Posts Tagged ‘Los Angeles’
Report: Los Angeles Rent To Spike In 2012
April 11, 2012 at 11:24 am
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Rent is expected to rise for apartments across Southern California over the next two years, with average rents to increase 7.9 percent in Los Angeles, according to a USC report.
UCLA Accidentally Sends Wait-Listed Students Email Suggesting They’ve Been Admitted
April 10, 2012 at 10:45 pm
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Hundreds of students who had been wait-listed for admission to UCLA, received an email this weekend that congratulated them on being accepted to the school. The UCLA Financial Aid Office sent a followup email Monday to the 894 students wait-listed that clarified the error. The email made it clear that wait-listed students were still on the wait-list — surely, an awkward situation for students who had already announced to friends and family that they had been accepted to the university.
City of LA to Create a Citywide Car Sharing Program
April 5, 2012 at 7:42 am
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The LA City Council approved the Request for Proposals for the City of Los Angeles Public Carshare Program, which sets the Los Angeles Department of Transportation on a search for a five-year contract with a private entity to create and manage a citywide car share program.
SoCal’s Plan To Fight Climate Change Moving Forward
April 4, 2012 at 5:25 pm
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The Climate Plan blog is reporting that the Southern California Association of Governments--the region's metropolitan planning organization--voted this afternoon to approve the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Community Strategies, a 25 year plan that aims to reduce vehicle miles traveled, carbon emissions, and sprawl for the region. The RTP/SCS responds to mandates made in the state bill [...]
Historic Venice Bar Goes Legit With Crazy Classic Cocktails
March 26, 2012 at 10:33 pm
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The trend in Prohibition-style cocktails in Los Angeles saw the rise of speakeasy-esque bars. The Del Monte Speakeasy has been serving booze since 1915 and operating illegally from 1933 til just last year. Everyone from The Doors to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Feist has performed on its stage.
City Council OKs Resolution Urging Media To Curb ‘Racist, Sexist Slurs’
March 22, 2012 at 12:21 pm
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The City Council has approved a resolution calling on local TV and radio stations to limit any “racist” and “sexist” comments on their broadcasts. The City Council voted 13-2 to pass the resolution with a motion urging “the management of radio and television stations in Los Angeles to do everything in their power to ensure that their on-air hosts do not use and promote racist and sexist slurs over public airwaves in the City of Los Angeles”.
Free Solar Mixer at LIVING ROOM in Silver Lake
March 9, 2012 at 8:30 am
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The public is invited to attend a free Solar Mixer on Wednesday March 14 at Living Room (3531 West Sunset Blvd.) in Silver Lake. Enjoy a glass of wine and complimentary hors d'oevres, relax to DJ grooves by Psykick Girl, and browse Living Room's collection of home furnishings and upholstery. Learn about Silver Lake's goal of 100% clean power and a neighborhood solar program offering discounts up to 33% for residential, commercial and multi-family solar panels. Solar installers will provide information about incentives, rebates and financing options. Special guest Diane Moss, former Environmental Deputy to Congresswoman Jane Harman, will discuss the Renewables 100 Policy Institute's mission to accelerate and support the global transition
to sustainable 100% renewable energy.
Do LA’s Tech Startups Have Momentum?: Forbes is claiming that Los Angeles…
March 8, 2012 at 11:30 am
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Forbes is claiming that Los Angeles has the savvy to overtake the Silicon Valley as the nation's tech startup capital. With a minimum of plastic surgery jokes made at LA's expense, the article argues that all LA needs is more entrepreneurial drive among its legions of skilled tech industry workers. Lots of resources for local tech entrepreneurs are also listed.
Free Screening of Sundance Award-Winner FUEL at Mar Vista Library Today
March 8, 2012 at 10:49 am
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Open Neighborhoods and PermaCity host The Climate Reality Project today at the Mar Vista Library (12006 Venice Blvd.) at 5:30pm. The event will feature a free screening of the Sundance Award-winning documentary FUEL, a fast-paced glimpse into our clean energy future. The film will be followed by a public climate change presentation by LAUSD Science Advisor John Zavalney.
Tar & Roses – Santa Monica
February 22, 2012 at 10:05 pm
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Tar & Roses has been humming and happening ever since it opened just under a month ago. Named after the tasting notes characteristic of wine made from Nebbiolo grapes, Tar & Roses serves up big and small plates in a lively neighborhood setting. I came in for dinner last week with my friends and fellow food [...]
Best Places For Romantic Hikes In Los Angeles
February 11, 2012 at 10:03 pm
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Photo Credit: ThinkStock Encompassing an expansive 464 square miles, sprawling Los Angeles affords lovers a plethora of romantic hiking venues. So walk hand-in-hand, smell the roses, and get your juices flowing at the same time by following any of the trails at the memorable spots listed below. Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive La Cañada Flintridge, [...]
Affordable Green Housing Rises On LA Industrial Lot
February 8, 2012 at 7:00 am
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Los Angeles city officials are celebrating the opening of a new eco-friendly, affordable housing development in South Los Angeles. The Crossings on 29th Street was developed by Urban Housing Communities and designed by KTGY Group Architecture+Planning, with the help of Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles.The site, located at 818 E. 29th Street, has been transformed [...]
