West Los Angeles

40.5 Things to Do in L.A. Without Your Car

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Sports Chalet, Penmar Golf Course, Karaoke, Ginger Rogers, The Aero Theater, Frozen Yogurt, Topanga State Park, Lapd, Parks and Recreation, Montana Street, Water-Balloon, West Los Angeles, Bikram Yoga, The Hub, Big Blue Bus, Boba Fett, Harry Potter, Lax, Will Rogers, Sushi, 405-Carmageddon, Westside, LA Restaurants, La Around Town, Best of La, Los Angeles News
Jennifer Ketcham

With the 405 shutting down, I find myself excited for my upcoming Westside staycation. City officials may encourage us to leave, but this list of the amazing things we can do locally illustrates just how great being a Westsider is.

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The City of Bell and Stereotypes

Maurice Jourdane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Bradley, Lafd, South Central LA, Joe Sanchez, West Los Angeles, American Dream, Gloria Alvarez, City of Bell, Los Angeles News
Maurice Jourdane

Instead of viewing the City of Bell through a stereotype that Latinos are greedy, why don't we expect people to act like Latino businessman and political activist Joe Sanchez?

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Artist Lauren Bon's Strawberry Flag Helps Bring Attention to California Veterans

Anthea Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Strawberry Flag, Veteran's Administration, Cornfield Project, Homeless Veterans, West Los Angeles, Greater LA Veterans Administration Healthcare Campus, Eric Shinseki, Lauren Bon, Los Angeles News
Anthea Raymond

Lauren Bon's new success story is in West LA, at the the Greater LA Veterans Administration Healthcare Campus, where the VA just pledged $20 million to create housing for homeless veterans.

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Teaching My Kids the Importance of Service

Andrew Hauptman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service, Martin Luther King Day, Education Reform, City Year Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Andrew Hauptman

This past Saturday, 48 families gathered at Grand View Elementary School in West Los Angeles, where we picked up paintbrushes and got to work helping to transform the campus.

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Should Closed Car Dealers Be Re-Opened by Congress?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Inspector General, Congress, California, Tesla Motors, Jim Press, America, Chrysler, Car Dealerships, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Neil Barofsky, Cars, Washington DC, Detroit News, Santa Monica, General Motors, Senator Jay Rockefeller, West Los Angeles, Little League, Senate Commerce Committee, Business News
Steve Parker

Dealers say that automakers will save little -- if anything -- from closing outlets.

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Vehicle Hydrogen Fuel Cells Killed

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Honda FCX Clarity, White House, Mercury Space Program, Rose Garden, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Washington DC, Cars, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Clean Diesel, CAFE Standards, Barack Obama, Shell Oil, Chevrolet Volt, Energy Department, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles, General Motors Equinox, Steven Chu, West Los Angeles, General Motors Segue, BMW Mini E, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Business News
Steve Parker

Is there a White House technology double-standard, is it Obama-ish realism or are oil companies lobbying as they must to keep their black gold from turning into clean, abundant hydrogen?

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Detroit's inferiority complex needs change before public will buy

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hot Rod, Tesla Motors, Gm, Rick Wagoner, Detroit Three, Lotus, Cerberus, Ford Motor Co, Motor Trend, Chrysler Cars, Cars, Car Craft, Chevrolet Volt, Santa Monica Daily Press, Sen. Carl Levin, General Motors, West Los Angeles, Jeep, Whipnotic, Business News
Steve Parker

An observation, or two: Last week, General Motors rolled-out the latest version of their plug-in gas/electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt for the corporati...

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