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Obama and More on Sale at Eso Won Bookstore

James Fugate just emailed: "Just got in about 200 new sale titles, really good books. Especially one's which were very expensive now on sale for $9.98 to $12.98."



Titles like (the comments are straight from James):

"Bronzeville" Black Chicago in Pictures 1941-1943 $9.98

"Party/Politics" Horizons in Black Political Thought… Continue

Added by enhager on February 26, 2009 at 5:29pm — No Comments

Earth Kitt: RIP, "Santa Baby," Christmas and Kwanzaa

On Christmas eve, we listened to a Holiday Mix of music made by the host of a 2004 part we attended.



I played "Santa Baby" three times for my wife. Not only are the lyrics clever, the delivery is impeccably comic and sexy. Alyson had never really listened to it, but I'm sure she's heard it a thousand times.



I didn't know it was Eartha Kitt till I heard the… Continue

Added by enhager on December 26, 2008 at 2:43pm — No Comments

A mixing of communities - Leimert Park Beat Joins the Streetsblog Network

What I thought might be a tough pitch turned into a meeting of the minds.



Streetsblog has been featured at the bottom of our sight for a number of months now, providing us with the latest news and updates for our area regarding the Expoline. They have provided about 40 posts since January 2008 that mention expo line. When you do the archive search for these dates with "expo line", the LA Times has had 26. WOW. How is that possible?



So S… Continue

Added by enhager on December 5, 2008 at 7:31pm — 1 Comment

It's Letter-Writing Time - NOW. West LA council members asking for police units to be moved from South Los Angeles

The Westsiders are saying they don't want to put police officers where they are needed but were people pay the most taxes.



Check OUT this exchange:



To Councilman Bill Rosendahl, it is the latest example of how those who pay among the highest taxes and garbage fees in the city are getting shortchanged because their streets aren't teeming with gun violence. ...



"I'm upset about it. We are the ones who put in the most tax dollars, yet we're getting fewer patrols,"… Continue

Added by enhager on December 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

First Lady of LA Dies - Ethel Bradley, wife of Tom

Ethel Bradley, the longest-reigning first lady of Los Angeles as the wife of the city's first black mayor, Tom Bradley, has died. She was 89.



Ethel Bradley died Tuesday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, according to the LA Times.



The cause of death was pneumonia, said Bee Canterbury Lavery, who was Tom Bradley's protocol chief.



The Bradleys lived in Leimert… Continue

Added by enhager on November 25, 2008 at 8:27pm — No Comments

Our Life in Pictures

Life Magazine has opened its archives and I found a treasure trove of photos - from the expanse of the Crenshaw Mall to Fats Domino on Central Avenue.





You can see saxophonist Herbert Hardesty playing his instrument on floor as rhythm section of Fats Domino's band accompanies him in "Don't You Know," at 54 Ballroom on Broadway in 1955.…



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Added by enhager on November 24, 2008 at 5:30pm — 11 Comments

Share your Obama moment

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Added by enhager on November 5, 2008 at 10:39am — No Comments

Obama's historic victory celebrated in historic Leimert Park

Overheard during an impromptu rally on the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Leimert Boulevard:



Free at last.



Yes we DID.



This was a long time coming.



Change we can believe in. Shit.



Hundreds chanted, cheered and high-fived passing motorists just minutes after Obama was declared the next president of the United States. Mainly they were African American who had the look of winning a significant victory after so many losing battles in their… Continue

Added by enhager on November 4, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

ShakeOUT! Prepare for an earthquake

Three weeks to the ShakeOut!

At 10 a.m. on November 13, millions of Southern Californians will take part in the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history! Please register today.





Prepare for earthquakes:



What we do now, before the earthquake, will determine what our lives will be like after. The following are key actions… Continue

Added by enhager on October 26, 2008 at 10:58am — No Comments

Expo Light Rail in the House

Project Status Update Open House for the Mid-Corridor area of the Expo Light Rail Line.



Presentations on Phase 1 Project Overview and a Construction Status Update. The update includes information on the construction of the La Brea bridge, Expo right-of-way excavation, track bed construction and traffic advisories.



Wednesday, October 22, 2008



Holman United Methodist Church

White Hall Room

3320 W. Adams Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA… Continue

Added by enhager on October 9, 2008 at 7:57am — No Comments

Drill baby drill - right in our backyard

The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will recommend passage of a document that could allow 1,000 more oil wells in Baldwin Hills.



There are only 400 now and until the recent energy crisis there were plans to turn this urban blight into a beautiful park.



Via CHC: The Public Hearing will be held:



2 p.m. Wednesday - September 10, 2008



Hall of Administration,… Continue

Added by enhager on September 9, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Najee Ali goes to jail

Najee Ali, who joined LPB in October, was controversial to say the least. He was sentenced to four years in state prison Monday after pleading guilty to trying to bribe a witness in his daughter's criminal case.



I interviewed him a few times when I was a reporter and found his one-on-one skills, demeanor and intelligence in sharp contrast to how he portrayed himself to the media, and… Continue

Added by enhager on August 20, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Money, money, money - let us spend it in our neigborhood

Annual income in South and East Los Angeles - from Watts to Boyle Heights to Leimert Park and seven other neighborhoods is about $1.9 billion more than the U.S. census has estimated. And that 82,000 more people live there than the census has counted.

Added by enhager on August 13, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

The Fast Food Ban Is Music to My Ears

I just can't think of a reason another fast food place would make Leimert Park or South Los Angeles a better place. I've read blog post after rant and whine - in no particular order - that says creating zoning regulations to control land use in a city is unAmerican and part of some nanny state that white liberals are try push on the poor… Continue

Added by enhager on August 12, 2008 at 8:56pm — No Comments

Hundreds Protest Expo Line

Parents and students marched Jefferson Park Saturday to ask authorities to make the Expo Line safer as it passes through our crowded neighborhoods.…



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Added by enhager on August 11, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Gotham's mayor based on LA's Villaraigosa



I saw "Batman: The Dark Knight" this weekend (highly recommended) and immediately I noticed a strong resemblance between the suave mayor of Gotham played by Nestor Carbonell (of TV shows "Lost" and "Cane") and our own Antonio Villaraigosa.



I wasn't sure if there was a connection but at one point you see the mayor's nameplate: Anthony Garcia.



Coincidence?



Gotham's mayor, who wears an awful lot of… Continue

Added by enhager on July 22, 2008 at 5:00am — No Comments

DISCOVERED: Bacaro LA Wine Bar





This is in our neighborhood - they took a chance and we should take a chance on them. You can get moderately priced and exotic wine, beer and tapas (appetizers that are reminiscent of what you'd find in a bar in Spain), a somewhat elegant atmosphere, owners who come and ask for your opinion of the establishment and it's where HOOVER meets UNION, just… Continue

Added by enhager on July 3, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

DISCOVERED: Sabor A Mexico





Still waiting for great Mexican food to finds its way to the Leimert Park area. But this is pretty good. They have a lot of things you don't find often - squash blossoms and epazotes and nopalitos - made in homemade CORN tortillas. Also queso fundido, chilequiles, several types of tortas, huaraches and tacos. Lots for a vegetarian to try as well.



2624 Jefferson Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90018

(323) 733-3083…



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Added by enhager on July 1, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

First-Time Donator. First-Time Believer.

I was at a friend's house for dinner and we were complaining about the gas and the war and the gloomy future and George Bush.



"I hope things change in November," I said. "I just donated to Barack Obama's campaign. It was my first political donation. And it was the first time ... there was ... someone I could believe in."



I was excited, but… Continue

Added by enhager on June 16, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Comedy comes to Leimert

The Famous Comedy Act Theater - once a haunt for everyone from Eddie Murphy to Dave Chappelle to Jamie Foxx - is returning to Leimert. At least according to this YouTube video (also embedded in the LP Beat's video section).



According to a Sept. 2000 NYT story: The seeds of the current comedy boom… Continue

Added by enhager on May 14, 2008 at 9:56am — 2 Comments

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