Bill Bush, 11/29/11

Publisher of Artweek.LA, a leading online magazine dedicated to the Los Angeles art scene

Leo C. Wolinsky, 11/29/11

Media consultant, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times

Buck Stahl had no idea he was about to create an iconic symbol for the California dream when he asked architect Pierre Koenig in 1957 to build his home on a sparsely developed precipice in the Hollywood Hills.

Tom Teicholz, 11/29/11

Content consultant

Mark Heisler, 11/30/11

Sheridanhoops.com

When the NBA couldn't get a full ban on sign-and-trades, it left his Lakers in position to pull off a coup they're dreaming of, which would make signing LeBron James pale in comparison.

Annie Buckley, 11/28/11

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Hoyt Hilsman, 11/29/11

Journalist, screenwriter, critic, former candidate for Congress

The level of professionalism from these young artists was both stunning and inspirational, and provided great hope for those of us devoted to the future of the arts in America.

Beckley Mason, 11/30/11

Bay Area blogger

Instead of simply paving roads and putting up cautionary signs, Caltrans is going further to account for human error, an element that cannot be extinguished but must be planned for.

Tony Bartolone, 11/29/11

Actor, comedian, writer

Every night before I go to bed I say a little prayer and thank the universe that we have indie theatre. Without independent art we would not have a play like Crumble.

Jay Weston, 11/29/11

Publisher, Jay Weston's Restaurant Newsletter

If the members of the Academy cannot see the film on a regular movie screen, then they should not be able to vote for it. Period.

Judy Patrick, 11/29/11

CEO, Women's Foundation of Ca

In today's economy, where budget cuts seem to be an easy fix, we are constantly placing families' well-being on the edge of a very steep cliff with no sign of a safety net.

Rick Jacobs, 11/28/11

Chair of the 700,000-member Courage Campaign

California is not in crisis; crises are sudden and acute. California is in a chronic, grinding decline and it's providing a window into America's tomorrow.

Tom Hayden, 11/29/11

Former State Senator and leader of sixties peace, justice and environmental movement

Compared with the brutal police crackdowns against the Occupy movement in New York City, Oakland and even the pacific Davis campus of the University of California, the Los Angeles eviction was almost entirely peaceful. The question is, why?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D., 11/28/11

Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai

Being overweight in childhood has become epidemic, and now is the most common medical condition of children. As New York City's anti-soda campaign asks, are kids "Pouring on the Pounds?"

Josh Burstein, 11/28/11

Co-founder, the Millennial Youth Professionals Initiative

Is it hard to distinguish a general assembly from a smoke sesh? Yes. Are more people doing sun salutations and downward dog than shotgunning their resume to careerbuilder.com? Pretty sure.

Justin Cox, 11/28/11

Justin's first novel is called Ritualistic Keyboard Annihilation

I'm the editor of Davis Patch, and although I was not on the receiving end of Lt. Pike's now-famous pepper spraying, the maneuver has made things pretty busy in this town.

Kathy Eldon, 11/29/11

Founder and President, Creative Visions Foundation

The glamorous city of 13,000 is now leading the way in stopping toxic stormwater and chemical-laden urban runoff from destroying its glamorous coastline.

Guy Horton, 11/26/11

Architecture Critic

After nearly two months of allowing the movement to establish their presence there, the decision to evict stands as an abrupt about-face. What happened?