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Downtown Traffic Today: A LOT
The E3 Convention at the Convention Center concludes tonight at 5pm or so. The Lakers-Celtics game is at the Staples Center and starts at 6pm. The LA Film Fest opens with The Kids are All Right at Regal Cinemas; the screening starts at 7:30pm. Lakers... »
Law enforcement campaigns set in SGV this week
Don’t saw you weren’t warned. Both Arcadia and Pasadena have special enforcement programs set for this week. Arcadia has the week set aside for seat-belt and child restraint enforcement. Remember if the kidlet is 6 or under, or less than 60 lbs they need to be in an approved safety seat or booster. Adults…well you... »
ICME: Fo’ Shizzle
It caught my eye and made me laugh on this gloomy Monday morning. »
Venice Overnight Parking Dispute May be Settled — For Some
Peace may have broken out in the battle between Venice homeowners and the California Coastal Commission regarding the epidemic of overnight parking by those sleeping in their recreational vehicles and cars on Venice streets. Last we left off, the Venice Stakeholders Association had sued the California Coastal Commission after the Commission denied the request... »
Blogger vs. Parking Douchebag, Front-to-Back Edition
Just when I thought I had seen it all from the parking db’s*, along comes this truck-parking fool. He’s taking up 2 spaces in a parking lot near me that was very crowded. You can tell from the photos that this isn’t some inadvertent close call due to the size of the truck. It’s... »
Drive, She Said
From L.A. Observed I just discovered that journalist, Miss USA 1994, model, actress, blogger, and the mayor’s main squeeze, Lu Parker, found herself teaching a 16-year-old girl presumed to be Villaraigosa’s daughter, how to drive. It’s all going pretty typically until at one point during the lesson Parker admits on her blog to doubting... »
Mercedes Bends
In car-crazy, image-conscious L.A., some drivers will go to great lengths to drive a dope ride, or at least to appear to have one. This driver seems to have an unusual-looking Mercedes with a V8 engine. Or does he? »
LA Marathon This Sunday – Road Closure Alert
This Sunday, March 21, is the Los Angeles marathon. 26.2 sunshiney miles through our awesome City of Angels. If you are running the marathon, more power to you, good luck, stick to your training and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! (I speak from experience…) If you are not running, be aware of road closures and plan ahead,... »
Parking Tard Sidewalk Shenanigans!
We like to post pictures here on Metblogs of the automotively challenged. Drivers who cannot park between the lines. We refer to them, affectionately, as Parking Tards. But, friends, today we have something very special. A tard that overshoots the space completely, landing on the sidewalk. Sherman Oaks. Riverside & Fulton. Bravo. Another angle of awesomeness after... »
Why Seatbelts are a Really Good Thing
This is the scene in front of my apartment building on Woodman Avenue in Sherman Oaks last night around 11:00 pm (with apologies for the grainy cell phone picture). Apparently the woman driving the flipped over SUV was making a left turn into her driveway and someone came around the corner from Moorpark and crashed into her. Amazingly,... »
Meter FAIL Should Not Be a Parking FAIL
Today’s LA Times story about Councilman Tom LaBonge’s recent motion to clarify the rules regarding parking at failed meters (i.e., you should not get a ticket for doing exactly that), reminds me of the time I parked outside Amandine at a failed meter. Luckily, or unluckily, enough, a cranky parking enforcement officer was giving a... »
Slippery
Sacramento meteorologists say we should expect more wet weather this week. Sigh. My future garden could use the water. But rainy weather is a pain when I’m trying to stay awake on Eastbound I-80. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's... »
Pasadena Police speed enforcement project today.
Direct from the Pasadena PIO Ann Erdman on facebook: Do you feel the need for speed? Well, slow down! The Pasadena Police Department will be enforcing speed limit laws proactively Wednesday 2/17/2010 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. You’ve been warned. That is all. »
What I’ve Learned from Driving in L.A.
One of my east coast tells is the fact that I only really learned to drive in my 30s. I didn’t drive at all before I moved to L.A. (My native friends, I know, regard this disclosure as only slightly more bizarre than a statement like ”I used to breathe through gills before moving here” or “My parasitic... »
Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals set for 2/11-14
2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season kicks off this weekend, February 11-14, with the 50th running of the Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals. If you love loud and fast cars this is the weekend made for you. I’m not kidding, invest in good ear protection for this as after the Pomona Finals in... »