Earlier I wrote a musing about how artist Shana Mabari‘s public art sculptures which cost the city of West Hollywood $24,000 dollars are probably shill advertising for corporate banks. I theorized this because the resemblance is uncanny and also because I have this gnawing notion that banks are increasingly looking to mark their presence wherever possible, and ...

A friend of mine is a personal trainer and recently told me that West Hollywood is on the verge of making it illegal for her to train someone in a public park without a permit. Many cities in the county have already done the same. The law would impose fines for those who get paid ...