Gulf oil spill: Cambodian cleanup workers speak out

Published June 8, 2010 at 3:27 p.m.

Sachi Cunningham, a Los Angeles Times videographer, has shot a remarkable nine-minute video on the lives of Cambodian fishermen hired to clean up BP’s massive oil spill. This vivid tale unfolded over the course of a week at sea in ...

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Studying in Resistance: Students at CSULA Set Up Guerilla Library for Finals Week

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Published June 11, 2010 at 4:35 p.m.
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Photo by U2Baja via Twitpic It's not just the Los Angeles Public LIbraries that are facing budget cuts, forcing reduced hours, but libraries across the region. At California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), students were put into a bind when officials shortened hours from midnight to 8 p.m. That's bad news, but what makes it worse is that it was finals week ... So a group called The Colektiva on June 1st decided to take it upon themselves to set up their own, called The People's Library

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Homicide Report: 12 homicides last week, all but one were gunshot victims

Published May 1, 2010 at 12:27 p.m.

Coroner's officials reported 12 killings in Los Angeles County between April 20 and Sunday, bringing the year-to-date total to 211, according to data collected for the Times' Homicide Report database. Countywide homicide numbers this year remain lower than previous years: ...

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DODGERS: Ethier continues torrid pace in 9-3 victory over Pirates

Published May 2, 2010 at 9:57 p.m.

LOS ANGELES - No matter that a couple of times lately they looked completely inept and incongruous with bats in their hands ...

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Large May Day March Crowd Calls for Immigration Reform

Published May 1, 2010 at 11:43 a.m.
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks to May Day marchers from a stage on Broadway ... Photo by Eric Richardson ... Approximately 60,000 to 80,000 people made their way to Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday morning to take part in a May Day march calling for immigration reform. Many carried signs with messages directed against Arizona's recently-passed SB 1070, a law that requires immigrants to carry their papers at all times ... Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilman Jose Huizar were among those

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Michael Jackson's Autopsy Report Released

Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 5:45 p.m.
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Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, is escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputies as he arrives at the Airport Courthouse to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death (AP Photo/Jason Redmond) ... Now that Conrad Murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, Michael Jackson's autopsy report has been released, listing “acute propofol intoxication” administered by another person as the cause of death, according to the report via the LA Times. The amount

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Mayor Villarparker at Peace, City falling into Financial Abyss

Published Jan. 17, 2010 at 12:26 p.m.

Mayor Antonio Villar with Lu Parker"Mayor Villar before meatless Mondays"If you really needed any more column inches of newsprint to reinforce the premise that the Los Angeles Times aka "Old Gray Westside Hag on Spring Street", is sinking fast into the depths of irrelevancy, then this latest ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

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City Doubles Income on Red Light Cameras

Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 12:40 p.m.
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Over a two-year period, Los Angeles increased revenues from red light enforcement cameras from $200,000 to $400,000. The culprit? A recent doubling in fines for running red lights when making a right turn. The LA Times explains: ... The change, based on a legal recommendation from the city attorney, affects thousands of motorists each year who make rolling right turns against red lights -- known as "California stops." According to Los Angeles Police Department estimates provided to The Times

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Los Angeles sees sharp rise in red-light camera revenue

Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
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Since late '07, monthly income grew from about $200,000 to about $400,000, according to estimates. Last year, the city more than doubled the fines it charges for violations ... As Los Angeles City Hall has struggled against a sea of red ink, one financial bright spot through the long recession has been the Police Department's red-light camera program, which has seen a sharp rise in revenue, according to court data obtained by The Times ...

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Department Store Windows Were Downtown's Christmas Draw

Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 3:13 p.m.
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Shoppers check out Christmas window displays in Downtown's department store windows on November 21, 1951 ... Photo by Los Angeles Examiner / 11-21-1951 ... In the heyday of Los Angeles' department store history, shoppers would descend on Downtown each holiday season to gaze at intricate displays set up in the windows of stores such as May Company, Bullocks and Robinsons ... The displays were "Downtown's unique Christmas attraction," according to the Downtown Business Men's Association (the group

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