Check out the "sprawling, satirical re-imagining of Southern California" the team at Rockstar Games have come up with for GTA V. Incredible. Not sure who did the art, but the influence of Chaz Bojorquez is surely felt in this screenshot below, which appears to be in an area close to MacArthur Park.
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LA officials haven’t revealed how much is being spent on security for the games. By comparison, the Los Angeles Police Department said this month that security costs for the 2028 Olympics in LA would amount to more than $1 billion.
"The city received no advanced notice. I was told that our staff contacted CalPoly officials and confirmed that it was indeed a military exercise by the Department of Defense,” said Council Member Andrew Chou of Diamond Bar, one of the cities affected by U.S. military exercises in the region this week.
Delusions, fantasies, lies, and the ultimate reality of what Angelenos chose to support on Tuesday's primary election day.
Plus larb-and-pickle tacos at Night + Market Song, khachapuri handpies, Vietnamese egg coffee, and a street stand where you bring your favorite chips, and they turn it into a meat bowl.
Detainees claim they're being punished for refusing to eat, in protest of sanitary conditions and non-responses to their medical needs inside of the facility.
"It's completely broken. And it's by design," LAPD critic William Gude said in a thundering voice. "It is designed to be slow."
