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Proposition 19 Losing Support Down to the Wire, Plans Last Ad Blitz
Pro- and anti-Proposition 19 forces plan a final ad blitz for Tuesday's election, though polls show the formerly strong adult marijuana legalization measure (which will allow localities to tax and regulate it as they please) losing support.
Media Arts Preview, October 28
LA media art this week is all about boundary crossing as projects mix materials and formats, the virtual and the real, the ephemeral and the tangible.
In the wake of a new indictment of a Vernon city official, the tiny (pop. 90), corruption-prone city south of downtown L.A. is facing an attack from L.A. County D.A. (and Republican state Attorney General candidate) Steve Cooley on its very existence a...
Sky Meadow Farm's website promises that "you will experience a very Relaxed and Calm feeling, as if you were set back to a date in time when time was of no importance." They delivered.
A new stop-motion animation by the design firm Hunter/Gatherer captures the need for school reform felt by many LA parents, and invites action through a new platform for school rebuilding called Redu.
This week's media art events include collage animation, existential videos, interactive sound installations, and YouTube documentaries.
Animator Jim Trainor is among this year's Alpert Award winners, and is featured in a terrific overview on the Alpert website rich with video clips and information.
Facing a crushing pension obligation problem, Mayor Villaraigosa tries to save the city's future by suggesting a mild reform of pension outlays for future police and firefighter hires.
Parking in L.A.: Too Cheap and Easy?
I was recently annoyed to find another block of Hollywood's nightlife area (at Cahuenga between Sunset and Hollywood) barred from nighttime parking entirely, part of a long-continuing tightening of legal or affordable parking in that area that depends...
LA filmmaker Janie Geiser, known for her animations which are by turns magical and haunting, will show a selection of work at USC this week.
Books and moving images meet in several title sequences dedicated to showing words in motion...