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Cat Declawing - Illegal in LA

Now it’ll be a lot easier to tell which of your coworkers are really crazy.  (um, cuz they’ll be covered in cat scratches.)
Shortly after confirming Charlie Beck as the new Chief of Police, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban cat declawing within city limits, joining a group of other cities such as [...]

FALL SWEEPS: A Street Sweeping and Parking Enforcement Investigation

By Matt Schrader
An investigation into the City of Los Angeles’s street cleaning double standard: failure to sweep streets on the designated days but strict enforcement of cars parked along them. The research revealed widespread governmental miscommunication — allowing the City to rake in millions of dollars every month — and oftentimes from batch, “sweeping” ticketings [...]

This is why you should go to the library

From the Associated Press:
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — A 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore in Simi Valley has been arrested on charges of peeping at customers in the restroom with a video camera. Police said the man was cited and released on suspicion of peeping by means of an electronic device Sunday after a customer [...]

Shady LA Valet Practices

NBC LA uncovers valets in Los Angeles hijacking public spaces, wrecking cars, using fake signs and hiding tickets from customers. Check out the video:

LA Snark has found the source of the swine flu breakout