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The Skatepark of Venice Beach Opens!
On October 3rd, 2009, he Venice Beach skateboard park opened. The opening day was insane! Legendary Dogtown skateboarders such as Christian Hosoi and Tony Alva skated the bowl showing that even though they are a little older than they were in…
Smells Phishy
Today in the Baldwin Village area of LA’s Crenshaw district, FBI raided the home of a “key player” in a phishing scheme that claimed $2 million dollars from victims around the world. Upon raiding the home (a part of a 100…
Cameras Were Shooting You Looting!
Today, the LAPD announced the arrest of their 20th suspect in the 2009 LA Lakers riots, with the help of internet social netowrking sites. 24- year old Michael Rivas (above), of Hawaiian Gardens was arrested at his job on September 25th,…
Remembering DJ AM
I never met the late DJ AM. I only knew him from his parties I attended when I first moved to Los Angeles. I remember the first one I went to at the LAX, a club in Hollywood in October ‘08.…
Increased State Sales Tax Causing Headache
The state of California has been in a terrible financial position for the last couple of years, something that every one living in the state (myself included) knows all too well. Education is losing money, health care is losing money, people…
First Hollywood Swing
Listen on PRX.org Even though I grew up in South Los Angeles, I always thought Hollywood was somewhere else. I really didn’t watch much TV when I was younger, so I had no idea Hollywood existed until I got to the…
Profiling in Watts
I live in Watts, and you don’t see the police as much as you used to, since most gangs have moved away. But a lack of police presence is not necessarily a good thing. To me, it’s crazy that when we…
Classroom at City Hall
Listen on PRX.org! In these difficult economic times, it is important for all of us to become knowledgeable about how to maintain a stable financial foundation and making sure that what money one does have is budgeted carefully. As my generation…
Health Care at the Forum
In 2007, the US Census Bureau released a study reporting that 45.7 million Americans were without health insurance. Those living without health insurance often can’t afford basic checkups, let alone serious treatment. On August 10-18, 2009, the Inglewood Forum (where Magic…
Back To School Shopping in The Alleys!
Now that we’re going back to school, we are trying to find the stores with the best values. I don’t think people care about well know anymore as long as they have something so cover up with. I been to a…
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