Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (February 8, 2009) West Hollywood, the source of a number of natural springs with underground aquifers and rivers running below it, needs new gutters on one of its hill-climbing streets, Larrabee, to prevent run-off on the street surface.This water comes from the underground garages and basements that reach to the high water table and, until now, pumped the excess water directly into the street.With that in mind, construction begins today to install, along the curb of the street, a grated trench drain system designed to carry away the nuisance surface water.
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Posted on January 26th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
West Hollywood will continue work on its General Plan with a community workshop this Saturday.The General Plan community workshop will include presentations on key issues including housing, transportation, land use, and climate change, as well as opportunities to review and give feedback on a variety of goals and policies for other topics to be included in the updated General Plan.
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Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Heads up… California needs money, so pay attention to the rules of the road!
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Posted on January 15th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is polling under 50% in a new Rasmussen poll (Jan. 14, 500 LV, MoE +/- 4.5%), which finds her leading three potential Republicans in general election matchups.
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Posted on December 31st, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
The median home price of an existing, single-family home rose 5.8 percent in November compared with a year ago, the first time the median home price has increased in year-to-year comparisons since August 2007.
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Posted on December 6th, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON’T TELL YOU:
1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.
2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window [...]
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Posted on December 6th, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
Octavius Weller Morgan’s touches adorn the El Capitan, Mayan and Wiltern theaters. The 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival house he built in Beverly Grove is a perfect example of Southern California style. The man whose fanciful visions helped bring to life the exteriors of such Los Angeles landmarks as the El Capitan, Mayan and Wiltern theaters was more modest, but no less meticulous, when it came to designing his own home.
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Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
Despite negative news stories claiming California is in crisis with its recent wildfires, high unemployment rate, large number of homes in foreclosure, and political predicaments, it’s still a great state in which to live, work, and play.
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