You'll Need to Make a Lot More Money to Live "Comfortably" in L.A.
In Los Angeles, that figure is $74,371 for household income.
That sounds reasonable until you realize that the individual median income for L.A. County is $28,555. The median household income is $53,482.
More than one in 10 Angelenos lives in poverty, the U.S. Census says. That number could be higher if we considered our high cost of living when calculating poverty data, Census officials have said.
(LAWeekly.com)
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
This Is Sad News
L.A. Japanese-American newspaper must get 10,000 subscribers by year's end -- or close its door
For 113 years, the Rafu Shimpo newspaper has chronicled the story of the Japanese American community in Southern California.
It survived World War II, when writers and editors were shipped off to internment camps. Before leaving, they hid the paper's Japanese type under office floorboards.
But if the money-losing paper doesn't raise about $500,000 in revenue — by more than doubling its subscribers — it could close in December, marking the end of one of the last English-Japanese dailies in the U.S., and the oldest.
"Some of the things we cover you can't get anywhere else," said Michael Komai, 64, the paper's publisher, whose family has run the Little Tokyo-based publication for three generations. "Some people aren't going to know they'll miss us until we're gone."
Like many papers, the Rafu has struggled to adjust to the changing media landscape. However, those issues have been amplified by its small community, aging readership and the greater assimilation of younger Japanese Americans compared with other Asian American communities.
(LATimes.com)
For 113 years, the Rafu Shimpo newspaper has chronicled the story of the Japanese American community in Southern California.
It survived World War II, when writers and editors were shipped off to internment camps. Before leaving, they hid the paper's Japanese type under office floorboards.
But if the money-losing paper doesn't raise about $500,000 in revenue — by more than doubling its subscribers — it could close in December, marking the end of one of the last English-Japanese dailies in the U.S., and the oldest.
"Some of the things we cover you can't get anywhere else," said Michael Komai, 64, the paper's publisher, whose family has run the Little Tokyo-based publication for three generations. "Some people aren't going to know they'll miss us until we're gone."
Like many papers, the Rafu has struggled to adjust to the changing media landscape. However, those issues have been amplified by its small community, aging readership and the greater assimilation of younger Japanese Americans compared with other Asian American communities.
(LATimes.com)
Can Kopitar Double Dip At The 2016 NHL Awards?
Barkov, Eriksson, Kopitar named Lady Byng finalists
Winner will be announced during 2016 NHL Awards on June 22
In 81 games this season, Kopitar led the Kings with 74 points and was second in the League with a plus-34 rating (teammate Tyler Toffoli was plus-35). He had 16 penalty minutes averaging 20:52 of ice time per game.
(NHL.com)
Winner will be announced during 2016 NHL Awards on June 22
In 81 games this season, Kopitar led the Kings with 74 points and was second in the League with a plus-34 rating (teammate Tyler Toffoli was plus-35). He had 16 penalty minutes averaging 20:52 of ice time per game.
(NHL.com)
The Best Always Leave Us Wanting More
MAKING BEST EVEN BETTER
Michael Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, but he ranks only fourth among the NBA's all-time leading scorers. What if his basketball career had not been put on hold for a failed detour into baseball? We asked our experts to project key career statistics for 10 superstars whose Hall of Fame careers were interrupted or cut short.
Part 2 of 2 (ESPN.com)
Michael Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, but he ranks only fourth among the NBA's all-time leading scorers. What if his basketball career had not been put on hold for a failed detour into baseball? We asked our experts to project key career statistics for 10 superstars whose Hall of Fame careers were interrupted or cut short.
Part 2 of 2 (ESPN.com)
Science Proved You Can Get Out Of The Friendzone
This Is Why Some 4/10 Guys Manage To Score 9/10 ‘Out Of Their League’ Chicks When It Comes To Dating
Translation: couples where one partner is significantly hotter than the other typically happen in very long-term relationships, including the time prior to when they started dating.
Translation THE SEQUEL: that hot girl you’re friend-zoned with? Yeah, looks like you possibly still have a chance.
(BroBible.com)
Translation: couples where one partner is significantly hotter than the other typically happen in very long-term relationships, including the time prior to when they started dating.
Translation THE SEQUEL: that hot girl you’re friend-zoned with? Yeah, looks like you possibly still have a chance.
(BroBible.com)
The Secret To Their Success Is . . . . .
Why the Mustang Sells So Well in Europe, and What US Automakers Don’t Get
What it is that most American automakers don’t get and what they can learn from this example? European customers are not interested only in small, sophisticated four-cylinder cars. They want big, cool American cars they know from the movies. They just don’t want them to look completely terrible on the inside, and they won’t live with the rear axle on a sports car.
(TheTruthAboutCars.com)
What it is that most American automakers don’t get and what they can learn from this example? European customers are not interested only in small, sophisticated four-cylinder cars. They want big, cool American cars they know from the movies. They just don’t want them to look completely terrible on the inside, and they won’t live with the rear axle on a sports car.
(TheTruthAboutCars.com)
They Found The Problem Resulting In A Problem
Feds finally know why Takata's airbags keep exploding
Findings come amid a historic expansion of recall and two more related deaths.
Mark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said a review of ongoing investigations into the cause determined that a combination of time, temperature fluctuations and moisture make chemicals in the airbags degrade.
"The science now clearly shows these inflators can become unsafe over time," he said.
In the United States, residents who have older cars and live in hot, humid areas are at the greatest risk. Federal authorities have given them priority in a coordinated repair effort, but those efforts won't be completed until 2019.
The findings come from a report written by H.R. Blomquist, a former industry chemist and propellant expert commissioned by NHTSA to evaluate the work of three ongoing investigations into the long-running Takata airbag problems.
Blomquist writes that faulty inflator design allows humid air to slowly enter the inflator, where moisture-sensitive propellant slowly degrades over time due to fluctuations in temperature. When airbags deploy in a crash, "the damaged propellant burns more rapidly than intended, and over-pressurizes the inflator's steel housing causing fragmentation," he wrote.
(AutoBlog.com)
Findings come amid a historic expansion of recall and two more related deaths.
Mark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said a review of ongoing investigations into the cause determined that a combination of time, temperature fluctuations and moisture make chemicals in the airbags degrade.
"The science now clearly shows these inflators can become unsafe over time," he said.
In the United States, residents who have older cars and live in hot, humid areas are at the greatest risk. Federal authorities have given them priority in a coordinated repair effort, but those efforts won't be completed until 2019.
The findings come from a report written by H.R. Blomquist, a former industry chemist and propellant expert commissioned by NHTSA to evaluate the work of three ongoing investigations into the long-running Takata airbag problems.
Blomquist writes that faulty inflator design allows humid air to slowly enter the inflator, where moisture-sensitive propellant slowly degrades over time due to fluctuations in temperature. When airbags deploy in a crash, "the damaged propellant burns more rapidly than intended, and over-pressurizes the inflator's steel housing causing fragmentation," he wrote.
(AutoBlog.com)
Gov. Brown Finally Approves A Bill That Doesn't Affect me
California raises legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21
The governor of California on Wednesday approved raising the legal age to buy tobacco for smoking, dipping, chewing and vaping from 18 to 21.
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown said he signed the measure along with four others restricting tobacco use in various ways.
Supporters of the law regarding age aimed to deter adolescents from the harmful, sometimes fatal effects of nicotine addiction. The Institute of Medicine reports that 90 percent of daily smokers began using tobacco before turning 19.
(FoxLA.com)
The governor of California on Wednesday approved raising the legal age to buy tobacco for smoking, dipping, chewing and vaping from 18 to 21.
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown said he signed the measure along with four others restricting tobacco use in various ways.
Supporters of the law regarding age aimed to deter adolescents from the harmful, sometimes fatal effects of nicotine addiction. The Institute of Medicine reports that 90 percent of daily smokers began using tobacco before turning 19.
(FoxLA.com)
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