1st and Spring tag:www.kcet.org,2010-01-19:/news/1st_and_spring//1457 2012-07-24T06:38:53Z Movable Type Pro 4.38 Metro Releases Late-Night Train Service Schedules tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.48296 2012-07-23T23:36:31Z 2012-07-24T06:38:53Z Metro this weekend is expanding its rail schedule by running trains later into the night -- mostly around 2 a.m. -- on Friday and Saturday nights. Zach Behrens http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/zbehrens Metro this weekend is expanding its rail schedule by running trains later into the night -- mostly around 2 a.m. -- on Friday and Saturday nights.

Read the full article Why Metro is Finally Able to Offer Train Service Until 2 A.M. tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.48079 2012-07-14T00:44:57Z 2012-07-14T00:47:35Z It's CEO believed Los Angeles "should act like a big city," according to a transit advocate who pushed for the new service. Zach Behrens http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/zbehrens It's CEO believed Los Angeles "should act like a big city," according to a transit advocate who pushed for the new service.

Read the full article Angelenos: Be Careful Where You Park, Tickets are Getting Pricier tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47808 2012-07-05T22:30:00Z 2012-07-05T22:29:50Z To all of you who either forget about the meter, neglect to remember sweeping day, or just parking in the red zone for reasons unknown, the city is counting on you. Jessica Levinson http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/jlevinson To all of you who either forget about the meter, neglect to remember sweeping day, or just parking in the red zone for reasons unknown, the city is counting on you.

Read the full article Will Los Angeles Follow Stockton's Lead of Bankruptcy? tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47531 2012-06-28T17:40:00Z 2012-06-28T17:39:18Z There is no doubt that the City of Angels is in bad shape financially -- and I mean really bad shape. Jessica Levinson http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/jlevinson There is no doubt that the City of Angels is in bad shape financially -- and I mean really bad shape.

Read the full article Recession's Numbers Show Many Losses, Few Wins tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47506 2012-06-27T17:15:00Z 2012-06-28T17:40:42Z A Census tally of Los Angeles County businesses and employment shows what happened between 2006 and 2010. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie A Census tally of Los Angeles County businesses and employment shows what happened between 2006 and 2010.

Read the full article Ready for Hotter Weather? Major Climate Change Study for L.A. Region Released tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47412 2012-06-21T21:33:00Z 2012-06-22T18:16:26Z It's going to get hotter and we can't do much about reversing it, a UCLA study indicates. You could say that the new mantra is adapt, adapt, adapt. Zach Behrens http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/zbehrens It's going to get hotter and we can't do much about reversing it, a UCLA study indicates. You could say that the new mantra is adapt, adapt, adapt.

Read the full article Will Tree Trimming Make the L.A.'s Budget Problems Real? tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47405 2012-06-21T17:30:00Z 2012-06-28T17:35:50Z Many Angelenos don't pay attention to L.A.'s budget process. Now they might. Jessica Levinson http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/jlevinson Many Angelenos don't pay attention to L.A.'s budget process. Now they might.

Read the full article Gutting Bills and Parking Spaces tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47389 2012-06-20T21:00:00Z 2012-06-20T20:20:02Z A parking bill helps explain why the state Legislature has become, like the L.A. City Council, a place of "perfect little deals." D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie A parking bill helps explain why the state Legislature has become, like the L.A. City Council, a place of "perfect little deals."

Read the full article New Public Transit Options in L.A. Area Coming Soon with Expo, Orange Lines Additions tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47305 2012-06-18T23:18:23Z 2012-06-20T06:55:19Z The footprint of mass transit in the city grows around Culver City and the San Fernando Valley. Zach Behrens http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/zbehrens The footprint of mass transit in the city grows around Culver City and the San Fernando Valley.

Read the full article 3 L.A. City Council Members Want California to Ban Fracking tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47227 2012-06-15T21:35:26Z 2012-06-15T21:40:32Z The debate about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a procedure that involves drilling thousands of feet below the earth's surface to extract oil and gas, has come to Los Angeles. Reut R. Cohen http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/RCohen The debate about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a procedure that involves drilling thousands of feet below the earth's surface to extract oil and gas, has come to Los Angeles.

Read the full article Villaraigosa Appoints New City Librarian tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47214 2012-06-15T16:54:00Z 2012-06-16T00:39:46Z The former director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library has been appointed to be L.A.'s City Librarian -- the highest post of the Los Angeles Public Library -- by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Reut R. Cohen http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/RCohen The former director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library has been appointed to be L.A.'s City Librarian -- the highest post of the Los Angeles Public Library -- by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Read the full article L.A. City Districts Poised to Change, but Not Without Some Drama tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47195 2012-06-14T17:40:00Z 2012-06-14T17:40:13Z This week the Los Angeles City Council preliminarily approved new lines for city council districts. So we're almost done drawing new districts, right? Not so fast. Jessica Levinson http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/jlevinson This week the Los Angeles City Council preliminarily approved new lines for city council districts. So we're almost done drawing new districts, right? Not so fast.

Read the full article More 'Broken Windows' When Cities Are Broke tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.47132 2012-06-13T17:00:00Z 2012-06-13T16:01:54Z Westminster in Orange County is one more victim of the state's indifference to local government. City services - and neighborhoods - are in decline everywhere. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie Westminster in Orange County is one more victim of the state's indifference to local government. City services - and neighborhoods - are in decline everywhere.

Read the full article Meeting Jackie Lacey and Musings On the American Dream tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.46827 2012-06-07T21:00:00Z 2012-06-14T17:29:53Z With budget crisis after budget crisis in all levels of governments, is the American Dream still attainable? Jessica Levinson http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/jlevinson With budget crisis after budget crisis in all levels of governments, is the American Dream still attainable?

Read the full article Signs of Trouble in Pico House 'For Rent' tag:www.kcet.org,2012:/updaily/1st_and_spring//1457.46822 2012-06-06T21:00:00Z 2012-06-06T20:29:29Z The city's birthplace isn't the haven for quiet nostalgia that was imagined in the 1930s. Long-standing conflicts make the plaza a tough sell. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie The city's birthplace isn't the haven for quiet nostalgia that was imagined in the 1930s. Long-standing conflicts make the plaza a tough sell.

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