Saturday, July 4


Merchants voice parking woes to Weiss

L.A. city councilman Jack Weiss, whose district includes Westwood, held a meeting for Village business owners and community organizers Thursday to discuss lack of parking ““ a problem many merchants point to as a prime reason for business woes in the Village. Read more...


Protesters cry out for peace

The beat of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday was best characterized by a young activist with a bullhorn, rapping to the vibrant rhythm of throngs of cheering people: “We don’t want to hear it / We don’t want to see / We don’t want to be in a World War III!” This performance and others like it were the rule rather than the exception that afternoon when the streets were taken by storm as thousands of flag-waving, drum-pounding protesters flooded city blocks, crying out against a prospective war with Iraq and declaring their solidarity with much of the rest of the world. Read more...