Media notes to end 2016, plus politics, place, selected media tweets and more.
LA Observed archive
for December 2016
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Wong's artwork inspired "Bambi." He contributed to other films and was also known for his beach kites.
Co-managing editor Larry Ingrassia goes after the magazine and writer Ed Leibowitz for "What's the matter with the Los Angeles Times?"
Nick Johnson likes hiking so why not do the whole Santa Monica Mountains. Alone. Starting at night on P-22's turf.
The windows are covered, cones block the driveway and the We Never Close sign has gone dark.
The Rams' return to LA has been a disaster, but a new book by Jim Hock remembers when the NFL team's relationship with the city was something special.
From the LA Observed archives, a piece for the winter solstice on a Chumash cave painting in the local hills.
Media and politics notes, observations on place and much more.
The mother of three mountain lion kittens was killed on the 118 freeway, the National Park Service confirmed.
The singer writes about her performance of a Bob Dylan song at the Nobel Prize ceremony.
Maya Lau comes to the LAT from Baton Rouge, where she covered crime and investigations.
Editor-publisher Davan Maharaj says the letters to the editor of Travel violated the paper's standards for "civil, fact-based discourse."
A extra big helping of our occasional roundup of media, politics and place notes.
The local homeowner group says the 24-hour coffee shop will close December 31 to make way for a new development.
One candidate who might have had a chance against Eric Garcetti cites "our nightmare of a national election" in getting out of the 2017 race.
Magazine goes deep in a piece that finds an autocratic, distracted leader who insults women and other staffers.
Our occasional offering of media, politics and place noted from assorted sources.
Standards editor says explain the term because many readers don't know that "It’s a racist, far-right fringe movement that embraces an ideology of white nationalism and is anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic and anti-feminist."
what it means:
New attorney general appointed. An anchor leaves the news desk. What to do with P-45.
Clinton fundraises in LA
Jim Henson Studios on La Brea became a presidential campaign stop on Thursday.
Brown declares disaster area
The natural gas leak above Porter Ranch now qualifies for various government actions. Story
Performing arts with cheer
Donna Perlmutter closes out 2015 with productions downtown and on the Westside.