Tag: Los Angeles Times
Yaroslavsky / Braude Prop U is impactful still
As a new member of the City Council in 1975, Zev Yaroslavsky began to see the impacts of poorly planned high-rise office development, and he decided to do something about it. He led a successful initiative election campaign, with his City Council colleague Marvin Braude, to urge city voters to enact Proposition U in 1986. […]
McAvoy on Preservation: Designation deadline nears for pre-eminent Los Angeles building
We use the term “iconic” a great deal. It usually means something that stands out, a “cut above,” something almost everyone recognizes. Landmarks are often iconic by virtue of their style of architecture, a quality that allows instant recognition. City Hall. Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Chinese Theater. The historic preservation movement in Los Angeles […]
KCET to re-air Huell Howser food episodes
KCET public television station will air some fan-favorite food-themed episodes from “Visiting with Huell Howser” beginning Sun., Sept. 2 in honor of the 25th anniversary of Howser’s beloved program. Some of the episodes include visiting Pink’s Hot Dogs, Talleyrand and Porto’s Bakery. KCET will kick off the celebration with several giveaways at the “Los Angeles […]
Community mourns passing of culinary bard, J. Gold
An extraordinary outpouring of sadness, coupled with multiple paeans to his journalistic and culinary contributions, accompanied the shocking announcement of food critic Jonathan Gold’s untimely death last month, one week before his 58th birthday. A public tribute is being planned for downtown Los Angeles on August 26. Gold was most recently featured in the Larchmont […]
Upgrades at Buzz publisher’s Fremont Place home make it more accessible for all
When Larchmont Buzz co-publisher Patty Lombard’s parents, Anne and Rocci Lombard, came to live with her at her Fremont Place home a few years ago, her family began an extensive renovation to make their space more accessible and easier to navigate for elderly adults. The results were so successful, they’re featured in a June 15 story […]
Janet Clayton looks to the future of energy; Pulitzers are in her rear view
Janet Clayton tends to be where the action is — from Pulitzer Prize-winning teams at the “Los Angeles Times” to being at the forefront of new technologies as head of corporate communications at Edison International. “It was a very exciting time to be in journalism,” she says of her long career at the newspaper. And, […]
