http://www.laobserved.com/ Los Angeles media, news, books and sense of place Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:58:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Kevin Roderick: The head of the SCLC in Los Angeles accuses the mayor and his staff of dissing African Americans, especially in comparison to Latinos. http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/black_leaders_feeling_ins.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/black_leaders_feeling_ins.php Villaraigosa Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:58:28 -0800 Kevin Roderick: Variety has a craigslist ad up looking for a part-time web editor (with one whole year of experience), prompting former Variety columnist Anne Thompson to tweet: "this after Variety laid... http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/variety_hiring_on_the_web.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/variety_hiring_on_the_web.php Media future Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:43:32 -0800 Mark Lacter: United Way study notes a higher poverty rate and a greater percentage of working poor than the rest of the nation. http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/las_poverty_problem.php http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/las_poverty_problem.php Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:17:17 -0800 Mark Lacter: San Clemente home hit the market at $4.2 million, and then, four days later, it was reduced to $2.9 million. http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/now_thats_a_price_cu.php http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/now_thats_a_price_cu.php Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:46 -0800 Mark Lacter: Fitch Ratings says it's monitoring L.A.'s budget situation for a possible downgrade in the city's rating. http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/la_credit_worries.php http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/la_credit_worries.php Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:32:38 -0800 Kevin Roderick: The drive did not really inspire a drinking game in the UCLA Greek houses. We think. Programming note: Warren Olney is not scheduled to host "Which Way, L.A.?" and "To... http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/a_little_kcrw_pledge_driv.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/a_little_kcrw_pledge_driv.php Radio Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:30:30 -0800 Kevin Roderick: Jay Leno slinks out of prime-time, expect the Hollywood sign to be covered with a banner, more City Council drama over the budget and more. http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/morning_buzz_tuesday_2920.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/morning_buzz_tuesday_2920.php Morning Buzz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:45 -0800 Veronique de Turenne: The view from here today http://www.laobserved.com/malibu/2010/02/shades_of_gray.php http://www.laobserved.com/malibu/2010/02/shades_of_gray.php Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:43:21 -0800 Mark Lacter: Toyota details its brake recall, upbeat forecast at the ports, L.A. Council looks to restructure, and that pillow is going to cost you. http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/tuesday_morning_head_157.php http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/tuesday_morning_head_157.php Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:44:57 -0800 Kevin Roderick: Back home in Echo Park, the former director of communications for the National Endowment of the Arts talks about discovering that in politics, being right is no substitute for looking like you're right. http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/yosi_sergants_strange_yea.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/yosi_sergants_strange_yea.php Politics Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:55:25 -0800 Kevin Roderick: Once again, residents of about 500 homes in La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Acton have been told to leave due to an approaching "very cold and vigorous storm system." http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/new_evacuation_orders_for.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/new_evacuation_orders_for.php Mountains Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:30:54 -0800 Kevin Roderick: http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/novel_of_socal_dream_goin.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/novel_of_socal_dream_goin.php Books Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:22:07 -0800 Kevin Roderick: from the weekend, the Kings lost tonight to the Ducks — ending their club-record winning streak at nine.]]> http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/kings_streak_ends.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/kings_streak_ends.php Sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:41 -0800 Kevin Roderick: After hearing complaints from readers, the L.A. Times made some fixes to its tinkering with the format last week. Apparently the readers also asked that the Times stop covering the Clippers, because Saturday night's game wasn't in the paper.. http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/lat_adjusts_changes_misse.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/lat_adjusts_changes_misse.php LAT Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:32:21 -0800 Mark Lacter: NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has settled with two L.A. private equity firms in connection with an ongoing corruption probe. http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/deal_cut_in_pay-to-p.php http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/deal_cut_in_pay-to-p.php Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:13:06 -0800 Kevin Roderick: Judging by my email, a lot of people heard KCRW's fundraising pitch last week that included the news that Warren Olney, host of "To the Point" and "Which Way, L.A.?,"... http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/olney_out_for_todays_show.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/olney_out_for_todays_show.php Radio Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:36 -0800 Kevin Roderick: Dr. Conrad Murray was allowed to walk into court and give himself up before today's arraignment on charges that his medical actions killed Michael Jackson. http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/mystery_solved_murray_wal.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/mystery_solved_murray_wal.php Crime Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:14:25 -0800 Kevin Roderick: It's community leadership day on LA Observed, I guess. New York Times bureau chief Jennifer Steinhauer profiles Eli Broad as the "iron checkbook" whose grip on Los Angeles and its... http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/nyt_gets_its_arms_around.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/nyt_gets_its_arms_around.php Arts Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:02 -0800 Kevin Roderick: Los Angeles magazine, in the midst of its 50th anniversary year, is about to officially take the wraps off an ambitious effort to generate more conversation about the city's future. CityThink will be housed on the magazine's website and be supported by a new Los Angeles Magazine Foundation, which has seed money from the California Community Foundation. http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/los_angeles_magazine_unve.php http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/02/los_angeles_magazine_unve.php Magazines Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:45:17 -0800 Mark Lacter: Stations have been inundating the L.A. air with news, mainly because it's cheaper than running top-tier syndicated fare. http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/why_all_the_local_tv.php http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/02/why_all_the_local_tv.php Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:42:00 -0800