Angeleno of the Week: The 710 Freeway

(Flickr pic by Gilbert Estrada.)

Sometimes I feel like we're really making progress via this blog in spreading the word about how great Los Angeles is. Few things grate more to me than the stereotypical L.A.-bashing that typically goes on in the rest of the country.

After all, L.A. is a lot more than just publicity-hungry starlets and freeway shootings.

Oh wait.

Thanks alot, 710 freeway. The world had finally forgotten about those shootings on the 110 two years ago.

But now, with two shootings in three days, the 710 is managing to live up to the stereotype this week. For not only being a freakin' scary place to drive at the moment, but for also justifying all that L.A. bashing, the 710 freeway is our Angeleno of the Week.