Homelessness Is Legal
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that L.A.'s ordinance forbidding people to sit, lie or sleep on the sidewalk violates the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Fair Share
As it turns out, some illegal immigrants do pay taxes.
Shooter Dave
Considering the boom in immigration protests, eecue may have to quit his job to take pictures of 'em full time.
L.A.suX
Times of London's Chris Ayres has a fine and righteous rant here about the slovenly heap of services that is LAX.
Side Issue
As predicted, the sad suicide of a 14-year-old kid has turned into a cause celebre. While his death is tragic and may or may not be linked to what school officials told him about joining the immigration protests, it's a pretty huge distraction from the real issues at hand - such as the complete unworkability of the current U.S. immigration system.
Happy Birthday to Us ...
Los Angeles is 225 years old and gets a low-key birthday party in the form of a big ol' commemorative walk, Council Pres. Eric Garcetti informs FranklinAvenue:
We certainly will be doing our usual celebration on Labor Day, when we re-enact the Walk of the Pobladores from the Mission in San Gabriel to Olvera Street. We always have a party there afterwards. I'll check with Tom LaBonge to see if there is anything beyond that scheduled, but a number of us have certainly been talking about 225 being a good anniversary to celebrate.
Oh, Show Me the Way to the Next Whisky Bar ...
Ex-Door John Densmore has delusions of grandeur and is planning to go Vegas:
The Doors are planning an interactive attraction that will open in Las Vegas in 2008. Jampol says video director Jake Nava, who is working on the project, describes it as "a one-hour acid trip, but you don't come down."
"You won't see the Rockettes kicking their legs up in this show, I can assure you," Rabhan adds, noting management is in talks with several casinos to house the show. Sponsors, who "understand the deep-rooted, philosophical beliefs of this band toward the world" are being targeted.
Vegas??? If he's still buried there in Paris, Jim's probably revolving in his grave at a speed approaching the oscillation of thought, man. (Via LA.Comfidential)
Posted by: Mack_Reed on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 10:07 AM
