http://www.yourstreet.com/news/los-angeles-ca YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us As you may have noticed already—especially with the massive Shake Shack news earlier—today we welcome two new Eater sites into the fold: Eater Portland and Eater Miami. Just like the established sites in New York, Los Angeles and San... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752627/gala-debuts-introducing-eater-portland-and-eater-miami- Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:08 -0800 Everybody in the ink-stained-wretch racket has a bucket list of stories we'd like to do while we still can. And Sunday's paper has one I've wanted to do for years and years, about a group I jokingly call the "Carolina Movie Mafia." It consists of a dozen or... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751954/unc-s-hollywood-connection Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:15:08 -0700 LOS ANGELES: A reader passes on this listing for 4249 York Boulevard in Glassell Park. "Sorry, but this showed up in my autonotify MLS... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752246/curbedwire-halloween-season-kicks-off-in-glassell-park Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:52:08 -0700 Los Angeles: A 68-year-old parking attendant was robbed at gun point early this morning by two hooded men in their late teens or early twenties. The robbery was caught on video surveillance tape in the parking lot of the downtown... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752212/downtown-robbery-caught-on-tape-detectives-asking-for-public-s-help Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:55:08 -0700 Los Angeles: A Brentwood woman has died after suffering major injuries in a traffic collision with a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) patrol car. On Thursday, October 15, 2009, at about 11:55 p.m., a woman identified as 25-year-old Devin Petelski... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752213/woman-dies-after-collision-with-police-cruiser Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:38:08 -0700 “Counter-Terrorism and Crime Fighting in Los Angeles” The Approach The 21st Century has brought complex, global threats to the doorsteps of American police departments. These include converging threats such as terrorism, gang activity, narcotics trafficking and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752214/los-angeles-police-department-s-counter-terrorism-and-criminal-intelligence Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:23:08 -0700 Los Angeles-based Solarmer Energy, a developer of plastic solar panels, said Thursday that it has upped its solar efficiency, to 7.6%. The firm said the efficiency breaks the world record for plastic solar cell efficiency. The firm had previously reported a 6.77... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751735/solarmer-ups-solar-efficiency Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:49:08 -0700 Los Angeles-based Stamps.com, a provider of online postage, reported its quarterly results Thursday, saying that PhotoStamps revenue was down 6% versus the same period last year, but PC Postage revenue was up 5%. The firm said it earned $1.7M on revenues of $20.2M.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751736/stamps-com-pc-postage-up,-photostamps-down Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:51:08 -0700 Los Angeles: A 65-year-old Van Nuys man has been listed in critical condition after suffering major injuries in an apparent family dispute Tuesday evening. October 21, 2009, at about 6:30 p.m., the victim and his wife were confronted by their... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752216/family-dispute-results-in-a-critical-injury-to-father Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:47:08 -0700 Los Angeles-based MySpace said Wednesday evening that it has rolled out a new phase of the firm's music site, adding new music videos to the site, as well as tools targeted at artists. According to MySpace, its MySpace Music Videos feature provides an online... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751740/myspace-rolls-out-music-videos,-artist-tools Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:39:08 -0700 WEST HOLLYWOOD: The folks at Los Angeles-based architecture firm PATTERNS just submitted a photo of the new Prism Cultural Center in West Hollywood. According... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752266/curbedwire-new-prism-cultural-center,-declaring-the-recession-over Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:24:08 -0700 Los Angeles: Los Angeles Police Officers (LAPD) fired a less-lethal weapon to rescue a woman and prevent a man from stabbing himself. On October 14, 2009, Police Officer III Steven Nunez, 10 years, four months with the LAPD and his... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752220/man-stabs-himself-after-threatening-wife-and-sister-in-law Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:17:08 -0700 Los Angeles-based Geni, the online family tree and genealogy web site started by David Sacks, was hit by unexpected downtime Tuesday and today, the firm told its users Wednesday afternoon. According to Geni, it had "network difficulties" starting the morning of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751742/geni-hit-by-downtime Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:16:08 -0700 Irvine-based U.S. Dermatology Medical Management, a provider of healthcare services for skin cancer treatment and other dermatological conditions, has scored an investment from Los Angeles-based Vicente Capital Partners, Vicente said today. Amount of the investment... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751746/u-s-dermatology-gets-investment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:54:08 -0700 Los Angeles: During a struggle with Los Angeles Police Officers, an Arlington Heights man gained control of an officer’s duty weapon, resulting in an officer involved shooting. On October 15, 2009, Police Officer III Leslie Salinas, 6 years 11 months... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752223/man-gains-control-of-officer-s-firearm-leading-to-an-officer-involved-shoot Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:56:08 -0700 Los Angeles: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Van Nuys Division homicide detectives have identified a suspect in the tragic shooting of 4-month-old Andrew Garcia on Sept. 27, 2009. Detectives hope a $50,000 reward offered through the Los Angeles City Council... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752221/baby-garcia-murder-suspect-identified-city-council-offers-50k-reward-as- Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:16:08 -0700 Los Angeles: A hit and run driver believed to have been involved in a near-fatal hit and run accident turned herself in to the Simi Valley Police Department Monday morning. On Thursday, October 15, 2009, at around 4:20 p.m. a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752222/hit-and-run-suspect-in-custody Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:03:08 -0700 This morning's interview is with Gil Elbaz, founder of Factual (www.factual.com), a new startup based here in Los Angeles focused on open data sharing and accuracy. Gil is one of the founders of Applied Semantics, the firm acquired by Google for its AdSense... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751750/interview-with-gil-elbaz,-factual Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:00:08 -0700 Los Angeles-based Zadspace, an advertising firm backed by DFJ Frontier, Crosscut Ventures and Gideon Hixon Fund, has unveiled its advertising product, saying Tuesday that it has exited beta testing of its service. Zadspace adds full color, 4x6 advertisements on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751752/zadspace-unveils-ad-product Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:31:08 -0700 A NACA loan counselor holds up a sign to call a home owner to his desk at the “Save the Dream” home loan modification event, coordinated by the non-profit advocacy group Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), in Los Angeles. BY DAVID... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750265/obama-okays-federal-loans-to-housing-finance-agencies Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:11:08 -0700