Nearly two-thirds of the major roads in the Los Angeles area are in poor condition, earning the metro region the second-worst ranking in the nation, according to statistics released today by a national transportation research group. Los Angeles roads were ranked the second-worst among the nation's regions with populations greater than 500,000, according to a report by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group, which analyzed government data from 2008.]]>Los Angeles also ranked second-worst for automobile operating costs due to poor roads, estimated at $746 annually. The dollar amount figures in repairs and maintenance, increased fuel consumption and tire wear.
The report listed 63 percent of Los Angeles' major thoroughfares as being in poor condition -- more than twice the national average for large population areas of 24 percent. It also said only 5 percent of major streets were in good condition.
The short film, made on a $5000 budget, is attracting a lot of attention, even from big studios like Universal. According to the Latino Review, the studio is in talks with Mark Wahlberg to work the project. For more details, check out the blog post that tipped us off.
The film's website can be found here.
]]>"Our cash situation leaves me no choice but to once again furlough state workers until the Legislature produces a budget I can sign," Schwarzenegger said in a statement.
The state is five weeks overdue on passing a budget.
]]>The fire is just one of hundreds currently burning across the state as dry weather, heat, and summer storms come together to produce California's "fire season."
]]>The Bell scandal, which surfaced after a Los Angeles Times report that some city officials were making upwards of half a million dollars, including one who made $800,000 a year. Part time city council members were making $100,000 a year. The report prompted city and statewide outrage. Attorney General Jerry Brown has launched investigations into the legality of city's salary practices.
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