documentary
A wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service is in effect for the Los Angeles area through 3 p.m. Friday. Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph were expected throughout the afternoon. Some isolated gusts up to 40 mph are possible. Use caution when driving high-profile vehicles through the hills. From the official Beverly Hills Facebook page : Beverly Hills residents are advised that current and expected weather conditions have created a severe fire danger in the northern section of the city designated as a ” Very High Hazard Severity Zone .” The Beverly Hills Fire Department has activated the city’s ” Red Flag ” program and will continue to monitor the situation. Additionally, parking has been restricted along predetermined streets north of Sunset Boulevard due to the extreme fire weather conditions: • Calle Vista Drive • Schuyler Road • La Altura Road • El Retiro Way • Miradero Road Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Go here to see the original: Fire Danger Issued North of Sunset Blvd.
Today the Occupy Los Angeles movement—with its renewed focus on foreclosures—is rallying downtown to protest the actions of the Bank of New York Mellon and Auction.com. more › See original here: Occupy Friday the 13th: Los Angeles Protesters Targets Real Estate Auctioneers and Bank of New York Mellon