Archive for November 16th, 2012

Want some Twinkies? Some Los Angeles-area residents have taken to Craigslist to earn a quick buck off the impending Hostess shortage.

A world helium shortage and lack of consistent sponsorship has taken the lift out of California-based Airship Ventures. The Eureka Zeppelin has been grounded.

A judge denied a request Friday from Central Valley farmers who sought to halt work on California's ambitious high-speed rail project.

A union representing city workers has joined the top mayoral candidates in opposing a plan to increase the sales tax by a half percent.

Council members have joined thousands of other “Movember” participants to grow mustaches this month in an effort to draw awareness to prostate cancer.

It’s November of 2012, and people are still doing “Call Me Maybe” videos. This is 10 months after Bieber first tweeted about the song and helped make Jepsen a star.

When the Lakers take on the Phoenix Suns Friday night, fans who speak Korean will be able to listen to the broadcast for the first time in their native language.

The LA Zoo welcomes four new lesser kudus and 15 Nigerian Dwarf goats, but you can see them in our photo slideshow first!

Who is Mrs Morton? What happened in Guatemala?

This record is pure fun and quite danceable. Telex was one of the most musical and witty of the all-synthesizer bands.

The state is adding jobs at a faster clip than the nation as a whole, while Los Angeles is on par with the rest of the U.S. But the pace won't pick up soon.

The L.A. Sheriff's Department says Jose Toloza ran from sheriff's deputies after they confronted him on a Compton street Wednesday around 7:40pm.

This weekend's Green Festival in downtown L.A. will bring over 300 vendors and 100 speakers to downtown LA. Here's a look at the festival's highlights.

A Super PAC mailer in the Sherman/Berman race has doomed Brad Sherman's bid for leadership on the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee.

Latino vote could double by 2030 - ABC A new Pew Hispanic Center report projects that Latino voters will make up 40 percent of the growth in the nation's electorate by 2030, nearly doubling the number of Latino voters.

Spanglish advertising is everywhere now, but it still jumps out when I see it. With advertisers recognizing the buying power of bilingual Latinos and media companies rushing to provide the second-generation audience with tailored content in English - and Spanglish - it's become totalmente normal to see the way many Southern Californians speak in their daily lives displayed in large print.

Today is Friday, Nov. 16 and headlines include three recalls in San Fernando, a look at the supermajority in Sacramento, and a plan to block pension reform.

Three cold fronts moving through the area are expected to keep rain in the forecast throughout the weekend. It's expected to clear by Monday.

City of Los Angeles union members will try to stop people from gathering signatures for the former mayor's plan to get pension reform on the May ballot.

A $2.4 million dollar grant will help Cal State LA graduate more nurses. About $15,000 in scholarships will be awarded to nursing students who successfully apply.