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Weekly archive
January 11 - January 17, 2015
January 11 - January 17, 2015
Thursday, Jan. 15
Amanda Hess' manifesto about women and the Internet for Pacific Standard is also a finalist in the National Magazine Awards.
The owner of Norms wants to stay. The owner of the land under Norms got the demo permit (and an architect) but has no immediate plans.
Editor Rob Eshman says no more "tiptoeing around terrorists’ sensibilities [or] kowtowing to the craziest elements among us."
City Cultural Heritage Commission votes to take Norms status under advisement.
Steve Carrell and Reese Witherspoon both got lead actor nominations for the Oscars, Patricia Arquette for supporting.
Politics, media, place — a bit of everything.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
An exuberant example of the California coffee shop type and an expressive Googie masterwork by Armet & Davis, the LA Conservancy says.
New poster is here for the film about the LA talent who played on the hit records of the 1960s and 70s.
This time I guess it's a bargain: just $23 million, cut $4.5 million since 2013.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Los Angeles Magazine goes longform on the life transition of the LA news helicopter pilot formerly known as Bob Tur.
The house is mostly gone already. Architect Thom Mayne may be the owner.
Sacramento journalist Anthony York calls the site a passion project to chronicle the changing state.
Monday, Jan. 12
Defining the borders of downtown remains an uncertain task, writes KCET's Nathan Masters.
The Bard of LA, as he was called, had a long career at the Los Angeles Times and had also written columns for the Topanga Messenger, the Daily News and AARP — plus books and TV episodes.
The state attorney general will make it official, via online post, that she's running for the Barbara Boxer seat in the Senate.
Newsom's exit makes the path more open to Attorney General Kamala Harris, but don't forget Democrats Antonio Villaraigosa and Tom Steyer.
The Los Angeles Press Club will announce today that it is awarding the 2015 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism to Charlie Hebdo.
Before moving on to Hollywood, Kaltman was a press deputy to Jim Hahn and Wendy Greuel in City Hall.
The former mayor said he might run for Boxer's Senate seat and scored a lot of coverage — some even favorable.
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