#keep la hateable

“Here’s a preview of Thanksgiving traffic facing LA travelers.”

“The Malibu Juice Magnate”

The stuff was called Elixir of Life, and I sat down to drink it at a communal table under a screen playing surfing videos. I became a SunLife regular that day, unwittingly joining the only cult that has ever had me for a member. There was something euphoric about the place, as though each morning, just before it opened, someone struck a giant diamond tuning fork that magically resonated till closing time. The young men and women working behind the counter, most of them no older than their late teens, were the handsomest human beings I’d ever seen outside of magazine ads for high-end underwear. As they chopped fruits and vegetables and blended smoothies beneath a large sign that read “Love Heal & Inspire,” they seemed on the verge of bursting into song.

“Massive Earthquake Along the San Andreas Fault Is Disturbingly Imminent”

A series of quakes under the Salton Sea may be a signal that the San Andreas Fault is on the verge of buckling. For the next few days, the risk of a major earthquake along the fault is as high as 1 in 100. Which, holy crap.

“Super popular Hollywood Sign trailhead will stay open ... for now”

The Los Feliz Ledger reports the trail will remain open, as Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu, who reps the area, says he might not have the power to close it. "Technically it can be illegal, and we have been working with the City Attorney to discuss [the option of closing it], but it is probably not possible," Ryu spokesman Estevan Montemayor told the Ledger.

Regardless, Beachwood residents continue to be outraged. "I find it scandalous that they are leaving it open," said Sarajane Schwartz, a long-time Beachwood resident who founded Homeowners on Beachwood Drive United, which has a lawsuit against the city to shut the trailhead. Schwartz has said people trying to view the Hollywood sign smoke cigarettes, slow down emergency vehicles, and defecate into pots in her driveway.

Another day, another pursuit .

“Photography's best-kept secret: How Anthony Hernandez put a distinctly Los Angeles lens on picture-making”

In the photographs of Anthony Hernandez, there are no swaying palm trees or cinematic sunsets. Instead, for half a century, this born-and-bred Angeleno has trained his unblinking lens on another L.A. — a city of the aged, of the working class, of the destitute.

“Cities are hard places,” the low-key Hernandez says of his work. “They’re not very accommodating, especially Los Angeles.”