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
Santa Monica Archive
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It’s snowing in LA!?!?
Posted on January 18, 2007 | No CommentsLA Times: But Southern California’s six-day cold snap took a surreal turn Wednesday as a rare snowstorm brought snowplows to the canyons above Malibu, left parts of the San Fernando Valley with a white dusting and shut down Interstate 5. The snow levels plunged well... -
Happy birthday to me
Posted on January 2, 2007 | 7 Comments25 years ago today I was born at Santa Monica Hospital. During my quarter-century on this Earth I’m fortunate to have had many opportunities to grow up in a loving family, to have been educated both here and abroad, to have learned to play musical... -
Greetings from Santa Monica
Posted on November 22, 2006 | No CommentsI’m in Santa Monica for Thanksgiving until Sunday. If you’re around and want to hang out with me, drop me an email. -
“I . . . fully support my countrymen’s decision to sue this Jew.”
Posted on November 10, 2006 | No CommentsWell folks, you knew it was coming sooner or later — the first legal shots have been fired against Sacha Baron Cohen by those drunken frat guys in that RV ”to protect themselves from any additional and unnecessary embarrassment.” The Associated Press: The lawsuit claims... -
Endy Chávez vs. Willie Mays
Posted on October 20, 2006 | 4 CommentsI spent a good portion of last night listening to Game 7 of the NLCS on the radio last night. For those of you that missed it, the highlight of the game was Mets centerfielder Endy Chávez’ amazing grab in the sixth inning, saving the... -
Greetings from Santa Monica
Posted on September 9, 2006 | No CommentsI’ve been in LA since Thursday evening, visiting my parents and friends down here. On Friday, I lunched with Jason Calacanis (my new boss‘ boss‘ boss) at the Daily Grill, where we ran into Danah Boyd as we were leaving. Later that night, after dinner... -
Transportation Issues in my Hometown
Posted on September 3, 2006 | No CommentsLos Angeles Times; August 27, 2006: But experts say the biggest culprit in rush-hour traffic snags is a boom in Westside commercial development that has lured and created jobs. Job growth has transformed the area into the region’s premiere commercial hub, second only to downtown... -
People from Santa Monica
Posted on July 25, 2006 | No CommentsSo, I’m listed under the Wikipedia category of People from Santa Monica, California. This is a category I share with Tiger Woods. But when I went to read his entry, I discovered that while he’s not actually from Santa Monica, (born in Cypress, CA), he... -
Free WiFi for my hometown?
Posted on April 28, 2006 | No CommentsMuniWireless: Santa Monica, California has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a vendor to deploy, operate and maintain a ubiquitous wireless mesh broadband network in the city. Santa Monica covers an area of 8.3 square miles and has 87,000 residents; it lies on the... -
Farewell, California Map and Travel Center
Posted on April 25, 2006 | 5 CommentsGadling reports that one of my favorite small businesses from my hometown is closing its doors at the end of May. Everything is 20 percent off until then. Although I only went in there a few times, they always had what I wanted and were...
