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In LA's Russian diaspora, feelings of pride jostle with shame, guilt and fear

LOS ANGELES -- The day Russia attacked Ukraine, Alya Michelson's daughter came home from school distressed.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 11, 2022

Straights Need Not Apply, for City of West Hollywood Guaranteed Income Pilot Project

From the West Hollywood site: The City of West Hollywood, in collaboration with nonprofit partner, National Council of Jewish Women/LA, will open applications for the first pilot project for guaranteed income in the nation aimed at evaluating the impact of cash payments on the financial stability and quality of life…

Reason · Mar 8, 2022

Review: Amazon's new doc is an inspirational oral history of LA's Black comedy scene

"Phat Tuesdays," a three-part docuseries that premiered Friday on Amazon Prime, tells the story of the weekly show that brought Black comedy and Black audiences to Hollywood — West Hollywood, technically — and the Comedy Store, from 1995 to 2005, as well as what came before and what's come after.…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022