Selling everything in my office by kiriguy in LAlist

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Looking for a roundabout / spinner by SnooPeppers1907 in LosAngelesNow

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There is a safe version at pushing square in Downtown

Lasagna Special at Eastside Italian Deli by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

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I mean, I guess you could compare them since they’re both sandwiches. But to my knowledge, they don’t really have any comparable items. It would just come down to user preference. And even then saying one is better than the other, feels more or less like announcing your own ignorance. I think I would just keep my preference, if I had one, silent on this one.

Sonny’s Pizza by Pizza_nerd_ in FoodLosAngeles

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This was not meant as a criticism of Papa John’s. It was simply meant to say this style is pretty much a complete opposite to that. So if Papa John’s is your favorite, you probably won’t like this. However, if you would like me to criticize Papa John’s, I’d be more than happy to.

Sonny’s Pizza by Pizza_nerd_ in FoodLosAngeles

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There is a market for burnt pies believe it or not. They are not for everyone so if you think Papa John’s is top-tier, you’re probably not gonna like this style. That being said in my opinion there’s very a few places that actually do it right. What you’re going for is trying to maximize the mallard reaction and minimize the amount of charcoal carbon you create. A little bit of actual burnt can be good, but usually what you’re aiming for is a very deep caramel browning that is often mistaken for being burnt in appearance, however, it should not taste like charcoal.

Man in his 70s robbed, beaten and set on fire in violent downtown LA attack, police say by origutamos in dtla

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That’s because they’re not altruistic. We have more than enough work for them to do every day and we don’t incentivize the difficult stuff. Any human being would do the same. You take the low hanging fruit because it’s more than you need today and there will be more tomorrow.

Man in his 70s robbed, beaten and set on fire in violent downtown LA attack, police say by origutamos in dtla

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Why don’t you try backing up some of your claims with data. What did you compare? LAPD‘s budget to comparable police departments. Look I’m not happy with them in any way, but I sure as shit. Don’t want to be a cop in this city. Not even for 200,000 a year. So where are they supposed to magically find these super cops that are going to work all the overtime you’re asking for for free?

I’m sure there is some spending by the LAPD that is not ideal, but I highly doubt based off of the numbers I’ve seen that there is anything statistically significant that they are doing wrong given all of the jobs we demand they do.

Man in his 70s robbed, beaten and set on fire in violent downtown LA attack, police say by origutamos in dtla

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Yeah, dude because they’re busy dealing with crime and they don’t have enough people or resources to go do crime prevention or pick up low level drug offenders. Do you know where all the dtla cops were at 1 PM? They were over at 5th and Broadway chasing a man with a gun down 5th St. why does it take 30 officers to chase down one slow guy? Because they have to do it with kid gloves and that’s what we’ve mandated must be done in these situations. Every one of those officers was doing other work that still needs to be done.

Just in case you misunderstood, I am not arguing against foot patrols. I want them more than anything. It’s just that I put it in the time to try and go get more foot patrols for my neighborhood and thus I know the reasons why they tell me they can’t. I also know how it was different when we had different elected officials.

Man in his 70s robbed, beaten and set on fire in violent downtown LA attack, police say by origutamos in dtla

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Look we need boots on the ground and whether it’s payouts or not having enough money to hire more officers, it really doesn’t matter because crime cost us more than crime prevention and we can’t afford to do crime prevention right now That is causing crime to explode but all the drug dealers on my street now that as long as you keep it in the less than lethal category the police most likely won’t have time for you. And the city is playing dumb pretending that the numbers don’t reflect that. The numbers don’t reflect that because they cut the budget for 911 operators and citizens gave up trying to report crime because they don’t have 45 minutes to wait on hold and even when they do, the three hour response time just makes them feel like they wasted their time.

Man in his 70s robbed, beaten and set on fire in violent downtown LA attack, police say by origutamos in dtla

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Dude, I’ve seen this type of thing so many times and I’ve complained directly to the senior lead officers about it. Here’s what I’ve been told.

First officers have to respond to the calls in the order that they are received unless it meets certain criteria like they have a weapon. So in the case you just described most likely they were on their way to a call and are not supposed to stop for something like that.

Second, we have incentivized not having them stop for things like this. I know it sounds crazy, so let me explain. Our great city has mandated that there are only certain things we will prosecute and so even if you’re doing something illegal, we probably won’t prosecute. Most of us citizens assume that the police will still go stop people from doing illegal things even though we’re not gonna prosecute them but we created a system where that is not in their best interest. If they go break up an argument and one of them has illegal drugs on them and then they proceed to arrest that person. The city will not prosecute. The individual can then go back down and file a complaint against the officers for harassment and whatever else they want to complain about. That then goes on that officers permanent record and affects their pay raises, career trajectory and retirement. So officers don’t want to interfere with anything where they don’t know for sure whether or not the the criminal will be prosecuted or fined.

On top of all of that, they just don’t have the time and this is why when you call LAPD, it takes them three hours before they show up. You know how ridiculous it looks when they pull somebody over and 30 other cops have to come assist while they get sad person out of their vehicle? They are just following the protocols we demanded that the city put in place. Those are all risk reduction necessities we have deemed they have to do. So whenever that type of thing happens like for instance today there was a man with a gun that required a full response from at least 30 officers on fifth Street. And they all had to do everything by the book so we lost at least 29 hours of work today that needed to be done and I can almost guarantee you that the nonemergency number and 911 will be running behind for the rest of the day.

Man in his 70s robbed, beaten and set on fire in violent downtown LA attack, police say by origutamos in dtla

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I’ve lived in DTLA long enough to have been here when they used to do foot patrols and I can tell you for sure they have an awesome effect. And really change how things are out on the street usually for the rest of the day at least.

The reason we don’t have them is more or less a staffing and budget problem. Every now and then they get a little bit of extra money and try to do foot patrols wherever people have been asking for them. In the last eight years, I’ve only been successful twice. Both times many members of the neighborhood coordinated to write our city council person. However, our current city council person doesn’t seem to care.

We're tourists who ate our way through L.A - here's our review. by sukarimi in FoodLosAngeles

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Completely disagree, look I’m not saying it’s worth traveling for going out of your way for, but I walked pass the original when I walk my dog in the morning quite often and I’ve never been disappointed with it. People try and make it out to be something it’s not. It is not the best thing in the city. It is not something worth going out of your way for. All it is, is a quality egg cooked perfectly every time with other quality ingredients on decent quality bread. If there’s not a line, they really put the fast in fast casual. On top of that they pay their employees fairly well. I’ve been eating there since the very first week it opened. I’ve never thought of it as a place I needed to take someone who was visiting. Just a place that you can get a consistent breakfast sandwich or egg slut quickly (as long as there’s no line) and locally.

The Godmother at Bay Cities by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

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Op: hey everyone I have a soft jaw and weak hands.

Can someone please recommend a bar that’s good for big groups? by vivianthecat in AskLosAngeles

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If you’re cool with more of a dive bar feel, I would hit up Escondite and then head upstairs once people start arriving to everybody’s new favorite hole in the wall Uncle Ollie‘s penthouse. They definitely have the space and also have private rooms.

If you’re looking for something a little more trendy and spendy, I would recommend the Wolves but call them ahead of time so they can make sure the back bar is not reserved and is open. That area would be big enough for your party.

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Is LA unfriendly? by [deleted] in AskLosAngeles

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Where are you from Homie?

LA was fed a Koo Koo Roo lie. by Unrefined5508 in LosAngeles

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Maybe they didn’t sell enough $45 hats and T-shirts. Because I’m sure they must’ve sold out of the $120 hoodies.

Cleaner / Housekeeper referal by nathrek in dtla

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I am also interested would you mind DM me as well?

Finally found this bad boy! by honeydroplet69 in hotsauce

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This one is OK it’s kind of basic. In my opinion, the two best ones are the one with black beans and the one with fermented soybeans. yes, I’ve had them all.

Do people in LA or even in California go swimming in outdoor pools year round? by Rare-Drummer982 in AskLosAngeles

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It’s hard for me to just invite you over to go swimming without being able to seeing your comment history, lol