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4 weeks ago

NCPA announces the Fourth Season of NCPA@thePark in Association with BMC and Presented by Westside

Mumbai, November 23: After an overwhelming response to previous seasons, the National Centre for the Performing Arts, hosted the first concert of the fourth season of its off-campus initiative NCPA@thePark last week at the iconic Bandra Fort amphitheatre recording a footfall of more than a seven hundred audience members. Speaking about the ambitious fourth season of the initiative, Mr. Khushroo …

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1 month ago

Elon Musk's former LA home suffers over $3m price chop before hitting foreclosure auction block

Hindustan Times

Elon Musk’s former abode in Los Angeles is deemed a “piece of Hollywood history,” considering its glittery ownership history tied to the late legendary Willy Wonka actor Gene Wilder. Located in Bel-Air, LA, California, Elon Musk's house was originally listed with Westside Estate Agency for nearly $13 million dollars. Wilder’s nephew also admitted that he and his wife “owe him …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Westside lawyer who represented hundreds of inmates hit with new state bar charges

LA Times

Eighteen counts filed Thursday follow an initial filing of disciplinary charges in August and provide more examples of how the state bar contends that Aaron Spolin and his Westside firm used deceptive marketing and outright lies to convince desperate families to hire him. The 18 counts filed Thursday follow an initial filing of disciplinary charges in August and provide more …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Costa Mesa considers buying lot near Shalimar Park for more west-side open space

LA Times

Shalimar Park on Costa Mesa’s west side is undergoing a redesign and could double in size if the city buys and demolishes an adjacent building, seen here in 2022. The Costa Mesa Planning Commission Tuesday will give initial consideration to a plan by the city to acquire a residential property near Shalimar Park in order to expand a rare recreational …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles police ramp up patrols around synagogues during Rosh Hashana

LA Times

A man walks by Congregation Bais Yehuda in Los Angeles in November 2018. Some Los Angeles-area police departments are ramping up patrols around synagogues during Rosh Hashana this week. Police departments in the Los Angeles area are ramping up patrols around synagogues during Rosh Hashana this week — though authorities say they have not received any specific reports of threats …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trent stock trades at 216 times earnings. Is it still cheap?

Live Mint

As many as 29 Tata Group stocks are listed on the stock exchange, of which five are already in the Nifty 50. Today, Zudio alone accounts for 30% of Trent’s revenue and the operating profit margin has increased from 6.87% in FY23 to 9.86% in FY24. Resilience to competition Trent’s margins and revenue have continued to grow despite strong competition …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

‘The best gift I’ve ever given myself’: Why adults are returning to L.A. ballet studios

LA Times

On a Tuesday in September, Mary Ruble walked up to the barre of the Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica for a 7:45 a.m. ballet class, joining about 30 women of all ages. Ballerinas perform “On the Moon I Swear,” choreographed by Westside School instructor Sadie Black, at the Westside School of Ballet adult showcase. “What I’ve experienced taking …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Major gift accelerates transformation of old mall into UCLA research hub

LA Times

Dr. Gary Michelson and his wife, Alya, have agreed to donate $120 million to help fund the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, which will be part of a UCLA facility on the site of the former Westside Pavilion shopping center. A courtyard view of the UCLA research center now under construction in the former Westside Pavilion shopping center. An …

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5 months ago

Kidnapping, extortion and OnlyFans: How a mother escaped a gangster’s plot

LA Times

Federal authorities say a kidnapped woman was locked for days in a bathroom at Rubidoux Fashion, a store in Jurupa Valley, with the threat of being forced to film videos for a subscription-based pornography service. The woman, identified as “Jane Doe” and “Person 1” in court documents, said she was abducted after police seized money that allegedly belonged to Luis …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Planters illegally bolted to an L.A. street to deter RV parking are gone. Who did it remains a mystery

LA Times

More than a dozen metal tubs were installed in parking spots on Coral Tree Place, an area behind Home Depot’s Playa Vista location that is frequently used by RV dwellers. The Los Angeles Department of Public Works cited the responsible parties for placing the planters on the city street, Jonathan Davila, communications deputy for District 11 Councilmember Traci Park’s office, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Upscale Westside L.A. neighborhoods hit very hard by State Farm home insurance cancellations

LA Times

A firefighter watches as flames approach the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood in Brentwood during the Getty fire in 2019. Thousands of Californians who won’t see their home insurance renewed by State Farm this summer are homeowners in Los Angeles County, with some upscale Westside neighborhoods hit hard, according to the insurer’s recent filings with the Department of Insurance. Last month, State …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. Metro’s D Line hits a milestone: Tunneling is complete for expansion to the Westside

LA Times

A construction worker at the future Wilshire/Fairfax stop on Monday as L.A. Metro celebrated completion of tunneling for the subway’s D Line extension into the Westside. The expansion project will add seven Metro stations and a high-speed connection from downtown Los Angeles to the Westside, according to L.A. Metro’s website. “We are closer than ever to connecting busy areas and …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Billionaire L.A. family claims racism at elite Westside country club

LA Times

An empty golf course is at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles in this May 2020 file photo. Matthew Winnick, a 42-year-old Jewish man, claims in court papers he was denied membership into the private club because his wife and their children are of “Hispanic heritage.” His attorneys, brother Alexander Winnick and Anthony Trujillo, label Hillcrest a “150-acre plantation in …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center

LA Times

Gavin Newsom, right, joins University of California and elected officials on a tour of the former Westside Pavilion shopping center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The former Westside Pavilion, a long shuttered indoor mall, will be transformed into a UCLA biomedical research center aimed at tackling such towering challenges as curing cancer and preventing global pandemics, officials announced Wednesday. Gavin …

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1 year ago

Biden woos donors, sidesteps Gaza at glitzy Westside fundraiser

LA Times

President Biden arrives at Santa Monica Airport on Friday, where he’s greeted by a group including Gov. President Biden’s arrival in Los Angeles for a weekend of campaign fundraising was greeted not just by well-heeled supporters, but hundreds of protesters who gathered outside a glitzy Westside fundraiser to demand a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. California Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands march on L.A.’s Westside in show of solidarity with Israel

LA Times

Waving Israeli flags and clutching images of people believed to be kidnapped by Hamas fighters, thousands of pro-Israel demonstrators marched to the Museum of Tolerance on Sunday, calling for an end to the bloodshed. One group at the event, carrying an oversized banner depicting the faces of dozens of people who went missing during Hamas’ attack on an Israeli neighborhood …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A Chinese grocery store opening in West Los Angeles represents a cultural shift

LA Times

A 99 Ranch is coming to Westwood. “Back then, for any of us who worked or lived on the Westside, any SGV Chinese restaurant or grocery store would have been a dream come true,“ Chan said via email, referring to the San Gabriel Valley, a traditionally Asian enclave. Though it’s tempting to believe Angelenos simply became more appreciative and educated …

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1 year, 5 months ago

How three men became homeless on the Westside of L.A.

LA Times

We must deal with the societal problems of mental illness and drug addiction, but they’re not the cause of the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. — Robert Karron Jermaine My name is Jermaine, but everyone calls me “J.” I’m 47, and I grew up in South Central. “You’d think a case worker could help,” Jermaine said, “but I’m doing it …

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1 year, 6 months ago

They face L.A.’s largest eviction in years. But these Westside renters won’t go quietly

LA Times

Librarian Miki Goral has lived in the massive Westside residential complex Barrington Plaza for more than three decades. It’s my home.” Three months after the end of pandemic-era protections limiting the ability of landlords to evict tenants, the owner of Barrington Plaza has initiated one of the largest mass evictions in L.A. in recent years, pushing hundreds of Westside tenants …

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1 year, 7 months ago

‘Challenging’ Westside homeless camp drew complaints. Now its residents are getting housing

LA Times

For the first time in years, Steven Styne has a roof over his head. On Wednesday, Mayor Karen Bass went to L.A.’s Beverly Grove neighborhood to speak to residents of the San Vicente encampment — located across the street from Beverly Hills — and to monitor the latest operation of her Inside Safe initiative, which is designed to move unhoused …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Westside Boogie Is Turning Trauma Into Powerful Rap

Huff Post

Feb. 23, 2023 To read about the other Culture Shifters for February, return to the list here. “You gotta be aware that it’s a lesson in that, and don’t ignore it.” Through his intensely personal and vulnerable lyrics, Boogie is continuously working to process life’s lessons and make the most of them. “I think we need to start giving ourselves …

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2 years ago

Westside Boogie: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR

Westside Boogie: Tiny Desk Concert Westside Boogie's obscure declaration before the final song of his set indicated his detailed knowledge of Tiny Desk concerts. American Football brought a children's choir to the Desk in 2019, so Boogie added flair to that idea for the climactic end to his show. For his Tiny Desk, he played songs from that album, including …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Traci Park elected in Westside district, putting a record 6 women on L.A. City Council

LA Times

Traci Park, shown in August, has been elected to succeed Mike Bonin on the L.A. City Council, representing Venice and other coastal neighborhoods. Municipal law attorney Traci Park claimed victory Thursday in the bitterly contested election to represent the Westside on the Los Angeles City Council, saying her more than 5,000-vote lead was too large for civil rights and criminal …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Council candidates on L.A.’s Westside bash each other over their legal careers

LA Times

An increasingly vitriolic battle to represent the Westside on the Los Angeles City Council roared to new levels of intensity Friday, as attorney Erin Darling charged that his opponent, lawyer Traci Park, had moved to “defend racism” in a case where she represented the city of Anaheim against a city employee who accused a supervisor of using the “n-word.” Park …

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NCPA announces the Fourth Season of NCPA@thePark in Association with BMC and Presented by Westside

Elon Musk's former LA home suffers over $3m price chop before hitting foreclosure auction block

Westside lawyer who represented hundreds of inmates hit with new state bar charges

Costa Mesa considers buying lot near Shalimar Park for more west-side open space

Los Angeles police ramp up patrols around synagogues during Rosh Hashana

Trent stock trades at 216 times earnings. Is it still cheap?

‘The best gift I’ve ever given myself’: Why adults are returning to L.A. ballet studios

Major gift accelerates transformation of old mall into UCLA research hub

Kidnapping, extortion and OnlyFans: How a mother escaped a gangster’s plot

Planters illegally bolted to an L.A. street to deter RV parking are gone. Who did it remains a mystery

Upscale Westside L.A. neighborhoods hit very hard by State Farm home insurance cancellations

L.A. Metro’s D Line hits a milestone: Tunneling is complete for expansion to the Westside

Billionaire L.A. family claims racism at elite Westside country club

UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center

Biden woos donors, sidesteps Gaza at glitzy Westside fundraiser

Thousands march on L.A.’s Westside in show of solidarity with Israel

A Chinese grocery store opening in West Los Angeles represents a cultural shift

How three men became homeless on the Westside of L.A.

They face L.A.’s largest eviction in years. But these Westside renters won’t go quietly

‘Challenging’ Westside homeless camp drew complaints. Now its residents are getting housing

Westside Boogie Is Turning Trauma Into Powerful Rap

Westside Boogie: Tiny Desk Concert

Traci Park elected in Westside district, putting a record 6 women on L.A. City Council

Council candidates on L.A.’s Westside bash each other over their legal careers