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The Girl Who Will Not Be MayorBy Ari L. Noonan @ 3:00 PM January 27, 2012Found in: Op-Ed When She Who Would Be Mayor of Los Angeles sashayed through the doors of the West Angeles church’s Crystal Room this morning at 8:10, not only fashionably tardy but annoyingly late, I thought I was in the wrong joint. Where were the other models? Have they disguised the runway? read |
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Politicians Who Steal, and It Is LegalBy My Opinion @ 3:00 PM January 27, 2012Found in: Op-Ed From Austin Beutner California once was a destination for folks seeking instant wealth, miners hoping to strike it big in the Gold Rush. read |
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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Heats Up the Kirk Douglas TheatreBy Frederik Sisa @ 3:00 PM January 27, 2012Found in: Theatre It always puzzles me when fellow critics take notes during a performance. I’ll notice them scribbling away on their note pads or in the margins of the press kit – sometimes sedately, sometimes madly – and wonder how they can possibly foster an osmotic relationship with the performance. read |
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YUMBy Robert Ebsen @ 8:00 AM January 27, 2012Found in: Op-Ed It was Tuesday and, as usual, I was spending the day with my 94-year-old mom. It was time for us to decide where to go for lunch. One of our favorite places or a new place? Mom suggested pizza, so we headed off to Nagila pizza. It turns out that place is added to our favorites list. The combination of a slice of their thin, crispy pizza*, and a bowl of their thick, delicious mushroom-barley soup hit the spot perfectly. read |
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Keeping the Strictest Form of Kosher Can Be Difficult in IsraelBy Shachar @ 7:00 AM January 27, 2012Found in: Op-Ed Dateline Jerusalem — People sometimes think I am crazy when I say it is easier to find glatt kosher food in the U.S. than in Israel. Some do not understand why I order a special glatt kosher meal when flying El Al, Israel's national airline, since only kosher food is served on the flights. Others do not understand why I do not join them at regular kosher restaurants and insist on glatt, mehadrin or badatz restaurants. To tell the truth, I often do not understand why keeping my level of kashrut (kosher) is so much harder in Israel than it was in the U.S. In Israel it should be easy. But for me it is confusing. Since moving to Israel 4½ years ago, I feel as though I have started again from square one. read |
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Making a DifferenceBy Alexandra Campbell @ 7:00 AM January 27, 2012Found in: Op-Ed Dateline Boston — As a teacher, I go through my day playing with kids, helping them with conflicts, and telling them what to do . You never really know what will make an impression– on them or on you. read |
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Swishy Hoodwinks Us AgainBy Ari L. Noonan @ 7:00 AM January 27, 2012Found in: Op-Ed It is stunning what a lying President of the United States can get away with when all but several newspapers and news services in our country are his devoted lapdogs. read |
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Extending Redevelopment Agencies ‘Not Going to Happen’ – SteinbergBy News @ 4:00 PM January 26, 2012Found in: News From Tony Rice [Editor’s Note: Mr. Rice is a lobbyist for City Hall.] read |
THE LOWDOWN
We thank Geoff Maleman for telling us:
Weekend after next, the Culver City Middle School and Panther Partners will present a weekend of Comedy Improv! shows.
Comedy Improv! will be performing shows at noon, 3:30 and 7 o’clock on Saturday, Feb. 4, and at noon, 3 and 7 on Sunday, Feb. 5. Shows will be held at Willows Community School Theatre, 8520 Warner Dr.
From the team that produced Darn Yankees! and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Comedy Improv! is comprised of Middle School teams doing fully improvised skits from audience suggestions.
Professional teachers and improvisers Jennifer Flack and Eric Price will be running the teams of students as they work their way through “Whose Line Is It Anyway”-style unrehearsed comedy.
“The kids are really strong, and I think the audience will be excited to see them having a great time,” Ms. Flack said.
To purchase tickets ($5, $7, $10) online or for more information, see www.ccmsmusicaltheatre.com
COMMUNITY UPDATE
We thank President Jim Lamm of the Ballona Creek Renaissance for telling us about the rescheduled Creek cleanup:
Since Saturday’s weather forecast is for All-Day Gorgeous, the Ballona Creek Renaissance’s Creek Cleanup at Centinela Avenue – rained out last weekend – is quite on, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Meet at the entrance to the Creek bike path at South Centinela Avenue and Milton Street, Los Angeles 90066.
Mr. Lamm says BCR signs for student service credits, but youths under 18 will need a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. For waiver forms, event flier, details, updates, and other cleanup information and photos, visit www.ballonacreek.org.
This series of Ballona Creek Renaissance cleanups has been made possible by a permit from County Public Works and is co-sponsored by Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, Council District 11, City of L.A. Office of Community Beautification, and the Del Rey Neighborhood Council.
In other news, last week the State Coastal Conservancy Board voted unanimously to fund the next major steps leading to the restoration of the Ballona Wetlands – technical assessments, engineering design, technical review, and agency coordination to support environmental impact analysis and permit applications. Among the many stakeholders present at the board's meeting at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City, Ballona Creek Renaissance spoke in favor of the requested allocation of environmental bond monies (dollars that could not be used for general fund needs).
As former Ballona Creek Watershed Coordinator Jessica Hall said in her January 23 LA Creek Freak blog article about Ballona Historical Ecology (http://tinyurl.com/7e8haee), the primary reason for the high price tag (over $6.5 million) is the extensive Army Corps of Engineers’ review relating to the proposed eventual removal of Ballona Creek's wetland levees to allow a more natural interaction between creek and wetlands.
With many diverse concerns and viewpoints shared at the meeting, more detailed coverage will appear in BCR’s upcoming newsletter. As an interested stakeholder, BCR anticipates and will work toward a careful, thorough, and inclusive process, one that is responsive to the evolving understanding of the wetlands' history, present conditions and value, Mr. Lamm said.