Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: July 29 – August 1 – LAist

1,600 city jobs at risk  LAist

County Supervisor Barger, City Council to Provide Update on Kaiser Permanente Property on Wednesday  Pasadena Now

At least five journalists were killed in Mexico last year, dozens have been arrested in Cuba and Venezuela, and others exiled from Nicaragua. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.