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Are you a Resident of or a Visitor to Los Angeles? On this page you will find a Directory of Useful Information LINKS for the Greater Los Angeles area : Guides, Businesses, Events, News media, Organizations, Travel, Tourism, Weather. For everyone: more US and World News, plus Major Online Information Resources & Services, many FREE SERVICES at the foot of the page. Why not BOOKMARK for future use?

** Official Matters **

++ Official Web Site of The CITY of Los Angeles: City Charter, Rules and Codes: Update LA-Emergency Info: Interactive City Maps: Transportation: Phone Directory ++

++ Official Web Site of The COUNTY of Los Angeles ++

++ Official Web Site of The PORT of Los Angeles ++

++ EveryBlock Los Angeles: Public Records + Los Angeles local news - organized by neighborhood and city block ++

** Weather Matters **

++ Pollen & Allergy Info: Los Angeles (& USA) Weather ++

++ Los Angeles (& USA) Weather ++

++ Sig Alert: Local & National Traffic Flows ++

++ Los Angeles (& Nationwide) Road Traffic news ++

** Lifestyle, Tour & Travel Matters **

++ City Search for Los Angeles: Metro City Guide for visitors and residents: list of hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues & sightseeing destinations ++

++ TRIPBUZZ: Things to do in Los Angeles etc ++

++ Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau: Free Things to Do, New Attractions in Los Angeles, Sample Itineraries, Arts, Music & Entertainment, Dining & Nightlife, Los Angeles Hotel & Resort Guide, Activities, Recreation & Great Beaches ++

++ Los Angeles Travel Guide For Tourist Information, Pictures and Sightseeing, Tourist Links, Handicapped, Accessibility Information, Museums, Outdoor Activities, Road Trips ++

++ Yelp: Reviews: Los Angeles & National: Restaraunts: Services: Shopping etc ++

++ Time Out: Things To do in Los Angeles including Los Angeles Attractions + Book your Flights: Your critical guide to hotels, restaurants and going out in Los Angeles. Written by local experts ++

++ Lonely Planet: Los Angeles tourism and travel information such as accommodation, festivals, transport, maps, activities and attractions in Los Angeles ++

++ Fodor's Los Angeles Travel Guide: Information on Los Angeles hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, sightseeing, and activities: Read the Fodor's reviews, or post your own ++

++ Urban Spoon: Los Angeles Eateries & National ++

++ JustLuxe City Guide to Los Angeles: Where to eat, stay, see & do. Find events, photos, reviews & videos! ++ www.

++ City Data: Los Angeles & National Data ++

++ Craigslist Los Angeles: Goods & Services Exchange ++

++ Community Classifieds Los Angeles ++

 ** Local News Matters **

++ Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles' leading online source for local news, jobs, real estate, etc. + state, national, world, entertainment & sports news ++

++ LA Weekly: Original free weekly newsmagazine now online ++

-: All your favorite local news stations :-

++ KTLA Morning News with Michaela Pereira: Los Angeles News and Video for Southern California ++

++ NBC Los Angeles: Local News, Weather, Traffic, Entertainment, Events, Business, Sports + National + breaking news stories ++

++ My FOX Los Angeles | KTTV FOX 11 | KCOP My13 ++ FOX 11: Your source for breaking news, Local News, National/World, Entertainment, Good Day LA: Weather, Traffic: Video Feeds ++

++ ABC7 Eyewitness News Los Angeles: SoCal News, Weather, Traffic: KABC has complete breaking news, Local News, Live weather, Live Traffic and Sports for LA: Orange County: Inland Empire ++

++ CBS2 Los Angeles News: Complete coverage of Los Angeles news, sports, weather, traffic, celebrity, entertainment, information, breaking stories and live video ++

** Hollywood Matters **

++ Hollywood Direct Online: Everything Local ++

++ Hollywood.com: Movies: Celebrities etc. The Whole Shebang ++

++ The Hollywood Gossip: Celebrity news ++

++ The Hollywood Reporter is your complete guide to Hollywood, from celebrity news to film reviews. Television etc ++

++ Variety: Trade publication: news for the entertainment industry ++

++ Guide to Gay West Hollywood and Los Angeles ++

++ City Data: West Hollywood + Nationwide ++

** National & World News Matters **

++ RSS Readers: All forms of news media delivered to your computer ++

++ NETVIBES: Set up a homepage to receive all your news, social sites + blogs ++

++ NewsBlaze: Real Time News ++

++ CNN: The grandaddy news organization of 'em all ++

++ ESPN: SPORTS NEWS ETC. ++

++ NPR: National Public Radio: Major news source ++

++ U.S. News and World Report ++

++ AP: Associated Press: the original syndicated news ++

++ REUTERS: World news veteran organization ++

++ GOOGLE News: General Current Internet News ++

++ YAHOO News: General Current Internet News ++

++ EIN News: By Topic: Industry: Country ++

++ Science News: Magazine of the Society for Science & The Public ++

++ Science Direct: Scientific journals, books and articles ++

++ BLOOMBERG: Whole world Financial News ++

++ Financial Times: U.S World & Edition ++

++ TMZ: Entertainment & Celebrity News ++

++ MSM: Microsoft's portal, offering MSNBC News, sports, MSN Money, games, videos, entertainment & celebrity gossip etc. etc. ++

++ AOL: Portal for all kinds of news, entertainment, information etc ++

++ CNET: Product reviews: News: TV: All about everything ++

++ NBC Universal: Entertainment, Sports & Lifestyle News ++

++ GO.com: DISNEY & ABC entertainment news etc. portal ++

++ IMDB: The Internet Movie Database: All about movies ++

** Want to look for something else on the web? **

Popular Information Searches, Research & Services, Free Email & Resources, Major Online Stores.

++ MASHABLE: Social Media Guide & News ++

++ TECHNORATI: Searching for a particular blog? ++

++ YOU TUBE: Looking For A Video? ++

++ Google Videos Ditto ++

++ Yahoo Videos Ditto ++

++ Videoshub: Various Popular Videos ++

++ FLICKR: Store, Share or Search Photos for Free ++

++ PHOTOBUCKET: Store, Share or Search Photos for Free ++

++ Google Images ++

++ FREEIMAGES.UK: Free Stock Photos ++

++ GOOGLE: Looking for anything? ++

++ YAHOO Search for anything else? ++

++ BING: Perhaps you prefer to search here? ++

++ SEARCH.com: Images: Video: Reference: Downloads ++

++ WIRED: Online Magazine: News Articles & Info ++

++ Find Articles: Magazines & Newsletters etc: Business-Reference-Technology-News-Lifestyle ++

++ SWITCHBOARD: Phone Directory for Yellow & White Pages - Local & National - People, Businesses, Autos ++

++ MONSTER.com: Job & Career Opportunities & Information ++

++ ASK.COM: Ask any question about anything ++

++ ANSWERS.com: All the answers you could ever need ++

++ Ehow.com: How to do anything & everything ++

++ USPS Zip Code Lookup ++

++ GOOGLE MAPS: Local & National street map locator ++

++ AOL MAPQUEST: Local & National street map locator ++

++ The Free Dictionary by Farlex: Thesaurus: Financial: Foreign language: Legal: Medical: Encyclopedia ++

++ Antonym & Synonym Thesaurous: Dictionary & Encyclopedia ++

++ WordWeb: Free Downloadable Dictionary & Thesaurus ++

++ Wikepedia: The online open source Encyclopedia ++

++ Encyclopedia Brittannica Online ++

++ MICROSOFT: Begin here to Locate all Microsoft's Products & Services ++

++ Everything re. U.S. + World TIME and DATE zones ++

++ Official U.S. TIME & another Downloadable CLOCK ++

** FREE - Web based email & other services **

++ Yahoo: The grandaddy: Click on mail in topic list ++

++ Begin a Google account: go to GMAIL ++

++ Microsoft's Windows Outlook ++

++ FASTMAIL ++

++ Yopmail: TEMPORARY EMAIL addresses for anonymity ++

++ BLOGSPOT: Want a free blog for yourself or see others ++

++ XANGA: Free Blogging Community: Some excelent writers, many young women writers ++

++ Weebly: Free Blog & Website Community ++

++ Wordpress.com: The other major huge free blogsite ++

++ Wordpress.org: Downloadable blogging software ++

++ NING: Create your own social network site ++

++ LIMEWIRE: P2P File Sharing ++

++ CNET: Free downloads: safe utilities software ++

++ FILEHIPPO: Download free Software & Updates ++

++ SOURCEFORGE: Download Free Open Source Software ++

++ BRAVENET: Many FREE WEBSITE TOOLS ++

++ ADOBE: Free Download Adobe PDF reader & Acrobat ++

** Major Online Stores & Purchasing Sources **

++ BIZRATE: Comparative shopping online prices ++

++ ADOBE: Buy any Adobe PDF product ++

++ AMAZON: No longer simply books: now a huge store of other new & used products of every description ++

++ APPLE: Homepage for products & services ++

++ AT&T: Phones and phone services: All you can imagine ++

++ BESTBUY: Huge selection of electronics and appliances etc ++

++ JCPENNY: The perennially popular Department Store ++

++ SEARS: An American institution ++

++ TARGET: Who doesn't know this retail store? ++

++ WALMART: The World's biggest retailer ++

++ DELL: Computer Manufacturer's Online Superstore ++

++ HP: Hewlett Packard's Online Computer Superstore ++

++ EXPEDIA: All Travel Site ++

++ CRAIGSLIST: Huge national source of goods and services ++

++ EBAY: Buy anything anywhere auctions ++

++ NETFLIX: Rent movies on DVD or download them ++

 Local Matters: News & Info:  Los Angeles, Hollywood, US & The World + Internet Resources & Services Page.