Promising New Alzheimer’s Research For Disease With Few Treatments

Comments (0) | Alzheimer's Association, alzheimer's disease, dementia, Health, keck school of medicine, memory loss, Neuron, research, Terrence Town, The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making, treatment, USC, Viki Kind

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

The brain plaque that causes Alzheimer’s is successfully removed in mice with immune cells.

South L.A. Residents Continue To Demand Change Nearly 50 Years After Watts Riots

Comments (0) | 92nd, ACCE, Bandera Ave., children, Councilman Buscaino, crosswalk, District 15, Fix L.A. Coalition, intersection, Los Angeles, schools, seniors, South L.A., traffic signal, watts, Watts Riot, Watts Uprising

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

Residents are tired of waiting for a traffic light they asked for 15 years ago.

California High-Speed Rail Construction To Start, Controversy Continues

Comments (2) | California, california high-speed rail, CHSRA, fresno, Genevieve Giuliano, High-Speed Rail, jerry brown, Lisa Marie Alley, Lisa Schweitzer, Los Angeles, metrans, Rachel Kesting, san diego, San Francisco, trains, Transportation, tsa, USC

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

What problem, if any, will the high-speed rail solve?

Protest Against Police Brutality Underway In Downtown Los Angeles

Comments (0) | dtla, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, march, police, Police Brutality, protest, Stop Mass Incarceration Network

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

Young protester (Valerie Vaughan/ Instgram)

Chants of "No more, it stops today, we don't refuse to live this way" fill the air.

5 Green Tech Ideas We Like At GloSho 2014

Comments (0) | 4Sphere, Chai Energy, Cleantech Global Showcase, Endlis Energy, GloSho, GloSho 2014, Hidrocreto, LACI, Los Angeles and Region, Motivo Power

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

(Michael Nystrom / Neon Tommy)

What global ideas will make for a greener future?

California High-Speed Rail On Track

Comments (1) | Amtrack, Burbank, California, California, cap-and-trade, carbon, electric, GloSho, High-Speed Rail, High-Speed Rail Authority, LACI, Los Angeles, Metrolink, Michelle Boehm, trains, Transportation

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

(Michael Nystrom / Neon Tommy)

A high-speed rail update is given at the LACI Cleantech Global Showcase.

Gov. Brown Signs Bike Lane Bills

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

Ballona Creek Bike Trail (Michael Nystrom/Neon Tommy)

Riding a bike has a safer future.

Brown Signs Electric Car Bill

Comments (0) | California, California, California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative, Cars, climate change, climate summit, electric cars, governor, jerry brown, Transportation, United Nations

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

The next step in promoting electric car use.

National Drive Electric Week Shifts Into Gear

Comments (0) | Chevrolet, e-Golf, electric cars, EV, government, LEAF, Los Angeles, model s, National Drive Electric Week, Nissan, Plug In America, Rebates, sierra club, tesla, UCLA, USC, Volkswagen, Volt

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

Ever want to cruise down the road in a Tesla?

Twitter Investigating Death Threats By Purported ISIL Affiliate

Comments (0) | Al Nusra Al Maqdisia, assassinate Twitter, International, isis, national security, terrorism, threat, Twitter, Twitter employees

Michelle Toh, Michael Nystrom
Editors-at-Large

Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. (Scott Beale/Laughing Squid)

What do Twitter employees have to do with the Islamic caliphate?

Health Food Trend Increasing In South Los Angeles

Michael Nystrom
Associate News Editor

Jamie Oliver Big Rig (Michael Nystrom / Neon Tommy)

New education programs and supermarkets are giving South Los Angeles more healthy food choices.

Big Water Savings During March Rain, More Conservation Needed

Comments (2) | conservation, department of recreation and parks, drought, Energy and Environment, Felipe Fuentes, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Martin Adams, Michael Shull, Mitch O'Farrell, rap, water

Michael Nystrom
Associate News Editor

Turning off sprinklers during rainfall is only a temporary fix.

Downtown L.A. Architecture Goes Green

Michael Nystrom
Associate News Editor

DTLA (Neon Tommy, Michael Nystrom)

Statewide green building codes are incouraging green development in DTLA.

Western Africa Ebola Outbreak Kills 80, Toll Rising

Comments (0) | Africa, doctors without borders, ebola, International, liberia, Sierra Leone, virus, western africa, zaire

Michael Nystrom
Associate News Editor

The deadly virus is spreading throughout western Africa.

U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon To Be Held In Los Angeles in 2016

Comments (0) | Eric Garcetti, Joan Benoit Samuelson, LA Marathon, LA Marathon LLC, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, marathon, olympic, Olympic Team Trials, Olympics 2016, Summer Games, Tracey Russell, track and field, USA Track and Field

Michael Nystrom
Associate News Editor

Olympic hopefuls will compete on the streets of Los Angeles in 2016.

A Salty Situation For Proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Facility

Comments (0) | aes, Brian Lochrie, California, California, Conner Everts, Connie Boardman, Desalination, desalinization, Huntington Beach, intake, marine protected areas, mayor, ocean, Poseidon, power, Susan Jordan, water

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(Aerial illustration of desalination plant / Poseidon)

Environmental concerns halt the proposed desalination facility.

USC-UCLA Rivalry Creates Awareness For Special Olympics

Comments (2) | 5K, Los Angeles, race, Southern California, special olympics, UCLA, USC, We Run The City

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(We Run The City / Special Olympics)

A classic rivarly will come to a head tomorrow at the We Run The City 5k.

Hearing Date To Be Set For Former Compton Fire Chief Charged With Arson

Comments (0) | arson, Battalion chief, BET, compton, embezzlement, fire department, First In, grand theft, Los Angeles, Marcel Melanson

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(Fire / Wikimedia Commons)

Unavailable witnesses pushed back the court date for the former Compton fire battalion chief.

Bush's Speaking Engagement Sparks Controversy In The Jewish Community

Comments (0) | Anti-Defamation League, bush, Christian, Dallas Jewish Community, David Wolpe, george w bush, jewish, jews, Messianic Jewish Bible Institute, Messianic Jews, MJBI, rabbi, Religion, Religion, texas

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(George Bush/ JAXPORT Flickr)

Does Bush's evangelism devalue Judaism?

Rising Above: A Success Story

Comments (1) | abuse, Alcohol, Drugs, Ghana, Homelessness, LA Marathon, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Midnight Mission, midnight runners, rehab, Skid Row

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(Ryan Navales / Midnight Mission)

After over 30 years of drug and alcohol addiction, Ryan Navales turned his life around.

The Midnight Mission Aids The Homeless For Almost 100 Years

(Aerial View Of The Midnight Mission Facility / The Midnight Mission)

The group focuses on self-sufficiency for LA's homeless.

Toxins At Malibu High Worry Parents And Students

Comments (0) | California, cancer, Environment, Los Angeles and Region, malibu, Malibu High School, Malibu thyroid cancer, migranes, parents, rashes, Sandra Lyon, students, teachers, toxins

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(Sandra Lyon addresses health concerns at Malibu High / Michael Nystrom)

Malibu High classes relocated after environmental toxin health scare.

Retired Housekeeper Reflects On Los Angeles Issues

Comments (0) | Communication, Education, Eric Garcetti, funding, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, mayor garcetti, Transportation

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(Eric Garcetti / Flickr)

An 81-year-old LA resident gives advice to Mayor Garcetti on major issues facing the city.

Furloughs Close Glacier National Park, So Employees Stay Home

Comments (1) | furlough, Glacier, Glacier National Park, government shutdown, Nation and World, NPS

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(Glacier National Park/Sara Bailey)

A Glacier National Park employee shares how the furlough is affecting her.

California Fracking Regulations Signed Into Law

Comments (3) | acidizing, California, California, Environment, fracking, fran pavely, green, Groundwater, hydraulic fracturing, hydrofracking, jerry brown, Monterey, pollution, SB4, Senate bill 4, Shale, sierra club, venoco

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

(Well head where fluids are injected into the ground/Joshua Doubek)

California's new fracking law adds transparency but lacks stringency.

Gov. Jerry Brown Gives California Cyclists Room To Ride

Comments (1) | 1371, bikes, brown, California, Cars, cyclist, Gov. Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, road, traffic

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

cpboingo/Flickr

A three-foot buffer must stay between motorists and bicyclists.

An Iraq War Veteran's View On The Syrian Conflict

Comments (1) | chemical weapons, Iraq, Justin Basset, marines, Nation and World, Obama, russia, Syria, veteran, war

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

A marine combat veteran urges the U.S. to stay out of Syria after serving two tours in Iraq.

No Methane On Mars, But Plenty In Hawthorne

Comments (0) | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, climate change, gas, hawthorne, Health, methane, Science

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

Methane in Natural Gas Form. Conanil/Flickr

A methane leak in Hawthorne raises health and environmental concerns.

Five Aquifers Found In Drought-Stricken Kenya

Comments (1) | Aquifers, drought, Kenya, Lodwar, Lotikipi, Nation and World, Turkana, UNESCO, water

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

Water could supply Kenya's population for 70 years.

Obama, Kerry Skeptical About Russian Proposal For Syria

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, Kerry, Nation and World, President, Russian, Syria

Michael Nystrom
Staff Reporter

Wikimedia Commons

Russia's Syria proposal is met with apprehension.