Weekly archive
November 1 - November 7, 2015
Friday, Nov. 6
Former LA Times sports editor Randy Harvey remembers his friend and colleague in the context of Houston's vote over transgender use of bathrooms. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
In the end he did endorse Clinton, but it took the mayor's staff a while to get there. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
In his terrific new podcast series, Santa Monica author Bill Barol seeks to explain what it meant to call the San Fernando Valley home. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Nov. 5
The creator of the Batmobile and many other "kustom" cars for Hollywood was first a legend in the LA car culture. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Nov. 4
Wow. This caps an interesting day for the LA Times. When you go to trial, anything can happen. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The short-term rental service defeated Measure F in Tuesday's election by 55% to 45%. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Nov. 3
The six-week trial is wrapping up with the ask for damages dropping -- to just $12.3 million. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Looks like California will have a ski season and maybe even a winter snowpack. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Michael Anastasi will become VP of news and executive editor for the Tennessean newspaper and the Tennessee Media Network. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Twenty years later, Amazon has decided what it really needs is a physical, brick and mortar retail store to sell books. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Nov. 2
Sam Quinones is the author of "Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic." CBS didn't go for his pitches, then he saw "60 Minutes" last night. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
For her NPR piece on the Day of the Dead celebration at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles correspondent Mandalit del Barco hooked up with El Mariachi Manchester. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A weather change. Tarantino plans to apologize. A new spokeswoman for Kuehl. More politics, media and place. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
There are openings for deputy director of communications, speechwriter and press secretary, per LinkedIn. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Nov. 1
The last shoe drops from the Aaron Kushner era. The Register and Press-Enterprise will go on normally but new ownership could be on the way. $MTEntryExcerpt$>