Tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 3, on-ramps at Rosemead Blvd, Michillinda Blvd, and Baldwin Ave to the eastbound I-210 Freeway will be closed at 9:00 p.m. Starting at 11:00 p.m., there will be partial lane closures of up to three lanes on the eastbound I-210 Freeway. Beginning at midnight, all lanes of the eastbound I-210 Freeway will be closed until 5:00 a.m., at which time two lanes will re-open. All lanes will re-open by 6:00 a.m.
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It is with an immeasurable amount of sympathy that I forward this note along to you from Kajon. She will be away from Shortcuts for just a short period of time, but I wanted to let you know why. Not only because Kajon’s words are so touching and perhaps your condolences and comments will be therapeutic in this time, but also because its nice to recognize that at the heart of every piece of content we create for KCRW, there is a community of hearts here that are so gratefully …

 
 
 
When my middle baby was still a baby – not yet one – we moved from the beach in Oxnard to a great house in Agoura. In Oxnard, we were so close to the ocean I could spit in it from our roof-top sun deck. I used to rollerskate with Sebrin in a babyjogger along the ocean. Breathing in the ocean air, with both of us sucking in the invisible magical energy that is released as the waves crash against the shore. She was even conceived very close to where …

Several people have asked me to re post this great story…
There is a feeling driving through the tunnel on Malibu Canyon. What is it? Lonely, I think. Sometimes it seems the tunnel is crying. Big tears, water oozing from the huge stone wall on the north side, then running – crossing lanes and finally seeping back into the mountain.
Let me back up a little.
I love the summer – for many reasons. One big reason – it is still light out after I get out of work. …

Bringing Back Broadway – an upcoming LA nexus to transport yourself to…

If you have traveled to downtown Los Angeles and driven, bicycled or walked down Broadway then you know that the hodge-podge of discount electronics stores, discount garment stores and discount “everything else” that line both sides of Broadway from 2nd to Olympic belies the grandeur of once was the Theatre District of Los Angeles.
That grandeur, and the energy and vibrancy that accompanies it, is making a distinct comeback through the Bringing Back Broadway plan, a public private partnership sponsored …

Wow! Is it that time of the year again already? Where does the time go? Doesn’t it seem like we just celebrated! Time sure does fly? Truly one of my favorite holidays of the year No Pants Subway Ride day is tomorrow January 9th! Now, don’t get your panties in a bunch, cause you are going to need them!
Tomorrow the annual No Pants Subway Ride organized by New York-based Improv Everywhere has gone global. In Los Angles, take off your pants and with your head held high, ride Metro’s …

Over 15 DUI Checkpoints this Weekend In LA and the Surrounding Areas
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Photo from CBS

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City of Los Angeles – Los Angeles Police will run FIVE DUI Checkpoints tonight!!!
South LA – Florence and Wadsworth (between Avalon and Central), 7pm-2am
South LA – Manchester at Figueroa, 7p-midnight
Hollywood – Highland and De Longpre (between Fountain and Sunset) 7:30pm-2:30am
Reseda – Reseda and Gault (south of Sherman Way) 8pm-3am
Los Feliz – Los Feliz Blvd and Riverside Dr, 8p-2am
Los Angeles County
Carson – undisclosed location, 7p-3a
Torrance and Redondo Beach – undisclosed locations, 8p-3a
Hawthorne – time and place to be …

The Expo Light Rail
Recently people have been asking me the difference between the Subway to the Sea and the Expo Line. Though they are both going to be traveling from downtown to the west side they are in fact two different projects.
First we’ll discuss the Expo Line also known as the Light Rail.
The Exposition Light Rail Transit Line (Expo Line) will travel along the Exposition railroad right-of-way between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City. It will share a track and two stations (7th St/Metro Center and Pico) with the Metro …

Falling in Love on the Freeway…or the intersection.
So Many things happen and can happen while driving, and not all of it is bad.
Meet my friend Mario Cotto, a major talent which includes being and DJ. A former middle school teacher and improviser, Mario moved to LA to pursue a career in sketch comedy. Moved by the music and luckily for us, his focus has shifted.

The empty warehouse at 588 Newhouse Drive
It is a known and proven fact that almost everyone will die. And by the time he/she dies, every Angeleno …

Bicyclists in the City of Los Angeles…Wednesday 11/10 was a good day

As a follow on to Tuesday’s post, I’m sure many of you read and/or heard that the Los Angeles City Council unanimously adopted the recommendation from the Transportation and Public Safety Committees to direct the City Attorney to prepare a City ordinance making it a civil violation of the LAMC for anyone to discriminate against a bicyclist by unlawfully assaulting, threatening, or harassing a bicyclist, and create a private cause of action with attorneys’ fees for a …