Posted in Construction, Downtown - Politics, Higgins Building by: skidrowdude
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09 Apr
So Tonya Durrell, representing the Public Works Office on Project Main St. Jackhammer, did respond to a request from a Higgins resident to explain why the work was necessary during the 9pm - 5am timeframe (see previous post). BUT she neglected to answer the core question and instead did a good job of filibustering [...]
Posted in Construction, Downtown - Politics, Higgins Building, Uncategorized by: skidrowdude
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09 Apr
The Month of the Jackhammer continues on Main St. next to the Higgins building, from 9pm until 5am daily. Even though I am not directly over the construction, it echos off the nearby new LAPD and rattles my windows- last night from 2am - 4am it was obnoxiously loud. I figured we just [...]
Posted in Downtown - Politics by: skidrowdude
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27 Feb
The LA Weekly, particularly Patrick Range McDonald, has been churning out excellent stories lately- the expose on Tony Villarwas throughly researched and exposed the Mayor as spending 11% of his time on city business.
This week, the focus is on the 15 LA City Council members- the highest paid City Council in the nation, at $178,179 [...]
Posted in Downtown - Politics, Protests and Marches by: skidrowdude
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22 Feb
Purely for professional reasons I will be attending the CA NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Protest of the Federal War on Medical Marijuana- scheduled for Noon at the Federal Courthouse (312 N. Spring St but protest is at Main St. entrance).
My current client, who owns 3 medical marijuana clinics, is [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Downtown - Politics, Exercise / Diet by: skidrowdude
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25 Nov
(Paraphrased from several articles- see main link below)
President-elect Barack Obama has yet to attend church services since winning the White House earlier this month, a departure from the example of his two immediate predecessors.
On the three Sundays since his election, Obama has instead used his free time to get in workouts at a Chicago gym. [...]
Posted in Downtown - Politics, Protests and Marches by: skidrowdude
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16 Nov
Yesterday was the National day for City Hall “No on Proposition 8″ rallys, and downtown Los Angeles had a well-attended, and well-organized rally (in all fairness, attended by many straight folks too). On my 8am White Dog walk around City Hall, the steps were already full of protestors, and there were 2 stages set-up [...]
Posted in Dog Walks, Downtown - Politics, Downtown - Walking, Events, Higgins Building by: skidrowdude
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03 Nov
Yesterday, Sunday the 2nd, was a great day. It rained rather gently in the morning, and made my morning White Dog walk very enjoyable. I was trying to decide what to do at mid-morning: hit the gym, take Isis to Lofty Dog Indoor Dog Park, or eat breakfast and sleep some more. [...]
Posted in Bars, Clubs, Downtown - Politics, Events by: skidrowdude
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03 Nov
If you’re looking for a fun place to watch the election results on a historical night, head over to The Edison for some fun- The Edison opens at 5pm with it’s usually happy hour specials (40% off on all drinks), and at 8pm the Cousecast party begins ($5 donation suggested, 100% of which is donated [...]
Posted in Downtown - Politics, Downtown Safety, Events, Protests and Marches by: skidrowdude
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21 Oct
If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you know I get annoyed with the street closures and “take overs” of City Hall grassy areas by marches for (insert country name here) Independance Days, or Stop The War marches, etc. But I just heard of a march that’s coming in a couple [...]
Posted in Bars, Celebrities, Clubs, Downtown - Politics by: skidrowdude
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03 Oct
I just recieved an e-mail to the “normal” Edison e-mail marketing list, announcing:
“Come Be a part of History at the The Edison Saturday October 4th ”
“Apearances by Jon Bonjovi & Richie Sambora and other Special Guest”
Is there a lack of interest in this event, as it seems a little late for this announcement. And [...]