Santa Monica Blvd. & 14th St. ~ Santa Monica

The above photo is a sample of images of over 50 women who are feared to have been raped and/or murdered by Richard Bradford more then 20 years ago. Bradford is a serial killer on death row for two Los Angeles area murders in the mid 1980s, but police fear there may have been many more victims. This particular local maniac never had the fear factor or recognition of the Night Stalker, which may be even more scary, as he potentially carried out dozens of murders without raising an alarm. His M.O. was to pose as a photographer and pick up aspiring models that became his victims– the exact same method to lure Kristen Johnson of Santa Monica to her death a few years back. It’s chilling to imagine what Bradford might have done in the age of Craig’s List.

More information on the search to identify the women in the photographs is available here.

Part 1

Perry Farrell talks with LA-street artist Shepard Fairey on his own work and Banksy

Part 2

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Venice ~ California

1818 E. 1st St. (Boyle Ave.) ~ Boyle Heights (TACO MAP)

It’s time to take a trip to Boyle Heights. Next time you’re in need of a healthy taco, take that ass to Homegirl Café. Just a tortilla’s throw from downtown, straight across the Los Angeles River Bridge (helping us overcome this massive deluge), Homegirl’s hidden gem sits across the street from lively Mariachi Plaza. The strolling songmen and colorful storefront signs which sell cualquier you desire, put you in the center of a Sandra Cisneros novel.

The café operates under the umbrella of Homeboy Industries and the waitresses are true homegirls, on the mend after stints in prison or juvenile centers. What a crew of sweet faces, with script-tatted knuckles and permanent teardrops flowing from the eyes. Their T-shirts reveal the company’s name and philosophy, Jobs not Jails. Eating here serves this great cause, but the food is the real reason people…

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 July 29th @ Melt-Down 7522 Sunset Blvd. 4-7PM

2600 W. Compton Blvd. ~ Compton

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Olympic Blvd. ~ Downtown

Venice Beach ~ California