AltWeeklies Wire
New Laws Equate Environmentalists With al Qaedanew
The green scare: Rod Coronado gave a talk in San Diego and the feds called his words "terrorism."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
05-04-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'Arthur' Lives Againnew
Despite being declared dead by co-founder and editor Jay Babcock back in February, the much-mourned Arthur magazine announced its return earlier this month to the already too-small world of long-form counterculture journalism.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alfred Lee |
04-27-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Warming to the Fightnew
A recent Supreme Court ruling says global warming can be regulated, but automakers won't give up their pollution without a fight.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
04-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Why Have the Bees Left the Environment?new
The hunt for the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and the decimated beehives is currently taking multiple directions.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
04-20-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Iraq's Real Body Countnew
Many authoritative estimates say that the U.S. military is grossly underestimating the number of civilians killed in Iraq.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ayse Arf |
04-20-2007 |
War
How to Purge the Passenew
The firing of Don Imus may point the way to getting rid of other pathetic old fools.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
04-20-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Driving the Futurenew
Biogas rises but hydrogen sinks as big automakers muscle into alternative car technologies at the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference and Expo.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Marc B. Haefele |
04-13-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
A Test Island for Global Warming Gas Reductionnew
The island of Catalina is embarking on an experiment to try to reduce its carbon emissions to zero -- or as close to zero as it can manage without actually requiring its annual 1.3 million visitors to swim the 20-plus miles from the mainland.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
04-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Development Unearths Native American Burial Groundsnew
The 1,087-acre Playa Vista development has unearthed one of the largest burial grounds in California -- tribal leaders want their ancestors re-buried, but the remains have been locked in a trailer for years.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
04-06-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Does Viral Media Weaken the Press, or Empower the People?new
From Nero to Nixon, despots have feared the mob, so could the videophone/YouTube/Blackberry internet be the New Mob they must rightly fear?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
04-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Condos vs. Camerasnew
Continuing development in downtown L.A. threatens to send essential film production scurrying out of town.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
03-30-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
L.A.'s Public Transit Users Face a Bumpy Roadnew
As riders face steep rate hikes, the MTA, Gov. Schwarzenegger, and local cities wrestle over threatened public transportation funds.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dan Abendschein |
03-30-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
'Guest Editor' Program Generated Buzz, Just Not the Good Kindnew
"Grazergate" is just another symptom of the celebrity-obsession disease increasingly infecting the L.A. Times and other "serious" media once thought to be immune.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
03-30-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Paying the Grocery Billnew
Negotiations continue over a two-tier pay system at Southern California's three biggest supermarket chains.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
03-23-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Will Dov Charney's Sex Drive Steer American Apparel Off Course?new
Can a company this sexually charged really hit the big time -- in America? A quarter of a billion bucks is riding on the gamble that it will.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
03-23-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
