Los Angeles officials may eliminate 1,000 jobs this fiscal year as the city struggles to close a $200-million budget gap. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and five City Council members released a letter Thursday laying out plans for dealing with financial problems.

A view from the top of Sandstone Peak in the Santa Monica Mountains ( more photos here ) | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist Relevancy makes for the best kind of blog post. And that concept is not lost on Modern Hiker's Casey Schreiner , who today gives us L.A.'s Best Post-Rain Hikes . That's because the best time to hike is after a winter storm, he says

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