County Animal Shelters to Reduce Adoption Fees During Holidays

Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.
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Photo by let 'er rip via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr In the hopes that people will be encouraged to rescue a pet through adoption during the year-end holidays, Los Angeles County-run animal shelters will offer reduced fees to adopt starting Saturday and running through Christmas Eve, according to the Daily Breeze ... There are six LA County shelters (Downey, Gardena, Baldwin Park, Castaic, Lancaster, and Agoura Hills), and all will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday for a "Save-A- Stray

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Station Fire Increases to 122,000 Acres, Weather Could Take a Turn for the Better Today

Published Sept. 1, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.
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MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ... Via LA County Fire and LA County Sheriff's as of 8:00 a.m ... Juniper Hills Area : ... All homes in the Juniper Hills area north of Juniper Hills Rd between Emma Rd, Fort Tejon Rd and Longview Rd ... La Crescenta : ... Vicinity of Rosemont, La Crescenta, and Ramsdell AND ... North of Rockdell St and Faircrest Dr between Rosemont Ave and the foothills ... South of Markridge Rd to Orange Ave between Pennsylvania Ave and Oceanview Blvd INCLUDING Orange Cove Ave ...

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I ♥ State Parks Weekend Begins Tomorrow

Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 1:54 p.m.
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To once again bring attention to the massive budget cuts of state parks, the California State Parks Foundation has declared the next two weekends to be those of advocacy ... "The Save Our State Parks (SOS) Campaign is holding 'I ♥ State Parks' weekends of action from now through Labor Day to unite state parks supporters," the nonprofit announced. "Events will take place in many state parks throughout California and online. The 'I ♥ State Parks' weekends of action provide an opportunity for

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LAistory: The Battle of Santa Monica Bay

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Published Aug. 8, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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Cornero would become a major crime figure in Los Angeles for 25 years, yet remained a local player, refusing to ally himself with the East Coast or Chicago-based Cosa Nostra families. Without the extensive connections and protections of the syndicate, it was near impossible to maintain a land-based gambling operation. Instead, he operated on the high seas ... Water taxies costing $0.25 shuttled passengers 3.1 miles to the palatial ship called the S.S. Rex. Unlike previous gambling operations,

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Culver City to Host 2nd Bicycle & Pedestrian Workshop

Published July 21, 2009 at 8:59 p.m.
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Photo: lavocado@sbcglobal.net Culver City has been working on a Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiative that's currently in draft mode ... The city's location between the Cheviot and Baldwin Hills as well as the Ballona Creek and eight major roads and freeways "has led to the development of an irregular (broken-grid) roadway network which presents unique challenges for non-motorized transportation." ... The initiative will hopefully help travelers overcome the physical barriers and lead to the city's

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LAistory: Busch Gardens in Van Nuys

Published July 18, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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Busch's gardens in Pasadena were a big draw for regular folk and celebrities (and hundreds of movies of the era were filmed there) through the early 1930s, and those who have studied the life of Busch and his business believe the family were pioneers in promoting the German concept of "beer as a way of life." According to the LA Times: ... The family offered to contribute the gardens to Pasadena, but city fathers were reluctant to take on the cost of maintaining them, and the land began to be

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On- and Off-Road Pursuit Ends in Baldwin Hills

Published July 15, 2009 at 11:44 a.m.
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A pursuit on freeways, city streets and a dirt road ends Wednesday with a foot chase ... Sponsored Topics: Dirt road - Road - Recreation - Roads and Highways - Travel ...

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LAistory: The Cocoanut Grove

Published July 4, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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Joan Crawford won over a hundred dancing contests under those stars. It's said that she was discovered there, while on the dance floor, as was Carole Lombard and Loretta Young. It was a regular hang out of the Rat Pack in the fifties. In remembrance, Sammy Davis Jr. recorded a live album there. He wasn't the only one. When Judy Garland staged her comeback there, her live album featured the last night of her appearance. Bing Crosby began his career crooning to the dancers ... The first Academy

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LAistory: The Ambassador Hotel

Published June 27, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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The Ambassador Hotel was opened on New Year's Day in 1921, in what was then the countryside. Its Spanish revival decor, rife with Italian stone fireplaces and tiled floors, replete with an alabaster fountain glowing in the lobby quickly attracted the jet-set. Even its coffee shop, designed by Paul R. Williams, one of the U.S.'s first pre-eminant African American architects, was a spectacular example of high art deco style, with its rounded white banquettes and swirling bar was one of a kind ...

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LAistory: The Ennis House

Published June 13, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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The Ennis House, however, remains, shining out over Los Feliz. Built in 1924 by Frank Lloyd Wright, it is a stunning example of his work, certainly of of the most unique dwellings in California. It has the only four mosaic windows known to be designed by Wright himself. Though the house retains some of of Wright's prairie style, it is also high art deco, mingled with Mayan architecture and the result is both surprising and elegant ... The house has not been lived in since 1980, when the Browns

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