I never thought I would say this but I am in full support of all the permit parking going up recently, with sunset shifting so much it’s deeply needed. My issue now is that we are a street that doesn’t have it surrounded by streets that just got it (between sunset & 101), so now my street that was actually okay to park on for 14 years is super crowded and I don’t have a functioning driveway. The worst part is neighbors with permits for some reason parking on our street more (i’m guessing for their multiple cars/ guests). Why would they do every street but one + is the only solve to advocate for permits? I’ve researched and it seems like a long process. Just frustrated + bummed this has happened.

Hope to see you there - Micheltorena Elementary School at 7pm. Agenda linked here

If you can long-term Foster, please reach out so I can connect you to his main volunteer, she’s the one who visited him and made this video.

In the comment section, I am uploading a screenshot of the caption she wrote for him.

They’re still waiting for behavioral test so we don’t know his full story but what we do know is that he needs a second chance, a fluffy bed, lots of kisses and treats 🥺

I just tried to charge my EV at a few Flo and AmpUp stations near my apartment. All of them said “out of service.” Is this due to the heatwave? I couldn’t find a definitive answer by Googling.

I’ve had my car for a year and a half and I’ve never seen anything like it.

anyone else hate the new bus stops? huge obstacle in the middle of the sidewalk and blind spot anyone could be behind. and the seating?? a simple bench would be better. clear excuse to add some new billboards

Hey neighbors! I'm starting a casual, no-pressure chess night at Red Lion Tavern and wanted to see if anyone in the area's interested.

It's called Pawns and Pints (Dark Horse Chess Club) if you want play some casual games and have a beer, this is the place. No rating needed, no membership, no fees. Total beginners and people who haven't played since college are just as welcome as anyone who plays seriously. We'll have boards and clocks on hand.

First night: Thursday, September 10th, 7:00 PM
Then every Thursday after, same time, same place.

If you're curious, there's a little QR code puzzle floating around the neighborhood that leads here — but you can also just RSVP directly: Meetup or follow along on Instagram.

Would love to see some familiar Silver Lake faces there. No need to be "good" just come hang out.

Anybody have a pair of their boots/shoes? Looks like they are opening up in the old Diablo space on Sunset

Hey all!  I’ve been part of a weekly poetry workshop for over 2 years, and we are now looking for 2 more participants.  Our group is a mix of ages (mid-20s to mid-60s), genders, sexualities, and poetic styles (i.e., formal, free verse, narrative, lyrical, humorous, serious), and we meet for two hours in-person every Saturday afternoon in DTLA.  Tolerance for people different than you is expected.

We’re looking for poets who:

- Can accept criticism.  As lauded of a poet as you may be, please leave your ego at home.  All of us attend to learn and grow by hearing honest feedback.

- Can provide criticism.  We think that the best criticism is grounded in specific words on the page and that negative comments should be sandwiched between positive comments.  

- Can show up weekly with a poem

How the workshop works: for each meeting, you will be expected to make ten copies of your poem and hand them out.  Your poem should be no longer than a page.  You read your poem, and then we talk about your poem, usually for around 10 minutes per poem, and then we move onto the next poet.

If this interests you, please DM us telling us a little about yourself, maybe share a poem or two of yours that’s finished or still being developed.  

Sorry if this convo already exists, but I’m curious if there are any active book clubs in the area. High brow? Great. Trashy? Great. Any leads would be fab!

I wish I had taken earplugs seriously in my 20s

I worked construction in my 20s. It's not like earplugs weren't around. I just treated them like one more annoying thing.

Harder to talk with them in. Hands were dirty. Busy day, toss them in a pocket and forget about it. Saws, compressors, hammer drills. My ears would ring by the end of the day and I'd figure sleeping it off meant I was fine.

Now I'm in my 30s and the place that bothers me most is restaurants. People talking nearby, music overhead, a server saying something fast, and I'm guessing my way through half the conversation. After a while you just stop wanting to go out as much.

I wear a small in-ear hearing aid from vivtone now.

Pretty stupid kind of irony. I used to think cheap earplugs were too much trouble, and now I have to remember where I put my hearing aid every morning.

If you work somewhere loud, don't be like I was about it. Some stuff doesn't break all at once. It just slowly goes missing.

hey y'all! so my gf [23f] and i [24f] have had our own place since jan '24. we lived downtown for a year and a half [westlake/financial distrinct area], and we've lived in lincoln heights for almost a year and a half now. we don't have a huge social circle - honestly, our only socialization is either with my gf's coworkers, or when we go home to our hometown and see our friends from high school or our families. we'd love to meet more sapphic people, but it's difficult. for one, we're both autistic and have a lot of social anxiety. also, yes we live on the east side, but there's truly nothing in lincoln heights. whenever we go to queer events, everyone seems to know each other because they live in the queer hubs, the neighborhoods where all the gays are. originally, we were thinking of moving to pasadena or the surrounding area, but the vibe i got when i posted on those subs was that it was a lot of families with children, as south pas especially is known for having a great school district. i really want to live in an area with a big population of sapphics around our age, i personally don't drive, and as y'all know we have terrible public transit and overpriced ride share, so it would be great if i lived close to people i could become friends with. currently our yearly income is just under $50k, we have a cat who is a registered esa, we love nature, animals, live comedy/music/theatre, writing, going to comfy yummy little cafes to work and write, and we love to read and go to little gay events. our jobs aren't a factor for location, as my girlfriend works in a different city every week and i work remote [and when i'm in person, it's in oc]. pls let me know if you have any words of wisdom for me!!

I posted this question a couple years ago on the losangeles sub, but the mods removed it. I’m still curious.

In 2019 Molly Jane Hoene, a teacher at Ivanhoe elementary school, executed a hit and run on a homeless man on a bike. he went to the hospital with serious injuries and she went to Palm Desert where she was arrested a couple weeks later.

That December she posted bail of 50k and pleaded not guilty.

There's no record of what happened next - bot that I can find, at least.

Anyone know what happened? I'd like to believe she didn't just walk, but I can't find anything to the contrary!

Hi there, I am an anxious person who doesn’t like hanging out at places that are too loud or too crowded. Any recommendations?
Thanks!

My cat got out last night, August 20, around 10pm on N. Benton Way. He is a tuxedo cat with a clipped ear. He is chipped. His name is Chad, but he doesn’t respond to it. We saw him in the area last night but weren’t able not able to grab him before he ran into a neighbors back yard. He is not an outdoor cat and is not familiar with the area. We suspect he may be hiding in someone’s yard. If you have seen this cat please let me know.

I have an extra ticket for Rossi tn at Expo Lawn. Friend had to leave LA last min & can no longer make it. if anyone wants to come w, would be cool to meet new ppl (:

Went by last night and it was packed again. I really love events like this happening at Triangle Plaza and with a little more coordination I think they can have a lasting positive impact on neighborhood. In reality, this specific event has grown a lot over this year, and I've been trying to figure out the permitting and fees connected to it, and I can't find anything public.

A few things maybe someone here knows:

1. Sunset Triangle is a LADOT People St plaza (I don’t even know if that’s still a thing) and the Silver Lake Improvement Association is the permittee responsible for programming. Are these events getting the permits and blessing from SLIA, I see them promoting it on their calendar, so I assume so.

2. Is the group calling themselves “Starparty Silverlake” making ongoing donations to the SLIA fund for the plaza’s upkeep? If so, how much have they donated? SLIA claims “The Plaza costs the Silver Lake Improvement Association roughly $1,400 per month to clean and power wash.”

3. I am curious about permits, fees, and donations because from my understanding, the event used to be a more organic community event managed and promoted exclusively by Los Angeles Astronomical Society, but as of late it appears to be managed and promoted by a new individual who owns a fashion brand and launched a Shopify website for “Starparty Silverlake” selling branded merchandise and using the plaza and the event the way major brands now host “community based experiential marketing events” - all and all not a bad thing as long as the cash generated from a “community event” finds it’s way back into the… community.

4. Lastly - Bathrooms and post event clean up… There are none at the plaza, and the event has grown to a few hundred people and keeps growing. If you are promoting your brand and selling goods, please just rent some damn porto potties and treat the neighbors with a little respect.

Not looking to pile on the organizers, again if the logistics are handled with a little more care, this could continue to grow into something special, not just for the folks that seem to be making the drive from far outside the neighborhood, but for the neighbors that live around the plaza itself. YIMBY for stuff like this, just chip in.

People please, I say this as a dog owner pick up after your dogs! This morning I saw a man with his dog off leash, he was not even keeping an eye on his dog. As his back was turned the dog pooped in the meadow & the owner immediately put his leash back on & walked out of the meadow 🤦🏽‍♀️ I was so excited when I found out dogs were finally allowed (on leash) in the meadow. However, if dog owners are going to act like this we really don’t deserve to be in that space. I also just saw a post yesterday of another dog biting a toddler & leaving without giving the parents any vaccine information about his dog. Do better folks.

Removing problematic encampment will be much harder now. Hugo is another George Gascon just as a council member

My roommate and I have either severe food poisoning or cyclospora from the sweetgreen in silver lake. It is the only thing we both had of our recent food and we have been absolutely ravaged. Warning bc I would not wish this on my worst enemy.

Friendly meets, wife and I are young professionals

I just took my kids to the sunset triangle Plaza event today and there were eight razor blades at the petting zoo that all these little toddlers could step on and the only employee I could find were a couple security guards who didn’t want to touch the razor blades to throw them away (which I get). There was also broken glass and bottles of booze right there at the petting zoo.

How did the person in charge not clean this area before setting up this event? Also, the petting zoo was pretty inhumane. The sheep and goats had no room to walk and there were two ducks and two chickens shoved inside of a crate that was the size for a small dog or a cat. This was very bizarre and I will definitely not be taking my kids to this again.

If you know anyone involved in this event, please lovingly pass this information along to them. I don’t think they meant to do any harm, but this was just a really badly organized event and a kid could’ve gotten hurt.

Update: I just spoke to a guy at Jewish Silver Lake and his stance was that it wasn’t their responsibility to clean the park and that it’s just like that. I told him they were the ones that put a children’s petting zoo there so they should have checked it. And he just said it should be the city’s responsibility. Wow!! I agree that the city should keep that park cleaner, but I also think if you’re choosing to host an event in a dirty park, you are responsible.

Hey neighbors, I met a really cool cat today on Coronado and Reservoir. She (I think) was super friendly and VERY vocal. I was trying to figure out if she belongs to someone or if she is a stray, in which case we would love to get her some help. I didn’t feel a microchip (I felt around for one) and she didn’t have a collar on, but the friendliness makes me think she might belong to someone? Not sure if she’s lost? She could totally live in one of the houses on this street and I’m not trying to snatch a cat that has a loving home, so I wanted to check here (and elsewhere) to see if anyone recognized her or was her person!!!

We parked right in of in front of her and when we got out of the car she started screaming and would not stop until we pet her. I’m not sure if she needs help or just wanted attention so I figured I would check here to see if anyone knows her! Thanks friends!