Danelo Billboard Lives On?

Has anyone besides me been weirdly surprised by the fact that the Mario Danelo Billboard is now on Sepulveda, over by the mini-golf course? I was driving by the other day, and I did a major double take.

Bunch of News

Palos Vedres Urban Village has changed hands

Apparently a Beverly Hills based firm, Omninet Capital, bought the 2.4 acre site in June, and are taking over the project from San Pedran Gary Dwight. Janice Hahn is "shocked" by the change. Read about it in the Breeze.

Mojo to be Repaired

More like re-invented, is what it sounds like. So it's been broken for months (I told you so!), and the company that programmed the robotic arm component went bankrupt, so they're replacing the whole arm (who's paying for this?) to make it work again. I thought I saw it working once, but it was just a bag lady standing in the right spot, where the broken arm points to. Read about it in the Breeze.

Eastview Looks Gift Horse in the Mouth

I'm puzzled by this as well. Eastview Little League (a private sporting organization) has been offered long term use of a piece of public land, but they'd rather blow their money on improving Knoll Hill for what is supposed to be a brief, 3 year residency? If they're expecting sympathy again in 2011 when it's time to remove them from Knoll Hill, I don't think they're going to get it. Read about it in the Breeze.

LA Traffic Count Method Broken

Of interest to Ponte Vista traffic dislikers. Apparently the way the city calculates traffic created by new developments is based off of a multi city model that may have no real connection to the local reality. Your tax dollars at work! So I think for now the best estimate of traffic impact from developments is probably our collective local gut. Read about it in the Times.

Wilmington Raid Nets 43 Arrests

A little follow up on the raid on the East Side Pain Bloods set in Wilmington yesterday. Total arrests is 43, and there are property improvement lawsuits and even the seizure of the Catalina Motel to go along with the arrests.

An aside - "Officials called Tuesday's sweep an unprecedented example of financially strapped local and federal agencies working together, sharing intelligence and pooling their resources to combat the region's vast gang problem."

A brief rant - Financially strapped? What planet are these guys living on. There's no department more flush with cash, and almost totally unaccountable for its ridiculous legal expenses than the LAPD. The Department of Cultural Affairs has a $10 million budget and you guys have $2 billion to play with, you don't even know what strapped looks like.

Read about it in the Times.