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Homelessness Myth #2: "They're All Bums!"

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living


Christine Schanes

I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.

Friday is LA's EV day -- Nissan's Leaf Hits Dodger Stadium, Santa Monica

Steve Parker | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

For its first public showings outside Japan, Nissan's all-new Leaf "pure EV" plug-in electric sedan will see the first light of an American day at a press event this Friday morning at Dodger Stadium.

Santa Monica Businesses Aim to "Get Rid Of" Gourmet Food Trucks

smdp.com | Posted 11.04.2009 | Los Angeles


The marinated Korean beef short ribs, organic salads and Vietnamese grilled pork sandwiches might be mouth-watering to the long lines of patrons they ...

Is Harley-Davidson the Next Casualty?

Steve Parker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

How can Harley-Davidson stem the bleeding of red ink?

The Magic and Music of Cirque Du Soleil's Kooza

Brett Greene | Posted 09.28.2009 | Denver


Brett Greene

There simply is no higher form of entertainment than a night under the tent with Cirque Du Soleil's experience of dreaming while awake in a magical atmosphere.

The Santa Monica Pier: Still Hip at 100

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Terry Gardner

If you live in the Los Angeles area or will be visiting this week, there's a big shindig in Santa Monica on Wednesday evening, September 9, 2009 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Santa Monica Pier.

Help Us Save Laurel Canyon and Mulholland Drive

Paul Edelman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green


Paul Edelman

What is now a refuge for mule deer, hawks, bobcats and other wildlife, can quickly turn into a housing development, if $145,000 is not raised by August 17th.

Should Closed Car Dealers Be Re-Opened by Congress?

Steve Parker | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

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

Skip Is My Hero

Trey Ellis | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


Trey Ellis

Although some have decried Professor Gates as overreacting, I know, from personal experience, that what he did was an act of courage.

A Fourth Urbanism, Part 4: More on the "Why" of Cityism

Frank Gruber | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Frank Gruber

Because the rebuilding of cities is so important, the effort to do so, if that effort is based on recognizable principles, deserves recognition as something special.

In Search of a Fourth Urbanism Part 3; Wherein I Name One

Frank Gruber | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living


Frank Gruber

I wrote about three places where I have seen Cityism occurring -- Vancouver, Barcelona, and my own city of Santa Monica -- but there are many other cities where Cityism is taking place.

Creative Cook Feeds Homeless

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living


We asked for you, our readers, to tell us how you or someone you know is serving the community and you sent in stories of volunteerism from across the...

Searching for a Fourth Urbanism, Part 2: Wherein I Find One and Describe it

Frank Gruber | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


Frank Gruber

The developments in these three cities are based on maximizing and capturing the economic value of city real estate. They all represent intensification of uses.

Yoga King Of Los Angeles Inspires A Cultish Following

New York Times | Deborah Shoeneman | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living


His name is Vinnie Marino and he is the unlikely Yoga King of Los Angeles. A few other yoga teachers pack their classes, but Mr. Marino elicits a spec...

Long Beach Grand Prix - IndyCar combines for good race, few fans

Steve Parker | Posted 05.22.2009 | Living


Steve Parker

Dario Franchitti dedicated his victory to his wife, Ashley Judd, whose 41st birthday they celebrated together at Long Beach - kind of a boring proposi...

Roll With It...Or Not

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living


Tabby Biddle

I have let go of old ways, old support systems and old beliefs and have been in a place of transition where I have not yet found my center, or, in blading terms, my stride.

Save 80% of Your Income

Brent Kessel | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living


Brent Kessel

What? Yeah, that was my reaction too. And guess where I heard this? At a homeless shelter. Indeed. Recently, I gave a talk at a homeless shelter in ...

HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

Greening Hollywood: Ecopreneur Deirdre Wallace's Ambrose Hotel

Paige Donner | Posted 11.18.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

"In building the hotel, we just made really smart choices. Not necessarily thinking, 'Oh, this is a green choice,' but thinking this makes sense on an economic level."

Late Car Payments Now Total $25 Billion; US May Lose 700 Dealerships This Year

Steve Parker | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

The number of people late on their monthly car and truck payments is huge, represented by nearly $25 billion worth of consumer auto loans that are delinquent.

PHIL HILL DIES AT 81; ONLY AMERICAN-BORN "WORLD CHAMPION OF DRIVING"

Steve Parker | Posted 09.29.2008 | Style


Steve Parker

America's only US-born Formula One World Champion of Driving, Phil Hill, died August 28th in a Salinas, CA, hospital as a result of respiratory proble...

Street Racing Kills -- Help Me Stop It

Steve Parker | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living


Steve Parker

San Diego counts so many bodies and seriously injured people from street racing they say it is at "epidemic" levels and is a public health problem.

Life Is Beachy For Google's Santa Monica Branch

Los Angeles Times | Jessica Guynn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Found: geeks on the beach. Google Inc. has spread out like a beach towel in Santa Monica. What started in 2003 with a few dozen employees has grown i...