Bullying and mistreatment of students has evolved with the rise of Facebook, Twitter and other social media. No longer is the school bully limited to using brute force and intimidation but that does not mean those problems don’t exist. [caption id="attachment_4184" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tisha Marina Bernard, of Community Matters, helped students in the program at Fairfax High learn how to prevent bullying. (photo by Rafael Guerrero)"][/caption] Fairfax High School held the Safe School Ambassadors program this week to teach students how to prevent mistreatment and violence against their peers. The program was provided by Community Matters, a non-profit organization founded by Rick ...
The race for city council representative for the 4th District went into full swing on Jan. 22 when incumbent Councilmember Tom LaBonge officially launched his campaign. Three candidates are vying for the council seat, and they are all Democrats. [caption id="attachment_4188" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Councilmember Tom LaBonge (bottom center), 4th District, was joined by supporters during a campaign kick-off celebration last Saturday. (photo by Edwin Folven)"][/caption] LaBonge has represented the 4th District since 2001, when he was elected during a special election held after the death of former City Council President John Ferraro. He was elected again to four-year terms in 2003 ...
Parents with children who have pre-existing medical conditions can obtain health insurance for the children through a state program expanding upon provisions of the federal Healthcare Reform Act. [caption id="attachment_4192" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Assemblymember Mike Feuer (left) was joined by Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to discuss the insurance options. (photo by Edwin Folven)"][/caption] State Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) and State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones held a press conference outside of Childrens Hospital in Hollywood on Wednesday to remind parents that the open enrollment period for the coverage lasts until March 1. The coverage was made possible through a bill authored by Feuer that ...
In the wake of the recent shootings in Tucson, Ariz. and at Gardena High School in Los Angeles, gun control has become a hot button issue across the country. As a result, Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, 13th District, introduced a motion on Jan. 21 to ban the “open carry” of handguns in the city. [caption id="attachment_4197" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Members of the California Chapters of the Brady Campaign have held protests outside meetings of South Bay Open Carry, a group that supports the open carrying of guns in public. (photo courtesy of Suzanne Verge)"][/caption] “Recent incidents in Los Angeles and ...
The Los Angeles City Council approved revisions to its medical marijuana ordinance on Jan. 21 that will create a lottery to determine how many dispensaries will be issued permits to remain open for business. [caption id="attachment_4202" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The La Luna Caregivers Lounge on Melrose Avenue is one of the dispensaries that remains open. (photo by Edwin Folven)"][/caption] The decision is the latest twist in the saga involving the city’s medical marijuana ordinance, which went into effect last June but required some changes after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled in December that some provisions were not legal. One of the ...
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/27/2011
Fairfax High Students Trained as Safe School Ambassadors
Bullying and mistreatment of students has evolved with the rise of Facebook, Twitter and other social media. No longer is the school bully limited to using brute force and intimidation but that does not mean those problems don’t exist. Fairfax High School held the Safe School Ambassadors program this week to teach students how to [...]
By Edwin Folven, 1/27/2011
Incumbent LaBonge Faces Two Challengers
The race for city council representative for the 4th District went into full swing on Jan. 22 when incumbent Councilmember Tom LaBonge officially launched his campaign. Three candidates are vying for the council seat, and they are all Democrats. LaBonge has represented the 4th District since 2001, when he was elected during a special [...]
By Edwin Folven, 1/27/2011
Open Enrollment for Healthcare Runs Through March 1
Parents with children who have pre-existing medical conditions can obtain health insurance for the children through a state program expanding upon provisions of the federal Healthcare Reform Act. State Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) and State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones held a press conference outside of Childrens Hospital in Hollywood on Wednesday to remind parents [...]
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/27/2011
Garcetti Proposes Ban on Carrying Guns in Public
In the wake of the recent shootings in Tucson, Ariz. and at Gardena High School in Los Angeles, gun control has become a hot button issue across the country. As a result, Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, 13th District, introduced a motion on Jan. 21 to ban the “open carry” of handguns in [...]
By Edwin Folven, 1/27/2011
New Change Will Allow 100 Shops to Stay Open
The Los Angeles City Council approved revisions to its medical marijuana ordinance on Jan. 21 that will create a lottery to determine how many dispensaries will be issued permits to remain open for business. The decision is the latest twist in the saga involving the city’s medical marijuana ordinance, which went into effect last June [...]
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/27/2011
Some Residents Want Sign Taken Down
Three months after a lingerie shop was forced to close up shop because of its racy name, the “FUK-U Lingerie-Love Shop by Christophe Doumaiselle” has resurfaced a block from its original location. The large, pink sign bearing the establishment’s controversial name looms over 7614 Melrose Ave., next to the Timeless Boutique. Residents recently noticed the [...]
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/27/2011
Viewing Party Held at St. Nick's Pub
More than 50 volunteers with Organizing for America (OFA) gathered at St. Nick’s Pub for a viewing party of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Speech Tuesday. OFA held dozens of similar viewing parties across California, including two others in Los Angeles. Volunteers discussed the president’s agenda to strengthen the middle class, continue the [...]
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/27/2011
Actor Donald Sutherland received the 2,430th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday in the category of Motion Pictures. Sutherland has had a long career in motion pictures, appearing in more than 130 films. They include classics such as “The Dirty Dozen”, “M.A.S.H.”, “Ordinary People”, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, “Klute”, and [...]
By Jill Weinlein, 1/27/2011
Create Your Own Counter Culture
The Today Show recently mentioned that The Counter was one of America’s top restaurants. When I heard that one recently opened in the Miracle Mile area, I was eager to take my six-year-old, because she is a cheeseburger aficionado. Located next to the Page Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits, The Counter enjoys a [...]
By Jill Weinlein, 1/27/2011
Napa Valley Grille During dineLa restaurant week now through Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, chef Joseph Gillard will offer diners a mix-and-match three-course lunch for $22 and a wine country inspired prix fixe dinner for $34. 1100 Glendon Ave. (310)824-3322, www.napavalleygrille.com. District Grill During dineLA, one of West Hollywood’s liveliest restaurants is [...]
By Karen Villalpando, 1/27/2011
Experience at La Quinta Resort & Club The famous romantic comedy, “It Happened One Night,” was written by the incomparable Frank Capra while he was staying at a casita at La Quinta Resort. This romantic interlude Valentine’s package is a contemporary version filled with amenities that would have greatly pleased Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. [...]
By Tim Posada, 1/27/2011
No Strings Attached” is no “Black Swan”, but Natalie Portman could run around on screen yelling, “crazy hamster,” for two hours and she’d probably find a way to make it interesting. Somewhere between “10 Things I Hate About You” and “The Ugly Truth”, Ashton Kutcher and Portman provide solid performances in this January rom-com. The [...]
By Edwin Folven, 1/27/2011
Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes, and Council President Eric Garcetti, 13th District, spearheaded an effort last Friday to establish a $75,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the shooting of a Los Angeles Unified School District police (LAUSD) officer on Jan. 19. In addition to the city’s reward, other organizations have provided [...]
By Edwin Folven, 1/27/2011
The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department have announced the arrests of two well-known graffiti taggers. Aldo and Francisco Montoya, whose tags are “ALDOE” and “RUSIA” respectively, were arrested on Jan. 13, and are believed to be responsible for damage and losses estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. [...]
By Edwin Folven, 1/27/2011
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice, has selected the Los Angeles Police Department to act as a peer-to-peer learning program that will assist other law enforcement agencies across the country improve their responses to people with mental illnesses. The LAPD is one [...]
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/25/2011
Flowers Placed at Jack LaLanne's Walk of Fame Star
Flowers were placed Monday at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of Jack LaLanne, the fitness expert and television personality who died on Jan. 23 at age 96 of respiratory failure related to pneumonia. LaLanne is considered to be the founder of the modern fitness movement. “The Jack LaLanne Show”, a television program featuring exercise [...]
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/20/2011
Soccer Players Look to Improve Their Record
When Jorge Maldonado came back to coach the Hollywood High School boys soccer team this year, he noticed a very key component was missing. The Hollywood Sheiks finished 4-4-5 last season and Maldonado attributed the lackluster year to a lack of discipline. His first day on the job, the team already knew he would not [...]
By Edwin Folven, 1/20/2011
Substance is Considered a ‘Drug of Concern’
The drug salvia gained much publicity in December after teen pop star Miley Cyrus was allegedly smoking it from a water pipe in a video posted on YouTube. Salvia, a hallucinogen which has effects similar to LSD, is made from an herb that commonly grows naturally in Mexico and South America. It is sold openly [...]
By Rafael Guerrero, 1/20/2011
Ban Goes Into Effect Mar. 8
The National Cancer Institute states that secondhand smoke contains at least 250 harmful chemicals, including 69 that can cause cancer. On March 8, diners at restaurants with outdoor patios in Los Angeles will not have to worry about inhaling those chemicals. Councilmember Tom LaBonge, 4th District, joined Councilmember Greig Smith, 12th District, at a Starbucks [...]
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