JULIE WALMSLEY

Last month I watched a condensed version of "Revenge of the Electric Car" at KPCC. The sequel to the 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" follows three automakers and one converting specialist through the challenges of producing a market shift during a recession. Bob Lutz, the now-retired, global warming-denying GM head, releases the Volt. It's a mea culpa for killing the EV-1, on which leases were inexplicably denied for purchase, featured in the first film. Nissan's Carlos Ghosn, called the Napoleon of the electric car revolution by narrator Tim Robbins, more or less bets the farm on the mass production of the LEAF, a family-oriented, completely electric hatchback. PayPal millionaire turned Tesla CEO Elon Musk encounters the challenges of precision car making, fighting mechanical problems against shrinking capital and a ticking clock. Completion dates get iffy while prices for the completed Roadsters suddenly spike just ahead of dealer del

The City Council's Public Safety Committee today continued a motion for a report on the costs of Occupy LA.  The motion was originally filed by Englander (CD-12) in November of last year.  Zine (CD-3) , Parks (CD-8) , and Krekorian (CD-2) signed off as well.  The report was to be presented last week.  It was continued, meaning postponed, to this morning's meeting , before being continued for 3 more weeks . 

This article caught my eye because it's not only about a gated community in Metro Manila, where I used to live.  It's about the very community where I used to live, Ayala Alabang Village, and a bust on a street that I know well.  I would occasionally carpool to school with a family, also American, who lived on Acacia.  The story is on WSJ 's Southeast Asia Real Time.