AltWeeklies Wire
An (Almost) Done Dealnew
South Central Farmers lose a court challenge to hold on to their 14-acre garden.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
07-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Apocalypse All Over Againnew
Middle East meltdown? For U.S. cable news channels, that's entertainment.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-28-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Fear and Entropy in Los Angelesnew

Will soul-deadening gridlock and exorbitant fuel prices kill the remnants of SoCal car culture?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Cole Coonce |
07-28-2006 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Presidential Malpracticenew
President Bush's position on stem cell research is well-established and, apparently, set in the Stone Age.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
07-21-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush, stem cell research
Prison Lovenew

In California's race for governor, Schwarzenegger and Angelides have abandoned reform and learned to love the powerful prison guards union.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
07-21-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Timely Historynew
David Zeiger discusses GI resistance to war -- and why it's essential now.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
07-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Zeiger, Sir! No Sir!
Tale of the Tapenew
Immigrants' rights counter-protesters deserve "the Rodney King treatment," says one Minutemen supporter of a videotaped clash with police.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kevin Uhrich and Ryder Palmere |
07-14-2006 |
Immigration
What Happened to Stephen King?new
The author rolls on, but pop fiction may not see such a juggernaut again.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-14-2006 |
Books
That’s Entertainmentnew
The recent death of Gita the elephant raises new questions about displaying elephants as what activists call "show business."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Perry Crowe |
07-14-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Into the Heart of Iraqnew
The veteran Middle East reporter Hadani Ditmars discusses Iraqi culture and the death of the love song called the "maqam."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
07-07-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Nuclear Familynew
The White House has taken pains to focus public attention on the threat of a nuclear Iran, but potentially more pressing are the weapons and intentions of nuclear North Korea.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
07-07-2006 |
Commentary
A War Within a Warnew
As the U.S. finds itself somehow fighting two wars on the same front, the Afghan opium trade soars.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-07-2006 |
International
The Next Los Angelesnew
L.A. has more people per square mile than any urban area in the country, and over the next two decades it's going to add millions of new residents -- can smart growth stave off impending citywide gridlock?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
07-07-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Happy Cows?new
The former Bush speechwriter discusses working in the White House, the moral choice against factory farming, and why conservatives should join the cause.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-30-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Shining the Nickelnew
Downtown development has brought on a huge push to help the indigent of L.A.'s Skid Row -- but are we really dealing with the problem, or sweeping it somewhere else?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development