Malibu's tool theft epidemic
A friend of mine, who inspects houses as they're being built, has been hearing from contractors on the sites she visits that thieves are breaking into locked sheds and cleaning them out, making off with tens of thousands of dollars worth of hand tools and power tools and construction materials.
Some contractors have hired guards, others are using dogs. Here's an inspired solution I came across on one of my walks -- the tempting tool chest held safely out of reach.
© 2003-2008 • About LA
Observed • Contact the editor
| Louis Verdad was one of L.A.'s hottest designers, but he had little idea of how to run a business.
| NY Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner will be nominated for the post, according to several news reports.
| Without referencing its recent layoff, the Ventura County Star's editor says the suburban LA paper is now "more streamlined and, in many ways, much more efficient."
| We stripped the Indians of their ponies, and now we're doing it to ourselves.
| When the sun looks like that, there's a big fire somewhere regardless of whether we see or smell smoke.
Lee Abrams, Tribune Company's chief innovation officer, doesn’t seem too impressed with the Los Angeles Times. That’s the feeling I got when he appeared at the Los Angeles Press Club.
The Dodgers have informed the community of a four-minute fireworks show in the stadium parking lot tonight.
Sponsors
Premium Blogads
Books, Blogs & Events