Even though he is one of the big reasons there is no "subway to the sea" today, he's also one of the reasons we're finally working towards that very subway he helped stopped in the 80s. Nevertheless, Congressmen Henry Waxman (D), representing much of the Westside, earned major points with Esquire on their top 10 list: Someone must count the costs of this presidency, and Waxman has for years been the most consistent voice in......

California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced yesterday a 10-state settlement with Countrywide which will provide $8.68 billion of home loan and foreclosure relief nationally. California will get $3.5 billion of it. (AP Photo/Jakub Mosur) HotPads compiled a list of the top ten congressional districts with the highest foreclosure rates in the country showing that seven of those districts are in California with five of those in Southern California. While District 18 represented by Dennis......