About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Los Angeles Archive
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Transit woes in Los Angeles
Posted on July 9, 2008 | 6 CommentsSo after reading about how even stubbornly car-driving Angelenos are finally making the switch to public transit, I thought that maybe I could attend my Friday 7 pm show at the Glasshouse in Pomona by taking some sort of public transit out there. After all,... -
Taco Truck Update
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsAmigos, I’ve finally put together an online reference as to the precise legal nature of California and LA County law as applicable to taco trucks, and have provided some excerpts from last month’s LA County Board of Supervisors meeting whereby things got a bit more... -
AP: Scientists: Big Quake Likely in Calif.
Posted on April 15, 2008 | No CommentsAssociated Press: LOS ANGELES (AP) — California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said in the first statewide temblor forecast. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will... -
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Owners of lunch trucks blast parking time limit
Posted on April 12, 2008 | No CommentsOwners of lunch trucks blast parking time limit: A county ordinance targeting food vending trucks took some heat Tuesday when a couple dozen truck owners and their lawyer came to the Board of Supervisors meeting to oppose it. The supervisors had given the ordinance tentative... -
Your Tacos or Your Life!
Posted on February 18, 2008 | No CommentsAP: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 6:14 p.m. ET FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — A hunger for carnitas nearly led to some carnage after a Fontana man was robbed of a bag of tacos at gunpoint. Police Sergeant Jeff Decker said the 35-year-old victim had... -
News from the Westside
Posted on February 2, 2008 | No CommentsLA Times: Much of the opposition to Villaraigosa’s plan emanates from the Pico-Robertson area, a heavily Jewish enclave that features a mix of auto body shops, dental offices, bakeries by the dozen, Israeli and Persian markets, Thai eateries, Catholic churches, synagogues and Chinese restaurants, including... -
Tacos in Firebaugh and Huron / A burrito in Los Angeles
Posted on November 9, 2007 | 1 CommentSo on Wednesday, when I drove from Oakland to Santa Monica — a drive that I’ve made since I was a kid easily over 100 times — I decided to spice things up a little bit. I-5, as most people know, is California’s most boring... -
Southern California is on fire
Posted on October 22, 2007 | No CommentsSo in case you didn’t already hear, SoCal, from Santa Barbara to the border is basically aflame. Here’s the other fun bit — on Wednesday I’m scheduled to fly into Ontario Airport, and then drive up Highway 15 to Victorville for a story I’m working... -
David Simon in The New Yorker
Posted on October 15, 2007 | No CommentsThe New Yorker has an awesome piece this week on “The Wire,” the best TV show ever. In addition to detailing why the show is generally awesome, there’s these two fantastic bits from the show’s creator, David Simon. The New Yorker: “The Wire,” [David] Simon... -
Congrats to Daniel Hernandez!
Posted on September 15, 2007 | 1 CommentWow, Street has done it again: Daniel Hernandez: I’m leaving L.A. for a little bit, a year, maybe more, for Mexico City. I’m sealing a deal with editor Colin Robinson at Scribner to write a book about the underground, basically — youth and subcultures. I’m...
