Jacy Young

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• Commented on TV Junkie: More Repurcussions for NBC's Cancellation of 'Southland'
  NBC's come right out and said that they're only trying to keep costs down -- that's their business plan right now. Not exactly a recipe for innovative tv. And that's the story with Southland; it was just too expensive....
• Commented on Griffith Park Coyotes Deemed 'imminent threat' Prompting Trapping, Killing
  Killing coyotes to limit their numbers isn't very effective. They can adjust their pack size....
• Commented on Where to Watch the Fireworks Tonight in Los Angeles County
  The Westside is so bereft!...
• Posted LAistory: The Cocoanut Grove to LAist
  The Cocoanut Grove, a supper club where the rich and famous dined and danced, opened 3 months after the Ambassador Hotel, in April 1921. It was designed in Moorish style. The palm trees that decorated the room were rumored to have come from the Rudolph Valentino film, The Sheik and they had stuffed monkeys hanging from them. The ceiling was painted midnight blue and sparkling stars were strewn across its firmament....
• Posted LAistory: The Ambassador Hotel to LAist
  As late as 2005, the Ambassador sat on twenty-four acres of land on Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown. It was set far back from the street and had the haunted look of old castles. It drew the eye as only someplace ruined, someplace steeped in history can. Blinded, it was worn with crumbling at the edges, bound by a perimeter of chain link fences. It was a fabulous ghost and it could have been a...