Phil Paolina’s New York City Boxing Club ~ 22057 Sherman Way ~ Canoga Park

Christmas Run ~ Santa Monica ~ Venice ~ CA

A day of street skating in Los Angeles with Andy Lemmon, Jared Sherbert, Kevin Terpening and Cody Green. Set to “Two Turntables and a Microphone” and with a vintage filter that makes it seem like the 70′s. LA’s immortal light and older buildings are happy to complete the illusion. By Street Canoe on Vimeo.

When we interviewed Vernon Courtland Johnson earlier this year, he let you know that after a long hiatus, he was back to creating art for Powell. Gaze upon the new Jordan Hoffart pro model– The Hoffart Pegasus is VCJ’s first commercial offering since his return to Powell-Peralta. From the company’s site:

“I’m stoked the way it panned out,” said Jordan reflecting on the experience, “It’s amazing. The whole process of sitting down and really getting to know VCJ was a blessing. The amount of energy, time and effort he put into making this graphic is unbelievable. I literally got a stack of 100+ sketches he did leading up to the finished drawing. I’m beyond stoked to have this opportunity given to me.” The levity of the first VCJ graphic since his return to skateboarding is heavy to Hoffart. “I just got it tattooed on my arm, so I get the significance of it. It’s a huge honor.”

More info here. Click the images for larger versions.

Fairfax Ave. & Melrose ~ West Hollywood

Beckham to Keane to Donovan = Galaxy 1, Houston 0. Congratulations to the Galaxy and their fans, especially the Angel City Brigade, who were loudly rocking the stadium before, during, and after the game.

Proboxingsupplies.com ~ 7515 Topanga Canyon Blvd. ~ Canoga Park

Tuesday, November 1st was a momentous night for the Los Angeles Dodgers and LA sports in general. After two years of disastrous divorce proceedings and revelations that he and his wife had treated the team as their private ATM machine, McCourt and Major League Baseball have announced that the team will be sold at auction. The Times’ Bill Shaikin has been on the case from the beginning, and broke the big story last night. An excerpt:

“The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball announced that they have agreed today to a court-supervised process to sell the team and its attendant media rights in a manner designed to realize maximum value for the Dodgers and their owner, Frank McCourt. The Blackstone Group LP will manage the sale process,” the statement read in its entirety.

Baseball hopes a new Dodgers owner can be in place by opening day next year.

The deal was concluded at about 8:30 p.m. Pacific time, said a person familiar with the discussions but not authorized to talk about them. McCourt, who was in New York for the negotiations, is expected to meet with reporters in Los Angeles at a later date.

There is no guarantee that the new Dodgers’ owners will be bring the team more wins than the McCourts, but there’s  little doubt that they will be better owners. As long as things go smoothly, LA TACO promises never to mention the names Frank & Jamie McCourt ever again.

Earl B. Stevens Field ~ Maywood

Contributor J. Larson, who has joined the protests in New York, sent us this picture of a Kobe Bryant themed sign from lower Manhattan. Kobe hasn’t officially left yet, but it’s looking more likely every day.

Awesome video of future MVP and LA Dodgers superstar Matt Kemp and his league leading 39 homeruns. Via Vin Scully is my Homeboy.

Update: Unfortunately, this video has been removed from YouTube, even though it was literally just 39 seconds long. Boo.