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"
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Santa Monica Archive
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NYT: Where the Traffic Median Is a No-Pilates Zone
Posted on November 25, 2008 | No CommentsThis is exactly why Santa Monica was a great place to grow up, but why I have no desire to live there again. NYT: That warning the other day was among hundreds that have been issued in a culturally tumultuous crackdown by Santa Monica officials... -
LA Times: Westside subway plans move forward
Posted on September 3, 2008 | 1 CommentLA Times: In a surprising and ambitious move, local transportation officials said Tuesday that they would pursue planning for two subway lines to the Westside, with one train along Wilshire Boulevard and a shorter leg partially following Santa Monica Boulevard before diving south to meet... -
Gas Prices at Wilshire Blvd./26th St.
Posted on July 11, 2008 | 2 CommentsGas at the 76 station closest to my parents’ house in Santa Monica is $4.83 a gallon. -
Ride offered 7/10 to West LA/Santa Monica
Posted on July 6, 2008 | No CommentsI’m headed to Santa Monica on Thursday. Anyone want a ride? -
A Santa Monica friend passes away
Posted on April 20, 2008 | 8 CommentsMila Rainof, one of the smartest, ambitious and most interesting people that I knew in middle school and high school has suddenly passed away in a tragic car accident in New Haven, where she was attending medical school at Yale. While I lost contact with... -
Santa Monica Networks? In Lithuania?
Posted on April 20, 2008 | 7 CommentsWait, there’s a networking company in Lithuania called Santa Monica Networks? And they do business from Lithuania, through Latvia and Estonia, all the way up to Finland? Huh? -
NYT: Classic Beach, but Much More in Santa Monica
Posted on February 22, 2008 | No CommentsThe NYT had a big piece today on my hometown, Santa Monica. Next door, Rooms & Gardens (No. 1311-A) sells furniture, antiques and accessories like pillows fashioned from an antique Indian sari. The actress Mary Steenburgen, one of the store’s three owners, praised the walkability... -
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... -
Santa Monica High School Marching Band to perform in London on New Year’s Day 2009
Posted on December 10, 2007 | No CommentsMore music tourism news, but this time, from my alma mater. Santa Monica Daily Press: The Santa Monica High School marching band will be marching over the Atlantic to London, England in 2009, ringing in the new year by performing in the city’s holiday parade.... -
Back in SoCal
Posted on June 16, 2007 | No CommentsI’m in Santa Monica all weekend. Will be in Oaktown by midday on Monday. Also, Highway 46 is one of the scariest stretches of road I’ve ever driven at night. It’s a two lane highway that’s really dark at night, and super far from everything.
