Smoke-free tacos, anyone? A city proposal to ban smoking in outdoor restaurant dining areas also includes a provision for those who like to puff while patronizing their favorite taco truck. Under an ordinance that won the backing of a city council committee, smoking would also be ... Read More »

Mayor gets caught flat-footed by old man in a wheel chair: Mayor Villaraigosa’s appearance this morning at an Echo Park senior apartment complex got off to a rough start when he had a run in with an elderly man riding a motorized wheel chair. Villaraigosa tried ... Read More »

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, with camera crews and staff in tow, came to Echo Park this morning to talk trash. In this case, the mayor held a press conference at the Echo Park Senior Housing complex on Morton Avenue to trumpet the city’s success in getting apartment ... Read More »

The Eagle Rock woman Occidental College students love to hate: Her name is Mo Oxford. But many of the students have another name (among others) for the Alumni Drive resident: party pooper. Oxford has for years waged a campaign against the noisy parties and rowdy behavior ... Read More »

Isn’t that the mayor? Villaraigosa scheduled to visit Echo Park today to talk about apartment recycling program. LA Daybook City Council to limit pot clinics to 137 outlets. LA Times In case you missed it: Huell Howser visits the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs. KCET The ... Read More »