Radio Bilingüe regretfully announces that as of June 15, 2011 it is suspending LA>Forward and Los Angeles Public Media for the foreseeable future. Los Angeles Public Media was originally launched by Radio Bilingüe and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as an effort to create a new paradigm for public media (radio, video, online, Read More →
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—The up-and-down Dodgers are back in town, opening a homestand Monday night against the Reds. Maybe Matt Kemp really was distracted last season by Rihanna. He’s having an MVP year without the sultry singer. —The Monday night J.A.M. Sessions at the Ford Amphitheatre this week features dance and percussion from Senegal. It’s BYOD (Bring Your Read More →
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Katherine Archuleta was picked by President Obama to lead his reelection campaign. The California Redistricting Commission releases the first public draft of its new recommended district lines today. AEG’s proposal for Farmers Field and a football team in L.A. has legs. If you missed Diego Garcia this week, you can catch him for free in Read More →
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Parents object to naming L.A. arts high school after former superintendent Ramon Cortines. Anti-abortion billboards targeting Latinos will go up throughout California. Watch this CNN profile of Latina director Carmen Marron who made her first movie with no prior film making experience. Don’t miss the screening of Martin Scorsese’s homage to the Mississippi Delta blues Read More →
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—Get an early start to the weekend by checking out NY lipsters (Latino hipsters) Si*Sé, Thursday night at the Key Club in West Hollywood. —You bring a t-shirt and artist and DJ Eamon Ore-Giron provides the designs and the tunes for T-Shirt Revival Night, Saturday at the Outpost for Contemporary Art in Highland Park. It’s Read More →
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Mayor Villaraigosa appoints Borja Leon to head his America Fast Forward plan. Cities of Lancaster and Palmdale are accused of trying to “oust” Latinos and African Americans. Check out the new video “Jardinero” by Ozomatli. Laurence Fishburne is done with CSI. The U.S. national soccer team beat Canada in the Gold Cup tournament opener.
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The former Victor Clothing Co. building in downtown L.A. is famous for the murals that adorn its exterior, including “The Pope of Broadway,” the monumental image of Anthony Quinn by Eloy Torrez that covers the back wall. But the store’s former owners also commissioned artworks for the interior, including John Valadez’s epic “Broadway Mural” from Read More →
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The Citizens Redistricting Commission created by voters last year to redraw Congressional Districts throughout the state will release their first draft on Friday. An early draft of Orange County district lines completely eliminates Rep. Loretta Sanchez’s Latino majority district. This early draft will probably not withstand public scrutiny and clearly doesn’t satisfy Voter Rights Act Read More →
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The U.S. Supreme Court will allow California to continue offering in-state college tuition to anyone who completes at least 3 years and graduates from high school within the state, including undocumented immigrants. An interesting take on inter-minority racism. Read a first-hand account of living in the once-gentrifying West Adams district by KCRW General Manager Jennifer Read More →
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—The Rhino Records Pop-Up Store in Westwood is featuring live music nightly, and Monday night it’s East L.A. singing legend Little Willie G, backed by the East L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra. Wednesday night they’ve got Guatemala-born songstress Gaby Moreno. —Eric Overmyer, co-creator of HBO’s “Treme,” sits down with USC professor and music maven Josh Kun to Read More →
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