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Los Angeles First Graders Traveled to Sacramento to Shine Spotlight on Solar Power

May 15, 2013 at 10:00 pm -
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Holding signs reading “I Heart Solar Power” and “Go Solar CA,” the children held back-to-back events with Sen. Kevin de León and Assemblymember Gomez to rally for solar power, clean air, and environmental responsibility. Before a crowd gathered under the Capitol Rotunda, the children sang “Here Comes the Sun” and “Solar Power to the People,” ...
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Coral Tree Opening a Massive Steakhouse in Brentwood

May 11, 2013 at 1:30 pm -
Looks like the old Cheesecake Factory in Brentwood won't be vacant for long. Word just in that the folks behind Coral Tree Cafe, the purveyor of paninis and ice teas, will be opening a steakhouse at the space adjacent to the Brentwood cafe. Once a h...

Overnight 405 closure snarls Saturday morning traffic

May 11, 2013 at 11:45 am -
Motorists on the northbound 405 Freeway probably wished they were someplace else early Saturday. Anyplace else.

Hammer Museum Gets $100K to Revitalize Westwood Village

May 9, 2013 at 8:25 pm -
The Hammer Museum will use a $100,000 award to implement a project that aims to revitalize the Westwood Village area. The museum is one of 10 organizations that won $100,000 as part of an LA2050 contest that asked for project ideas that would benefit Los Angeles. It will use the money to curate an "artisanal ...

Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project Now Expected To Cost $1.1B

May 9, 2013 at 6:20 pm -
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The completion date of the massive project to widen the 405 Freeway has now been extended into 2014, according to the LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Los Angeles Times. The $1 billion Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project, originally slated for completion in the spring of 2013, will now be finished ...

Garcetti, Greuel Support Tunneling Through Sepulveda Pass

May 9, 2013 at 5:14 pm -
Both candidates to be the next mayor of Los Angeles agree the now-behind schedule I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project won't truly resolve the congestion issues with that freeway system and agreed the long-term mega tunnel idea to travel through the Santa Monica Mountains is feasible, according to LAStreetsblog during a press conference in Sherman Oaks ...

Overnight Crash Shuts Down 405 Freeway Near Westwood

May 9, 2013 at 2:55 pm -
A multiple-vehicle collision shut down two lanes of the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway overnight near Westwood.  A SigAlert was issued late Wednesday night for the northbound 405 Freeway just south of Wilshire Boulevard, where the crash occurred. All lanes of the freeway were reopened by early Thursday morning. —City News Service contributed to this ...

Chick-fil-A Sets Opening Date in Westwood

May 8, 2013 at 1:04 pm -
Chick-fil-A will officially open its doors June 27 in Westwood, Eater L.A. reported. The Westwood Village location on Westwood Boulevard was originally projected to open in late May or early June. The restaurant replaces the Burger King on Westwood Boulevard and has been under construction for months. Chick-fil-A came under fire last July after its ...