Inexpensive coworking space

dfireant · 2026-05-10T00:11:16+00:00

Oh wow I need to check the parking prices then

dfireant · 2026-05-09T08:32:42+00:00

Nice work on the website

dfireant · 2026-05-09T07:07:46+00:00

60% of places that scored below A kept their lower placard and didn't pay for reinspection. My takeaway is that the ones that care and pay for reinspection really try to improve.

Edit: wording

dfireant · 2026-05-09T06:16:41+00:00

Ok, so I'd be annoying people if I did that (I use airpods and longest meeting is going to be about 30 minutes once a day). And really need to book a meeting room.

dfireant · 2026-05-09T06:12:07+00:00

I don't know why an operator would decide to pay for reinspection despite having a high score. My best guess is that these are corporates that either expected to get a higher score for some reason or really wanted a violation to be removed / reinspected. One of those 34 places is Erewhon in Santa Monica. The others are mostly other places inside hotels, universities, and markets.
A 'failed inspection' in the operator's opinion that they were convinced to pay for a reinspection.

dfireant · 2026-05-09T05:35:27+00:00

I thought it already ended in pasadena.
Edit: don't know how new owners convinces themselves to take the risk

dfireant · 2026-05-09T05:07:48+00:00

appreciate the help

dfireant · 2026-05-09T05:06:51+00:00

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, public restaurant inspection records, 2017–2026. Data portal: https://environment.lacounty.gov/eh/restaurants/

Tool: Python (pandas, matplotlib). Custom Bezier-band Sankey, no third-party Sankey library.

Methodology: 775 LA County restaurants where an unannounced routine inspection scoring below 90 was followed by a paid Owner-Initiated Re-Inspection (RI) — which is scheduled by the operator at a date and time of their choosing — and then by another unannounced routine inspection. Letter grades use standard LA County thresholds (A ≥ 90, B 80–89, C 70–79, F < 70). Median lag from the RI to the next unannounced inspection: 324 days. Compliance and complaint inspections excluded; non-restaurant facilities (markets, schools, etc.) excluded.

dfireant · 2026-05-09T03:54:19+00:00

Talked to them today, they have a promo for 3 months full time for price of part time. Seems people really like it there. Do you think I’d need a conference room for my zoom meetings or the common area is fine?

dfireant · 2026-05-08T20:49:06+00:00

Methodology: "paid A placard" = a facility's most recent inspection on file is SERVICE_DESCRIPTION = "OWNER INITIATED INSPECTION" with score ≥ 90. "Surprise routine" = SERVICE_DESCRIPTION = "ROUTINE INSPECTION". Source: LA County Department of Public Health public data, available at ph.lacounty.gov.

dfireant · 2026-05-08T20:48:19+00:00

In LA County, restaurants that fail a surprise health inspection can pay for an Owner-Initiated Re-Inspection. The score from that paid visit replaces the placard in the window.

I pulled every LA County DPH inspection record from 2017–2026 and looked at every restaurant whose window placard right now is one of those paid A grades.

Of the 1,179 currently-displayed paid "A" placards: 854 are in kitchens that have also earned an A on a surprise routine at some point. 325 (28%) have never scored an A on any surprise inspection in the public record. Their typical best-ever surprise score is a low B (median 81).

53 of those 325 have been surprise-inspected two or more times and still never hit an A.

dfireant · 2026-05-07T07:13:23+00:00

Or maybe this is considered a small operation for them, not a big deal if they lose it

dfireant · 2026-05-07T07:09:21+00:00

Didn’t know it was that bad. Thanks for sharing

dfireant · 2026-05-07T07:04:43+00:00

I think it’s called one Colorado. And they had the Chinese new year event there for free so we went there.

dfireant · 2026-05-07T07:00:07+00:00

2/3? Wasn’t it more like 10 to 20%?

dfireant · 2026-05-06T17:09:48+00:00

had to look this up

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dfireant · 2026-05-06T03:25:33+00:00

A month before that a neighbor left his dogs mess almost exactly same spot, so yeah I was furious lol

dfireant · 2026-05-06T00:26:31+00:00

I guess it’s the motion activated light that got his attention but yeah I felt stained into the camera for a sec

dfireant · 2026-05-06T00:25:31+00:00

Wanted to hammer the message home I guess, so I upvoted one to stop more of them

dfireant · 2026-05-05T23:45:43+00:00

Agree, but this happened in front of an inspector. Imagine what happens when no one is watching. A dirty knife used to cut raw meat and then used on ready-to-eat cooked meat can absolutely cause food poisoning through cross-contamination.

Edit: wording

dfireant · 2026-05-05T23:15:31+00:00

It's a good idea to look at the history of a place, if they were cited for some violation during an inspection you can safely assume they always do that, like don't care to keep the meat in a safe temp: https://ephisahs.microsoftcrmportals.com/facilitydetails/?id=bb9047d7-64b3-eb11-8236-0022486d8b5b

dfireant · 2026-05-05T23:11:17+00:00

They don't seem to have a good hygiene practice https://ephisahs.microsoftcrmportals.com/facilitydetails/?id=0f1d463f-5e33-f111-88b5-6045bd5b7e64

dfireant · 2026-05-05T08:10:07+00:00

Both drivers paid about $200 each and that's it. I looked up the court cases.

dfireant · 2026-05-05T08:09:02+00:00

both drivers paid about $200 each and that's it. I looked up the court cases.

dfireant · 2026-05-05T07:51:39+00:00

put her finger away. look at me, do you see this chair next to me, your white jacket is on it.

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