Fallen ficus, a cackling goose, LA's mayor hits the grill, and RIP Robert Mondavi -- it's last links! *updated
Say it ain't so: 23 ficus trees along 2nd and 3rd Streets in Santa Monica get the ax (well, the chain saw) on one the hottest days of the year. No word yet on when replacement trees will go in. Get the full scoop (and lots of pix) from Curbed LA and LAT
Grillin' and chillin' with LA's mayor at Johnny Rocket's today. (Is he wearing a hair net?) Blog Downtown
Join the 19th Annual Great LA River cleanup tomorrow. FOLAR
Was that a cackling goose? (What is a cackling goose, anyway?) Answers to both questions in Unleashed.
Hundreds of UC students protest tuition hike, 16 get arrested. LAist
Jackie Robinson's court martial papers come up for auction. LADN
Robert Mondavi has died. LAT
*This post was updated w/ficus pix
--Veronique de Turenne
Photo: Curbed LA / used by permission
