Even the Port’s director agrees something needs to be done; East Coast port notches new record; ATA crows about California victory. Good day, It should be a valedictory year for the Port of Los Angeles. The biggest port in the U.S. is on track to close out another record year for freight. Yet customers are […]
Blog: Tolstoy Untangled: On Donna Orwin’s “Simply Tolstoy”
DECEMBER 25, 2018 TOLSTOY STARTED WRITING Anna Karenina at the end of March 1873 and finished it in the summer of 1877. He complained about the labor and regularly defamed the novel during and after its composition. In the midst of serializing it at the highest rate a Russian author had ever been paid, Tolstoy […]
Blog: Pizza will be served: Inside Travis Kalanick’s real estate revolution
Travis Kalanick and 1842 W. Washington Boulevard, the CloudKitchens site (Credit: Joshua H. via Yelp, Forbes, Pixabay) Covered in a mural and located across from a cemetery, a block-long single story warehouse in Pico-Union could easily go overlooked. But this West Washington Boulevard industrial site is ground zero for a nascent real estate venture that […]
Blog: Caravanas migrantes detenidas en la frontera carecen de líderes
The migrant caravans are stuck. Thousands of Central Americans who traveled north to the U.S. border in the fall, drawing dire warnings from President Trump, have settled into an uneasy existence in Tijuana, facing a backlash on both sides of the border. Coordinators who helped direct the migrants through Mexico with bullhorns and advice have […]
Blog: He keeps Orange County’s smallest trains running on time
“You’ll see Kenny every public run weekend, and many days in between, spending the whole day on his feet — welcoming visitors to the train station, announcing the train rules, helping passengers board the trains, and overseeing other operations and activities throughout the day,” she said in an email. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: Surfer Found Dead In The Water While Surfing With Brother In Malibu – CBS Los Angeles
MALIBU (CBSLA) — A night of surfing in Malibu turned tragic for two brothers. At about 11:40 p.m. Thursday, screaming was reported at Topanga State Beach, where sheriff’s deputies found a man who had been performing CPR on his brother. The two brothers had been out in the water for a night session of surfing. As […]