Lion's Slaying Prompts LA To Consider Paying People To Coexist

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LOS ANGELES, CA — Irate over the state's decision to allow a rancher to kill one of the last two known male mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains, two Los Angeles City are calling for an end to the practice. Accusing the California Department of Fish and Wildlife of undermining the city's conservation efforts, Councilmen Paul Koretz ...
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Review: Frieze? Please. Try the upstart Felix art fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt

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The peripatetic Art Los Angeles Contemporary — ALAC by acronym — has relocated from previous outings in Santa Monica and West Hollywood to now occupy the Hollywood Athletic Club, a beautiful 1924 landmark that’s a quick eight-minute drive from Frieze. (Thirty-eight international exhibitors are on view for ALAC’s 11th annual fair.)
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Dance in L.A. this week: Forever Flamenco, L.A. Dance Project and more

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McDaniel. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Bram Goldsmith Theater, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. Fri.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. $29-$79. (310) 746-4000. TheWallis.org Backhausdance With(in) OCMA: Triptych Jennifer Backhaus and company present a trio of immersive, site-specific works. OCMAExpand Santa Ana, South Coast Plaza ...
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As VW's BEVs roll in, educating consumers will be the key

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I think we did a better job last year than we have in the past of getting the [all-wheel-drive vehicles] where they are going to sell and getting the two-wheel-drive vehicles where they're going to sell, so the guy in Santa Monica doesn't have 22 all-wheel-drives on his lot. There were some very old and complex systems that were still in place ...
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Preliminary report on helicopter crash that…

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The pilot circled the Glendale area, then flew west for Camarillo Airport. Amid the thick fog, the chopper hit the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains and caught fire, killing everyone on board. The report does say that visibility at the airport, 14 miles from the crash site, was 2.5 miles. NTSB authorities have said a full review of the ...
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A Hotel Homecoming at stARTup L.A.

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In past years, stARTup’s location made them a satellite of ALAC in Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. However, with ALAC’s move to the Hollywood Athletic Club, stARTup has the Westside to itself, allowing it to carve out a space as a hotel fair for up-and-coming artists. True to its Venice location, stARTup feels quirky, cozy, and individual ...
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Long Island table tennis player will miss Olympic trials due to religious beliefs

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Estee Ackerman, who is Orthodox Jewish, currently is playing in Israel. She was willing to fly back to New York and then to the trials in Santa Monica, California, if the governing body had agreed to make certain shifts in its round-robin tournament. Ackerman would have been able to play Friday until about 5 p.m. and resume at about 6 p.m ...
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