Los Angeles Thread #11: Let's Save Vincente Minnelli's House

both of those sound nice. not too concerned about eating in as we'll both be boosted. i'm assuming masks are de rigueur.

if you're here on 12/19 I'm opening for El Vez the Mexican Elvis at Zebulon (next to Salazar) and his legendary Mex-Mas show!

yes to masks (pretty well observed indoors ime). i think (?) vaccination checks are required but i have literally never xp been checked.

n.b. we will have a car (though will definitely be using metro) and no previous commitments so anything in the greater l.a. area is a possibility.

xp would have loved to catch you! we're there 12/23 - 12/27

no idea what to expect in LA but I was required to show proof of vaccination at a noodle restaurant in Berkeley a couple weeks ago

What kind of food do you like to eat? Check out villas tacos if they're open when you're in town

all of it lol. mexican, thai, korean, indian/pakistani, chinese. will be looking for a good koreatown place, probably bbq.

also maybe a good but $$-$$$ (not $$$$) italian place because my bf loves italian

probably need to do zankou tbh

LACMA is half torn down, but I suppose the other half is open. MOCA downtown, and the Broad (rhymes with road) downtown, though reservations are good for that (there is a wait line if you don't have them).

maybe rossoblu in the fashion district for $$-$$$ but not $$$$ italian

i've been, it was good, but i'm an easy lay for italian.

i think in outdoor areas at least you don’t need to show vax proof. ate out in Glendale the other week and was not asked.

don’t love salazar tbh. outside of the stuff I told you about, I’m fond of la farfalla in los feliz, unassuming little italian joint on hillhurst.

artwise, have heard good things about the Black portrait show at LACMA, the “witch hunt” show at the hammer, and the pipilotti rist show at MoCA, but have not yet been to any of them

oh cool, thanks! didn't want to overload you with requests on fb :)

black portrait show sounds really cool. think we'll try to do lacma & the getty.

i should know this but for hanging out and zoning out to waves should we do - venice beach, william rogers / santa monica, or malibu? or somewhere else? tidepools and a bit of wildness are a plus.

lol i love giving recs!

beaches: the malibu beaches are my fave. lots of good small less-peopled ones but you’re coming off-season so crowds won’t be a huge issue anyway i think. there’s a gay-ish stretch of will rogers beach known affectionately as “ginger rogers beach” that i like, it’s near patrick’s roadhouse. love el matador beach too. rancho palos verdes has some stunning beaches (area itself is sorta weird tho)

Museum of Jurassic Technology has reopened and is a must if you haven't been. I'm somewhat at a loss for a good $$$ Italian place but you could have a great time eating your way west down Sunset Blvd. starting with Guisados in Echo Park and then stopping at El Cochinito (Cuban) and Hoy-Ka (Thai). I'm also at a loss for a Korean BBQ place since my go-to (Soot Bull Jeep on 8th) raised their prices and cut quality.

Union in Pasadena is excellent $$$ italian. we had our most recent anniversary dinner there.

you could have a great time eating your way west down Sunset Blvd. starting with Guisados in Echo Park and then stopping at El Cochinito (Cuban) and Hoy-Ka (Thai)

this sounds like a good time. definitely need some thai food at some point.

will peep the museum of jurassic technology, thanks for the tip.

union looks amazing but for some reason all the prices on their menu online are at $0.00 lol. the hillhurst place looks fab too.

donna, it looks good from the map, but would you say that ernest debs park is good for a run?

not a runner but…probably? it is kinda steep in some spots. the main entrance of the park you’d probably have to drive to but you can access a different part of it through the park by our house. it’s a really nice park either way, love the little pond that’s up there.

cool!

thanks everyone for chiming in :)

I (and my 4 year old) like the tide pools at topanga beach in Malibu. There’s not much to see except what seems like a pretty serious surfing bro scene at high tide though.

it seems like malibu is the place. i got recommendations from a beach-loving guy i went to library school with for leo carillo, el matador, and the aforementioned ginger rogers.

la farfalla in los feliz

i lived around the block from there for several years and it is indeed a good neighborhood joint. or if you want to hit up hillhurst at a different time of day, the mustard seed cafe a block or two away is one of my favorite breakfast/lunch spots in la.

at any time of day, it's worth your time to walk 10 minutes from there to check out skylight books on vermont ave. there are a bunch of good food options on those couple blocks of vermont, too, such as figarot.

There’s not much to see except what seems like a pretty serious surfing bro scene at high tide though.

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, December 7, 2021

ugh as a former surfing bro who knows that break y'all are making me seriously homesick

Here's a good walkthrough of the Ernest Debs Park loop trail. We love walking around up there.
https://modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-ernest-e-debs-regional-park/

This rain!

Loving every minute of it

if this keeps up for another decade we might get through this drought

those santa anas were bonkers last night - lost power for a good 5 minutes

How’s the weather in march / April? Looking to visit for a few days

No power loss here, but I now have dozens of palm fronds in my yard.

March/April usually good, cool but not cold, and usually no rain by April (even March rain has been rare lately).

please sign this ballot measure petition if you get the chance! https://www.healthystreetsla.com/

Public transit into Angeles National Forest being planned for first time in 130 years

For the first time in 130 years, forest lovers might once again ride public transit into the Angeles National Forest, a vast area of mountains, hiking trails, creeks and pine-shaded picnic grounds that make up almost three-quarters of Los Angeles County’s open space.

Because the only way to reach the 700,176-acre green space towering above Los Angeles is by car. Access is denied to underserved county residents who don’t own a car or have no access to a private vehicle.

To change that, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, presented the nonprofit Nature For All a check for $995,000 on Aug. 28 to begin planning and building the Mount Wilson Express Shuttle, a van or bus service starting from the Metro L Line (Gold) Memorial Park Station in Old Pasadena and connecting to western forest locations.

It is the most money received by the nonprofit in a single grant. Chu also placed a request for $750,000 in the 2023 House of Representatives appropriations bill, which would raise the shuttle program’s funding to $1,745,000, if approved.

Early plans call for a regular, weekend shuttle that will take passengers on the 210 Freeway to Angeles Crest Highway (Highway 2), with forest stops at the Mt. Wilson Observatory, the Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center at Red Box, Clear Creek Information Center, and trailheads at Eaton Saddle, Colby Canyon and Gould Mesa, explained Bryan Matsumoto, program manager for Nature For All.

(judy chu is my rep!)

(mine too!)

new metro line opening on Oct 7th:

The K Line will serve the communities of West Adams, Jefferson Park, Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, Hyde Park, Inglewood, Westchester and more. Seven K Line stations will open on October 7, 2022.

https://kline.metro.net/

Eater ran a nice feature on Mary's Market here in Sierra Madre. Big recommendation for their breakfast burritos.

need to go there sometime! i got married at the nearby nature friends lodge :)

Also in Sierra Madre news:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od7KGpEqnT4

(this is a trail I hike on at least 2-3 times a week)

Quite the city council we’ve got here.

great bunch

They aren't going to resign from the council completely, are they?

yeah martinez is going to try to tough it out.

IIUC 2/4 are not standing for re-election in november. they should resign, but OOTH the process by which they would be replaced is not exactly a model of good governance.

(this is a trail I hike on at least 2-3 times a week)

Is that Mt. Wilson? I haven't been that far east. I've hiked the Beaudry Loop in Glendale several times. I've seen coyotes but not bears.

i don't think he has the power he believes he does, but this is pretty spicy

The owner of the Los Angeles Times has now waded into the political firestorm after his paper broke the story of city councilmembers’ racist remarks pic.twitter.com/CJuHqoKsd1

— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) October 10, 2022

Is that Mt. Wilson? I haven't been that far east.

Yah, it's the Mt. Wilson trail

damn, RIP Art Laboe

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-10/art-laboe-dead

yeah martinez is going to try to tough it out.

Apparently not

She hasn’t resigned from the council yet right?

The stories I've seen today say she has.

she has stepped down as council president. she's still on the council.