Parking Atrocity in the Making
Just when you thought planning couldn't get any worse: Curbed LA reports that a Trader Joe's is coming to Westwood Village.
Posted by Joseph F. Mailander @ 1/18/2008 03:23:00 PM
21 Comments:
Awesome!!!! I live about a mile from there!!!!! Yaaaayyyyyy!!!!! I love Trader Joes and have to drive all the way down to National and Westwood or Palms and Sepulveda to shop. Yaaaayyy Trader Joes!
great. Now UCLA students can walk to a TJs for quality eats and cheap libations -- don't overdo it, guys.
Lots of grownups shop there, too, and since Long's closed above Ralphs (too bad, it was a great place to pick up a few quick things and the above mentioned wines), we need a smaller alternative to Ralph's.
Long's had great parking, and I'm assuming TJ's will have a few spots but with the students, won't need as many as some locations.
Joe, what do you know about Westwood Village, anyway? Aren't you way over in Echo Park or Boyle Heights or something?
Hey Joe M., are people nuts? Here's this Sheriff Carona and his cronies who are under a "Federal felony indictment" for numerous crimes. He has to turn in his passport, and post bail, but and get this he keeps his gun!
I understand that any time the Federal Govt indicts someone they get a conviction something like 98%of the time. That tells me at least that the Feds don't fuck around unless they got the lock on someone. My point being that with the Feds if there is smoke then there is fire!
And the balls on Carona who is still going to run for re-election in the OC! Funny though, the little man inside me says that he (Carona) has a good shot at getting re-elected by the good Republicans of the OC.
I don't know Joe M., what you think? With all the corruption and sleeze from our so alled "leaders" on an almost daily basis the only thing that comes to my mind is what an old country Chicano from the mountains of New Mexico told me one time, "Society is losing our minds"! Orale !!!
PAUL SIMON SHOOTS THE SHERIFF
In a couple of days they come and
Take me away
But the press let the story leak
And when the radical priest
Come to get me released
I'll be on the cover of Newsweek
And I'm on my way
I don't know where I'm going
I'm on my way, I'm taking my time
But I don't know where
Goodbye to Mike the queen of Carona
See you, me and Julio
Down by the school yard
See you me and Julio
Down by the school yard
See you me and Julio
Down by the school yard
Parking is always going to be a hassle in this town, case closed. At least the kids at UCLA will have a Trader Joe's.
Joe, what do you know about Westwood Village, anyway? Aren't you way over in Echo Park or Boyle Heights or something?
Way over in the inner city, man. But back a while, I was still permitted to go to the Westside without the required hepatitis shot. I even graduated UCLA College of Fine Arts '85. But then again, you knew something was wrong.
Let the Westside devour itself with
more bad planning and congestion.
They deserve it.
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Joe,
This is a little off the subject, but where do you like to shop for groceries.
Have you been to the Jons market in Echo Park? I used to shop at the Vons and Ralphs but, after comparing the prices to small independent markets I no longer patronize the larger chain grocery markets.
I enjoy eating lots of fresh fruits and vegtables, I find this keeps my digestive system healthy and provides me with many nutrients which maintain by old body in pretty good shape, at least that what the ladies tell me. lol
I have shopped at Trader Joes and in my humble opinion the prices and quality are superior to the large chain grocery stores. But I agree the parking does pose a problem in the Westwood area and most parts of Los Angeles.
Just writing this makes me hungry for some fresh Kiwi. Joe have you ever tried a fresh kiwi and Vodka with a squeeze of lime juice. I rub the edge of my glass with a fresh lime and this add a "tingle" to every sip of my drink. I will bring some of these drinks the next time Mayor Sam has a cocktail mmixer. I really want to get to know you and the rest of the gang. I so enjoy our political conversations on this blog. You guys stimulate my mind.
I will have to share a story about my working in the costruction trade and the politcal pay-offs involved in that industry. I would really like to share the details of that story with you guys over my special Kiwi drink.
Does a new Trader Joe's really merit an entire thread? Not every thought that crosses your mind deserves an entire thread.
6:18,
Go sharpen you pencil.
You've jumped the shark, Higby. I've come to the blog -- even though ZD annoyed me, but now it's totally worthless. Somebody figured out how to put you out of business.
Notice that since Antonio's been Mayor the traffic has gotten 1,000 times worst then ever yet he's off campaigning on tax payer dollars.
WHERE WAS LAURA CHICK ON THIS ONE? THIS IS THE REASON WHY DWP SHOULD CHARGE US A RATE HIKE IN FEB.
Audit finds contractor overbilled DWP....The Department of Water and Power's primary construction company for dust-mitigation work in the Owens Valley, along with a related firm, overbilled or was overpaid more than $7 million, according to a recently released audit. The bulk of the work was on three construction contracts that were awarded for about $126 million, but grew to $162 million before the work was completed, according to the audit by GCAP Services Inc.
Some of the construction work was overseen by CH2M Hill, the Denver-based engineering firm that a previous audit concluded overbilled at least $3.3 million on a $96 million contract for the project. Costs have soared for the Owens Valley dust-mitigation work, from an estimated $120 million to the $415 million range.
Trader Joe's is great!! We need more of them. Healthy food and great prices. Maybe the big chains are finally getting it because they are selling organic products but their prices are high.
I love TJ's. They have superior products.
WHERE WAS LAURA CHICK ON THIS ONE? THIS IS THE REASON WHY DWP SHOULD CHARGE US A RATE HIKE IN FEB.
Audit finds contractor overbilled DWP....The Department of Water and Power's primary construction company for dust-mitigation work in the Owens Valley, along with a related firm, overbilled or was overpaid more than $7 million, according to a recently released audit. The bulk of the work was on three construction contracts that were awarded for about $126 million, but grew to $162 million before the work was completed, according to the audit by GCAP Services Inc.
Chick only gets involved when she's trying to dump a mayor by slamming FH. This is the second DWP overbilling case that she ignored since then.
Did Don Quoite just flash an MS-13 signal?
CH2M Hill = One of L.A.'s biggest problems
Did Don Quoite just flash an MS-13 signal?
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Yea the Real Estate lady just flashed gang signals.
Trader Joe's and parking problems are more relevant issues to blog about than most of the crap on Mayor Sam these days.
If Mayor Sam Higglesby ever acquires the discipline and professionalism to weed out the idiots and focus on the real deal, maybe this blog will have some influence in the real world. Til then, leave it to the frustrated, megalomaniac agoraphobics to snipe at each other while the rest of us go back to more useful things.
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