LA Observed archive
for December 2017

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Cory Iverson, 32, California firefighter dies on Thomas Fire

cory-iversons.jpg "The world stood still today for my sweet husband," his wife posted after a solemn procession Sunday drew crowds along several SoCal freeways. "He is home."

Bruce Brown, surfing filmmaker of 'The Endless Summer,' dies at 80

endless-summer-bbfilms.jpg Endless Summer changed the image of surfers and surfing culture in the 1960s and made Brown a legend on the beach.

Steve Edwards abruptly 'no longer employed at KTTV'

steve-edwards.jpg Long time host of "Good Day LA" has been scrubbed from the Channel 11 website. Website FTV Live says there were "sexual harassment allegations."

LA Observed Notes: Fires in December and much more

cat-person-illo.jpg Doyle McManus leaving LAT, new LA Weekly gets an editor, Jerry Brown on "60 Minutes," bad sheriffs, media notes and a good read that's not really about cats.
cal-sunday-teens-issue.jpg Our occasional roundup of news and notes. This time: award winners, media notes and selected tweets, plus a magazine issue on teenagers.
Clinton fundraises in LA
kermit-la-brea-closer.jpg Jim Henson Studios on La Brea became a presidential campaign stop on Thursday.
Brown declares disaster area
porter-ranch-sign.jpgThe natural gas leak above Porter Ranch now qualifies for various government actions. Story
Wet coyote
wet-coyote-vdt.jpgSpotted between the storms at Here in Malibu.
Performing arts with cheer
guys-dolls-kevin-parry.jpgDonna Perlmutter closes out 2015 with productions downtown and on the Westside.
Junkyard down
upick-firetruck-560.jpgAfter 53 years, Sun Valley's Aadlen Brothers and U-Pick Parts cleans out. Photos