It’s no secret that I love Casa 0101 and I am a HUGE FAN of that Mexican, Corn Powered Super Hero El Verde. That’s why I want all of you to go and suppport and have a great time at this benefit concert.Also you will help make my wishes come true in seeing more of El Verde on stage. I mean with a line up like that how can you NOT go. Go and eat some corn while your at it too.
It’s Open.
IOU.
This is the photo of Citibank’s policy on accepting registered warrants. A registered warrant is an IOU. It can be redeemed on October 2 or earlier if the State of California finds the money. Continue reading
What’s wrong with this window advertisement ? Is it the fact that this months special is Iguanas for $9.99 plus tax ? Or the fact that these Iguanas are from El Salvador, which means that they have been smuggled or brought through some Iguana mill, much like puppy mills. If so, then that means that a lot of Iguanas had to die in order for the store to have the ones they have because those are the only ones strong enough to survive they’re horrific trip from El Salvador to Boyle Heights. I never liked the fact that people sell animals like novelties because they aren’t and with the way things are right now, no one wants to buy another mouth to feed. I can only think of what pet stores must be going through because they have to keep their “inventory” alive and healthy, costing them money everyday. The only thing pet stores are good for are buying supplies and food, not animals.
I'm glad we agree, this is not a job. Pic by Steve Schwartz
Often when my friends and I talk about issues of unemployment a question comes up. How do we know if this number that we read in the paper is including everyone?
What about your friend who hasn’t had a job in two years and has just stopped looking?
What about people who work temp jobs, so they sort of have a job, but not really?
What about people who got a job at the mall during the SUPER SUMMER SALE, but then got let go?
I found a table to answer those questions.
There is a table in the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. It’s table A12. It is the Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization. (H/T to Jonathan Tasini of Working Life, I was actually going to work this number out the old fashioned way with pencil and paper, but you saved me time.)Â
16.5% is the number of unemployed nationally if you take into the account all of things that we all wonder about in regards to true unemployment: Continue reading
Here are a few photos from places in Echo Park and the surrounding area.
This cholo style mural is located on 6th and Bonnie Brae.
Where is MY JOB!
The new unemployment rates for June 2009:
North Carolina: 11.0
Ohio: 11.1
California:Â 11.6
Nevada: 12.0
South Carolina: 12.1
Rhode Island: 12.4
Oregon: 12.2
Michigan: 15.2
Some unemployment numbers for the end of May for individual California cities.
Riverside: 13.0
Bakersfield: 14.0
Stockton: 15.0
Fresno: 15.4
Merced: 17.3
El Centro: 26.8
Facts from the BLS
Google reported 19% gain in profit, so when is our relief coming.
Didn’t Google just lay a bunch of people off?
When is the tech industry going to unionize, because they need to. That industry is highly exploitative.
Here’s the warning lay off list from July-December of 2009. It is a list that companies have to send to EDD so you can get your unemployment and food stamps!! The number represents the number of people being let go. The date is when it’s happening. Your boss knows when they are going to let you know, but they don’t tell you. You might take some pencils and staplers and you know how much those items cost to replace. Continue reading
Sure you can keep up with our site by adding our RSS feed to your reader, or by checking in daily or maybe when you get that forwarded email of Tia Concha’s love advice that’s been making the rounds amongst bored office workers. If you’re like me though, you probably spend a nice chunk of time on Facebook so we created a Facebook page so that’s even easier to keep up on all the chisme that way. What you waiting for?
LA Eastside’s Facebook fan page
I recently took my father to the Los Angeles Gun Club to pop some off. It was our first time there.
You can pick any gun you want from their wide selection or bring your own. Buy ammo. Pick out a paper target from the wall, they a lot of choices. Then it is on.
I had a moment where I thought “I could die in here, or get really messed up.” There are about 15 lanes for shooters and when they all start shooting together, by chance, the percussive force is felt throughout.
It was fun. Loading is kind of a drag.
[Some anonymous poster asked me to crosspost this musing here. I don’t know grocery store economics, but if someone does, explain where I’m wrong, please.]
I was at Food 4 Less (or was it El Super), watching people bag their own groceries. What would it cost if someone was there to bag them, I wondered?
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Unfinished portion of Chavez Park, Phase II, taken Sep. 2008
For as long as I can remember, South Gate has had a bike path along Southern Ave. It begins near Alameda, passes South Gate Park and reaches the Los Angeles River bike path via an entrance at Tweedy & Burtis, at the edge of abandoned industrial lots. As you can tell by the pictures, the bike path runs under the DWP’s transmission towers and often intersects residential streets far from the corner, creating a hazard whenever bicyclist and driver fail to look for oncoming travelers. LACMTA classifies it as a Class I bike path [pdf] until it reaches South Gate Park, at which point there are bike lanes on both sides of Southern.
That being said, I still cyclists riding on the sidewalk on the other side of the street or bicyclists on the street itself, though the bike path is just across the street. What gets into people’s heads to ride so unsafely when they have the option the ride safely, separate from cars, across the three-lane street? It’s bothered me every time I’ve seen it, both as a pedestrian and a driver. I’m not disturbed that asshole cyclists shut down the street (they don’t), it’s that riders do not take advantage of the opportunity to ride safely. Children’s races along the bike path are a welcome common sight, but I’d like to see more of the cyclists going in South Gate on the bike path. More (including images) after the jump. Continue reading