http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Los-Angeles/Thu, 22 May 2008 14:46:41 GMTThu, 22 May 2008 14:46:41 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsstoptensources.comPlaces & Travelhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/tonight-in-rock-the-monolators-busdriver-death/luke-doucet-plays-the-hotel-cafe-tonight-photo-vhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/tonight-in-rock-the-monolators-busdriver-death/luke-doucet-plays-the-hotel-cafe-tonight-photo-vLuke Doucet plays the Hotel Cafe tonight | Photo via his MySpace As the weekend nears, here's a recap of music festivals happening. Starting today is the four-day Lightening in a Bottle festival near Santa Barbara. It's like Coachella with green tendencies and Do Lab sensibilities (Lucent Dossier of local Edison fame...Thu, 22 May 2008 14:59:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/the-cupcake-challenge-winners/last-sunday-drink-eat-play-hosted-a-cupcake-challehttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/the-cupcake-challenge-winners/last-sunday-drink-eat-play-hosted-a-cupcake-challeLast Sunday Drink:Eat:Play hosted a Cupcake Challenge at the Montmartre Lounge. The event was sponsored by Fiji Water, K&L Wine Merchants and KozmoDeck. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation. Our own Lindsay William-Ross and Caroline-on-Crack were on the official...Thu, 22 May 2008 14:58:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/go-metro-to-rock-mondays-at-the-viper-room-is-fr/saint-motel-plays-the-viper-room-next-wednesdayhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/go-metro-to-rock-mondays-at-the-viper-room-is-fr/saint-motel-plays-the-viper-room-next-wednesdaySaint Motel plays the Viper Room next Wednesday | Photo by skampy via Flickr There are four ways to get into The Viper Room's long standing weekly Monday night music bash, 103.1 Check One... Two. The most advertised way is to e-mail them via MySpace to get on the list and enter for free. But if you show up to the door...Thu, 22 May 2008 14:57:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.feedburner.com/two-hippie-lovefests-this-weekend/ok-kidding-kidding.-but-topanga-days-and-the-shahttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.feedburner.com/two-hippie-lovefests-this-weekend/ok-kidding-kidding.-but-topanga-days-and-the-shaOk, kidding, kidding. But Topanga Days and the Shambhala Arts Festival are both kinda warm’n'fuzzly, right? I ain’t judgin’: I want to go to both. So get up at the cruelest crack of dawn (isn’t that what all those yoga-doin’, granola-crunchin’ folks do?), do your sun salutations, and haul...Thu, 22 May 2008 13:52:45 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/surgery-on-wrong-knee-no-meds-lead-to-hospital-fi/photo-by-timsamoff-via-flickr-thirteen-hospitalshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/surgery-on-wrong-knee-no-meds-lead-to-hospital-fi/photo-by-timsamoff-via-flickr-thirteen-hospitalsPhoto by timsamoff via Flickr Thirteen hospitals statewide were fined on Wednesday by the California Department of Public Health. In total, five from the Los Angeles area were cited: Pomona Valley Medical Center, Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance and Los Angeles County Olive View- UCLA Medical...Thu, 22 May 2008 13:52:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/now-that-youre-riding-where-to-park-your-bike/in-january-los-angeles-city-councilman-eric-garcehttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/now-that-youre-riding-where-to-park-your-bike/in-january-los-angeles-city-councilman-eric-garceIn January, Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti announced that City Hall and other downtown facilities would provide bicycle lockers, more racks, access to showers and a subsidy to City Hall staffers who ride a bike to work. Yesterday, Garcetti blogged that they have already won an award, the Rideshare Diamond...Thu, 22 May 2008 13:17:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/homeless-in-santa-monica-start-getting-off-streets/back-in-january-santa-monica-officials-went-out-thttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/homeless-in-santa-monica-start-getting-off-streets/back-in-january-santa-monica-officials-went-out-tBack in January, Santa Monica officials went out to conduct a homeless census within their oceanside city. 266 were found, but 107 were found to be "vulnerable," which was defined by examining their length of time spent on the street, age, physical and mental health condition. Those identified as such were then put on...Thu, 22 May 2008 13:16:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/24000-california-deaths-linked-to-pollution/a-state-report-.pdf-to-be-presented-today-says-thttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/24000-california-deaths-linked-to-pollution/a-state-report-.pdf-to-be-presented-today-says-tA state report (.pdf) to be presented today says that "as many as 24,000 deaths annually in California are linked to chronic exposure to fine particulate pollution," according to the LA Times. That's more than triple the figures announced by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) when they asked...Thu, 22 May 2008 13:15:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/oops-a-little-outage/sorry-la-observed-was-down-for-several-hours-lasthttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/oops-a-little-outage/sorry-la-observed-was-down-for-several-hours-lastSorry, LA Observed was down for several hours last night and today. Little domain registration issue... If you can see this, all is well. Thanks...Thu, 22 May 2008 12:51:09 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.mediabistro.com/fleet-week-in-nyc/musician-second-class-in-the-us-navy-alaina-ilko-jhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.mediabistro.com/fleet-week-in-nyc/musician-second-class-in-the-us-navy-alaina-ilko-jMusician Second Class in the US Navy Alaina Ilko just met Donald Trump at a Friends of Vietnam Vets Luncheon at the Metropolitan Club on the Upper East Side. The sailor said she wanted to meet Trump to 'see what's up with that hair'. When asked how her fact finding mission went, she replied,"I've seen a comb over...Thu, 22 May 2008 12:48:16 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeles