Weekly archive
April 20 - April 26, 2014
Friday, Apr. 25
Editor Tom Lutz notes the milestones after three years since the first review was published on a temporary Tumblr site, and points out the review is now entirely on its... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Apr. 24
Memo to the staff from Eddy Hartenstein after last week's police incident says "the situation that transpired with a VXI employee on Friday night has been a cause of concern to us all." $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Russ Mitchell will guide coverage of Silicon Valley and tech companies, and write for the paper's Tech Now blog. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The New York Times data team used Facebook data to map the baseball team preferences of the country, focusing on those borders between fans loyal to one team or another. Kind of fascinating, despite the lame name. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The site at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard, just west of the Beverly Hilton hotel, would come fully approved for construction of a luxury condo project, says the LA Times. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Apr. 23
The latest staff writer to jump ship at the Los Angeles Times is Metro projects reporter Jessica Garrison. Read the farewell memo inside. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Apr. 22
Former national correspondent will double the allotment of Times staff to the Valley. Wonder if this move is Register related? Meanwhile, in Orange County the Register partners with a local startup newsroom. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A portion of the "Mother Ditch" that supplied the pueblo of Los Angeles, later encased in brick, has been uncovered and will be removed. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Apr. 21
Today on the weekly KCRW segment they asked me to talk about John Muir. Can do! $MTEntryExcerpt$>