Century City

Fault-y Towers: Don't Mention the Core!

John Mirisch | Posted 01.21.2012

John Mirisch

The initial Metro Century City seismological studies were released in October. To nobody's surprise, they showed that it would be "impossible" for Metro to build a station along Santa Monica Boulevard.

Fight on for UCLA: Rejecting a Westwood-Adjacent Subway Station

John Mirisch | Posted 12.06.2011

John Mirisch

The station planned for the Westside extension's Purple Line is known as the "UCLA/Westwood" station. USC gets its station, now UCLA gets its station. Let the best team win, right? Not so fast.

Bad Lawsuits Against Public Transit

Joel Epstein | Posted 11.29.2011

Joel Epstein

Here's an important story that may not have made it onto The Daily Show yet. While it is only a matter of time before Streetsblog Los Angeles has the...

Confessed Norweigan Terrorist Could Have A Sister In LA

Posted 09.24.2011

Confessed Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik may have a sister in Century City, California, according to CBS Los Angeles. It is possible that ...

Middle America and the Westside Subway

John Mirisch | Posted 09.17.2011

John Mirisch

Leave it to Joel Epstein to connect his experience of running down an innocent deer in rural Nebraska with the proposed Constellation station of the W...

A Century City Station at Constellation? You Betcha!

Joel Epstein | Posted 09.17.2011

Joel Epstein

Last week, just after a large deer decided to make itself a hood ornament on our car, I got to thinking about what a great country this is. In spite ...

Rejecting Century City Subway Station Adjacent

Joel Epstein | Posted 08.28.2011

Joel Epstein

Dear Beverly Hills: What were you thinking when you let your mayor write Metro basically threatening to pull the city's support for America Fast Forw...

Bait-Switch-Fix: The Westside Subway's Three Act Play

John Mirisch | Posted 08.15.2011

John Mirisch

The message of the press conference participants was clear: we want the Century City station on Constellation and we don't care if you have to tunnel under Beverly Hills High School to get there.

Metro's Constellation Blvd Station, Donald Trump and the Truth

Joel Epstein | Posted 07.04.2011

Joel Epstein

It is important to all Angelenos that Metro choose the best location for the Wilshire subway station in Century City. And along comes a campaign of lies and half-truths to hold up the train.

Revolution, Democracy and the Subway in Beverly Hills

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Epstein

As I ride the Metro 720 Rapid Bus along the washboard known as Wilshire Blvd. I think maybe, as hard as it would be, that it is time to get an office ...

Riding Metro in Istanbul and Beyond

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Epstein

It's after 9 at night on Thanksgiving and I'm sitting in a bus station on the Asian side of Istanbul waiting for a Metro bus. No, not that Metro.

A Dear John Letter About the Wilshire Subway to the Westside

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Epstein

Public transportation in this gridlocked city is now not just a convenience. It is a necessity like water and power.

Constellation Blvd Is the Best Choice for the Wilshire Subway Century City Station

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Epstein

While it is unfortunate that the Beverly Hills City Council has now come out against the Constellation station location, we should remember that this was once a community that opposed the very idea of a subway.

Stars Come Out To FEED America

Posted 05.25.2011

Sunday night in Century City, the FEED Foundation, in collaboration with Vanity Fair and Hungry in America, hosted a fundraising event at Top Chef Jud...

Century Plaza Hotel Deal: Landmark Will Be Preserved

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles hotel that hosted a welcome-home party for the Apollo 11 astronauts and other historic events will remain standing...

Thank You Robert Redford, and I'm Sorry

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Irene Rubaum-Keller

While other celebrities sit at home counting their money, you have used your fame to make the planet better, as did your good friend Paul Newman. Thank you!