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Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

CHICAGO — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city’s famous elevated train doesn’t run. The Biden administration notified Congress last week that it would commit $1.9 billion toward a nearly $5.7 billion project to add four new L stations on the …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

The time for excuses is over. L.A.'s MacArthur Park needs a champion now

LA Times

Early one morning in Westlake, as neighborhood children walked to school, I spotted a woman heading in my direction. They were walking on Bonnie Brae Street, a couple blocks east of MacArthur Park, where it’s not uncommon to see people who are either asleep or passed out, with syringes and needles scattered about. “No one should be dying on our …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club faces closure after 100 years: Community gym that trains ex-soldiers battling mental health issues served eviction notice

Daily Mail

A personal trainer at the heart of a beloved community gym that coaches ex-servicemen battling mental health issues has hit out at the 'nasty' council as it faces closure. Ben Davis said he joined the club straight after his stint in the armed forces and said the community has helped him with his mental health Ben Davis, chairman of British …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Paul McCartney brings Ringo Starr onstage at tour closer in London: ‘Should we rock?’

LA Times

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed Beatles hits “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ” and “Helter Skelter” during a surprise reunion onstage in London. As McCartney, 82, welcomed his surprise guest — “the mighty, the one and only, Ringo Starr” — thousands of fans filled the O2 arena with prolonged applause. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” then capped off …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

FBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week as part of an investigation into whether he made a bomb threat against City Hall, officials said. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers responded “earlier this year” to a bomb threat against City Hall. “Our initial investigation revealed that the source of …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Editorial: Another year, another broken promise to curb air pollution from L.A. ports

LA Times

Southern California air quality regulators are reneging on their promise to enact long-delayed rules to curb health-damaging and planet-warming pollution from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach by the end of this year. In doing nothing once again, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has failed to do its only job, cowering in the face of opposition from …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Bass gets a pick for Metro. Will it be a Valley person?

LA Times

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. With more than 1.8 million residents, the San Fernando Valley makes up nearly one-fifth of the county’s population, said City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, who took office on Monday, replacing Krekorian. — MORE MIDTERM MOVES: Former City Councilmember Kevin de León’s press spokesperson, Pete Brown, now has …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Venice homeless housing development continues in limbo as councilmember declares the project dead

LA Times

A homeless man sleeps on a sidewalk in June in front of a parking lot where the Venice Dell project has been planned at Venice Boulevard and Main Street in Venice. A former staffer for Mayor Karen Bass responsible for expediting affordable housing developments told The Times that his superiors directed him to stop advancing Venice Dell through city bureaucracy …

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1 week, 4 days ago

For all the audiophiles out there, here are the best JBL home theatres for superior sound and audio quality

Live Mint

Looking to enhance your home entertainment experience? Specifications of JBL Cinema SB190 Deep Bass, Dolby Atmos Soundbar: 250W power output Wireless music streaming Dolby Digital and JBL Surround Sound HDMI and Optical cable connectivity Virtual Dolby Atmos Reasons to buy Reasons to avoid Rich and powerful sound May require additional accessories for optimal performance Flexible connectivity options Sleek and compact …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Outdoor dining was about to expire in L.A. this month. Why it just got a last-minute reprieve

LA Times

A pandemic-era outdoor dining program credited with helping Los Angeles restaurants survive at a time when so many have shuttered or are struggling was set to expire at the end of the year, possibly leaving hundreds of restaurateurs in limbo. The extension gave restaurant owners more time to apply for the permanent Al Fresco Program, which the City Council approved …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

No. 7 Maryland visits Purdue after Bass’ 20-point showing

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Maryland is sixth in the Big Ten with 13.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Christina Dalce averaging 3.4. Maryland averages 13.7 more points per game than Purdue gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Destini Lombard is scoring 14.0 points per game and averaging 5.8 rebounds for …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Departing L.A. Councilmember Paul Krekorian will be city liaison for Olympics

LA Times

Mayor Karen Bass has tapped Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Krekorian to serve as the new executive director of the city’s Office of Major Events, where he will oversee the city’s handling of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Krekorian will oversee the city’s handling of the 2026 World Cup, the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2024

Slate

It may be coincidence, or just a reflection of my own state of mind, that this dreadful year’s list of favorite jazz albums leans toward the meditative, the balladic, the Romantic, sometimes the Zen, though I should add that none of the music here is mellow or merely tuneful; it is all adventurous, even assertive, in its ways. David Murray …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Fearing loss of federal funds, L.A. reverses course, approves Van Nuys Airport lease

LA Times

The wrangling over the lease at Van Nuys Airport has highlighted the legal hurdles faced by communities that surround airports, whose flights are federally regulated. Faced with the possibility of losing hundreds of millions in federal funds, the Los Angeles City Council reversed course on Tuesday and awarded a helicopter company a lease at Van Nuys Airport for up to …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Fan of jazz? The Madras Jazz Festival features top artists from Europe and India

The Hindu

Eddie Prithviraj has always disliked referring to the Madras Jazz Festival as a ‘small’ event. “It’s hard to explain to people that only about 2,000 people attend the festival but it is a dedicated audience that is intent on listening to great jazz and its multitudes,” he says. Ten editions of the Madras Jazz Festival have taken place in various …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Inside the LAPD chief search: Secretive meetings, surprise names, leaked details

LA Times

Mayor Karen Bass, left, sits with Jim McDonnell during a Nov. 14 ceremony where he was sworn in as the 59th chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. “While the Police Commission’s role in the selection of the Chief of Police followed a publicized process which included extensive community input, information regarding individual candidates is confidential,” the statement said. Bratton …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

What’s the importance of a supergroup these days? The Hard Quartet really aren’t worried about it

LA Times

Sitting around a North Hollywood rehearsal studio on a recent Wednesday evening, the members of the Hard Quartet are taking a break from prepping for the first concert by this indie-rock supergroup by recounting the first gigs they played with some of their other bands. “We played three sets for three people, and we got 60 bucks.” “Each?” asks singer …

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AR Rahman's bassist Mohini Dey calls him father figure, slams ‘baseless assumptions’ against them

Hindustan Times

Bass player Mohini Dey, known for performing as part of music composer AR Rahman's band, has called him a father figure. Mohini says AR Rahman ‘is like my father’ In the video, Mohini said, "I have a lot of father figures, role models in my life, and I've been really fortunate and grateful to have had them play vital roles …

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1 month ago

Mayor Bass said she’d save L.A.’s shelter animals. More dogs and cats are dying

LA Times

Dogs available for adoption look out of their kennels at the Chesterfield Square/South Los Angeles animal shelter in August. Agnes Sibal, a spokesperson for LA Animal Services, the city department that runs the shelters, pointed to an “overcrowding crisis” with “nowhere to house incoming dogs.” “This means that dogs with behavioral challenges are more likely to become at risk of …

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1 month ago

Nearly half of L.A.’s record homelessness budget went unspent, city controller finds

LA Times

Mayor Karen Bass, left, chats with Jawonna Smith before Smith was moved from a tent to a motel under the Inside Safe program. Nearly half of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ record $1.3-billion homelessness budget for fiscal 2023-24 went unspent, an analysis by the city controller found. According to Mejia, the city spent or encumbered only about 30% of its …

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1 month ago

Upton Sinclair dreamed of a socialist California. He's smiling upon the L.A. City Council

LA Times

Author Upton Sinclair broadcasts a speech during his campaign for governor of California on Nov. 4, 1934. Upton Sinclair’s socialist California dream I first learned about Upton Sinclair at Anaheim High School through his 1906 book “The Jungle.” The exposé of Chicago’s meatpacking industry made for a gripping read, although I committed the same mistake that the American public did …

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Mohini Dey, AR Rahman's bassist, announces split from husband, hours after composer's 'breakup' with wife

Hindustan Times

Bassist Mohini Dey announced split from her husband on Tuesday, barely hours after composer AR Rahman and his wife Saira Banu announced their separation after 29 years of marriage. Mohini, who is part of Rahman's troupe, shared her statement in a joint Instagram post with her musician husband, Mark Hartsuch. Bass player Mohini Dey, who works with AR Rahman, announced …

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1 month ago

Trump takes a hard line on homelessness. Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hopes to find common ground

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to arrest thousands of homeless people sleeping in American streets and move them to large tent cities on “inexpensive land,” one of several planks of his agenda that would upend a national strategy that focuses on finding people housing on a voluntary basis. But Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who is trying to combat one …

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"Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands": 7 shocking revelations from the boyband documentary

Salon

What the members of boybands look like and how they perform have ranged widely through the decades. Directed by Tamra Davis, the documentary interviews numerous boyband members like AJ McLean, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Bivins, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, Nick Lachey and Donny Osmond. 03 A German music executive said Lance Bass was too feminine Lance Bass, of the American boy …

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Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

The time for excuses is over. L.A.'s MacArthur Park needs a champion now

Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club faces closure after 100 years: Community gym that trains ex-soldiers battling mental health issues served eviction notice

Paul McCartney brings Ringo Starr onstage at tour closer in London: ‘Should we rock?’

FBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat

Editorial: Another year, another broken promise to curb air pollution from L.A. ports

Bass gets a pick for Metro. Will it be a Valley person?

Venice homeless housing development continues in limbo as councilmember declares the project dead

For all the audiophiles out there, here are the best JBL home theatres for superior sound and audio quality

Outdoor dining was about to expire in L.A. this month. Why it just got a last-minute reprieve

No. 7 Maryland visits Purdue after Bass’ 20-point showing

Departing L.A. Councilmember Paul Krekorian will be city liaison for Olympics

The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2024

Fearing loss of federal funds, L.A. reverses course, approves Van Nuys Airport lease

Fan of jazz? The Madras Jazz Festival features top artists from Europe and India

Inside the LAPD chief search: Secretive meetings, surprise names, leaked details

What’s the importance of a supergroup these days? The Hard Quartet really aren’t worried about it

AR Rahman's bassist Mohini Dey calls him father figure, slams ‘baseless assumptions’ against them

Mayor Bass said she’d save L.A.’s shelter animals. More dogs and cats are dying

Nearly half of L.A.’s record homelessness budget went unspent, city controller finds

Upton Sinclair dreamed of a socialist California. He's smiling upon the L.A. City Council

Mohini Dey, AR Rahman's bassist, announces split from husband, hours after composer's 'breakup' with wife

Trump takes a hard line on homelessness. Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hopes to find common ground

"Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands": 7 shocking revelations from the boyband documentary