That's "The I-10" for you younger folks. And HOT means "High Occupancy Transit" lanes.

This site has the popular blogger Randy Economy writing for it. They're down in the Norwalk area but cover everywhere, all the way up to LA.

Los Cerritos Community News

You may or may not remember Emanuel Pleitez, but he's now running for Mayor of Los Angeles.

Semi-makes sense, since he and his wife have both taught at local community colleges. Also, it's where our current governor started his political career.

SGV Tribune article on Mike Eng.

The office of Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge is holding a memorial ceremony for recently deceased public television personality Huell Howser. It will be held from 4 - 5:15pm on Tuesday, January 15, on the steps of the Griffith Observatory. The Observatory will not be open for this event, so it's strictly an outdoors and parking lot event. No idea who all will be speaking.

The Recall efforts surrounding Garvey School Board Member Janet Chin continue. A couple of websites have sprung up recently.

https://www.facebook.com/RecallJanetChin

http://www.recalljanetchin.org

Thursday's Los Angeles Times had a large article on the impending departure of Fresh and Easy (Tesco) from the U.S. market.

A TGI Friday's is scheduled to open in Rosemead on Monday. Nothing against them and their liquor license, but why do they get one without any trouble and not the mom and pop restaurants on Valley?