Weekly archive
July 13 - July 19, 2014
Saturday, Jul. 19
Homeless' belongings parked in the shade under the freeway on Parthenia Street in North Hills, in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Jul. 18
Zevweb has a nice feature on how the documentary came to tell the story of the emergency room at County-USC Medical Center on the Eastside. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Jul. 17
News boxes observed, spotted on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Jul. 16
David Allen, the columnist for the Inland Valley Bulletin, is a fan of the Brand Bookshop in Glendale and isn't happy at all to hear that it's closing soon. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Water police, Garcetti welcomes immigrant children, yet another new approach to Skid Row, best restaurants in the Valley and more. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jul. 15
Actually, what I received was an invitation from the Democratic National Committee to enter a contest to win a trip — to Los Angeles! — during President Obama's upcoming trip. I don't have to contribute to win, though they hope I will. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Steve Soboroff's collection of now 23 machines tours to raise money for journalism scholarships. Here are some of the others. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
In the final email from CEO Peter Liguori, Tribune's newspaper story is a purely Chicago story. No Chandlers or LA Times. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Assistant Chief Ralph Terrazas would be the LAFD's first Latino chief. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Neighbors were shocked to learn that the absentee owner of the decrepit shack on Eucalyptus Avenue was the mayor of Los Angeles. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
NPR news chief leaves (see memo excerpt.) Perez recount could last until after the election. New editor of Slate. LA's sidewalks. Plus more. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Jul. 14
Since a former student at Marlborough wrote two weeks ago about her English teacher falling in love with her — and more — the scandal has roiled the Hancock Park campus and reached to Pasadena's Polytechnic. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Burch takes to the station's morning show to explain the details of how, at age 45, she decided to go the frozen egg route. The report runs almost six minutes. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Jul. 13
An excerpt from Steve Oney's upcoming book about the history and future of NPR. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Russ Stanton becomes a senior executive with the public relations firm founded by his (and my) former LA Times colleague Glenn Bunting. $MTEntryExcerpt$>