Los Angeles lost 30,600 jobs in the month and saw the jobless rate increase from 12 percent to 12.4 percent.

No injuries have been reported, and damages have been limited to a patio roof.

Valentine’s Day, or IT as me and my friends refer to the day, is a thing of wonder and magic when you’re happily encased in coupledom, but for the rest of us Valentine’s Day is a dirty word.

An unassuming hillside home a couple of miles from Downtown Los Angeles contains what could be the world’s largest archive of recordings and various items that tell the story of the musical form in the U.S. Roger Steffens collection of reggae music and memorabilia is one of the most comprehensive in the world.

The labor cuts would trim the work force paid from the city’s general fund by about 14 percent, although many of those positions are now vacant. Overall, Los Angeles has 46,000 workers, but 21,000 are paid from separate sources such as at the Department of Water and Power, which collects utility payments.

In recent months, though, that freewheeling hippie circus has gotten edgy thanks to a stubbornly sour economy heightening competition for the 200 peddler spaces along the 1.5-mile long asphalt strip bordering the beach.

L.A Secured a shutout season-opener against New England Revolution

Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger says he will completely eliminate a host of social programs, including Healthy Families, the state sponsored health insurance for children; CalWORKS welfare program; and In-Home Support Services for the elderly, blind, and disabled (IHSS), unless the feds cough up $6.9 billion dollars more for California.

Tigeorges is busy coordinating with local Haitians and planning a relief drive at his Glendale Boulevard restaurant – Tigeorges Chicken

“In Hawaii, which ranks near bottom in national achievement, the school year has been reduced by 17 furlough Fridays in which schools will be closed. The Superintendent, Pat Hamamoto, although agreeing that students will suffer due to less learning time, also said that the schools will try to cram in as much teaching as they can.”