San Vicente Boulevard

Burton Way projects: An article about Westside development in Tuesday's Section A misspelled San Vicente Boulevard as San Vincente.

EVENTS It's not quite the spectacle of the Halloween parade, but L.A. Pride 2012 is still one of the city's biggest gay night life events. Molly Ringwald, Belinda Carlisle and Lil Kim headline performances and events, but as always, the real attractions are the revelers and the good spirits. San Vicente Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. Sat.-Sun. $40. lapride.org.

Sunset Strip Music Festival with Smashing Pumpkins, Slash, Common and more Where : Sunset Boulevard between San Vicente Boulevard and Doheny Drive, West Hollywood When : 1 p.m. Sat. Concerts also scheduled as part of the festival at various Sunset Strip night clubs Thursday and Friday nights. Cost : $49.50 Info : http://www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com

Brentwood-area residents are rallying to raise funds for the upkeep of San Vicente Boulevard's cherished coral trees, one of which toppled over this month after succumbing to what appeared to be a root-rotting fungus. The city of Los Angeles planted the trees after World War II to replace the discontinued Red Line trolley tracks but has limited funds to care for them. For decades, neighborhood residents have taken on much of the cost of pruning the trees, which are distinctive for their orange-scarlet blooms, twisting limbs and spreading canopies.

A decorative concrete bench will be placed on the San Vicente Boulevard median strip at 1 p.m. Sunday, Councilman Marvin Braude said. The bench is a gift to the city from Esther Bonner, owner of Bonner School, 11991 San Vicente. The dedication will be part of a homecoming ceremony for former students at the private school, which is closing after 42 years of operation. For more information on the dedication, call Glenn Barr at 485-3811.

EVENTS It's not quite the spectacle of the Halloween parade, but L.A. Pride 2012 is still one of the city's biggest gay night life events. Molly Ringwald, Belinda Carlisle and Lil Kim headline performances and events, but as always, the real attractions are the revelers and the good spirits. San Vicente Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. Sat.-Sun. $40. lapride.org.

Brentwood takes on a small-town air--as small-town as Brentwood can realistically get--Sunday for the 13th annual Brentwood Hometown Parade. San Vicente Boulevard will be blocked off to car traffic from 26th Street to near Barrington Avenue all day. The parade begins at 11 a.m. at 26th Street and San Vicente Boulevard, with grand marshal Paul Moyer leading the way.

Silent Disco Where: Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club, 1348 14th St., Santa Monica When: 9 p.m. Friday Price: $10 (plus $3.68 service charge) presale; $12 at the door Info: (310) 451-5040; http://www.centralsapc.com Where: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Sunset Boulevard between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard When: 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday Price: $55 in advance, $70 that day; $120 VIP with access to private lounges Info: http://www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com

Los Angeles' most famous hot dog bun needs a roll. Trouble is, Tail O' the Pup owner Dennis Blake doesn't have a place to roll it to. The landmark hot dog stand that resembles a mustard-slathered wienie-in-a-bun -- featured in movies and music videos and considered an important piece of L.A. architecture -- has sat on wheels and been covered with a tarp in a Torrance warehouse since being evicted five years ago from its longtime home. Blake badly wants to return the Pup to its chowhound followers.

You recently reported about Brentwood and all the wonderful things Councilman Marvin Braude has done for San Vicente Boulevard. This is astounding to me, since Mr. Braude's district includes the area on Van Nuys Boulevard from Magnolia Boulevard up to Sherman Way, one of the most unsightly areas in the Valley. I have lived here for over 40 years and have done most of my shopping on Van Nuys Boulevard, until the last few years when the nice shops left and we have nothing but tacky stores with tacky signs and merchandise displayed on the sidewalks.

Silent Disco Where: Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club, 1348 14th St., Santa Monica When: 9 p.m. Friday Price: $10 (plus $3.68 service charge) presale; $12 at the door Info: (310) 451-5040; http://www.centralsapc.com Where: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Sunset Boulevard between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard When: 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday Price: $55 in advance, $70 that day; $120 VIP with access to private lounges Info: http://www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com

Los Angeles City Council members called on transit officials Wednesday to study a shorter bus lane project for Wilshire Boulevard, but they refused to officially support the 5.4-mile option, which would eliminate the Westside leg of the planned route. Council members voted 11 to 2 to add the alternative to an ongoing environmental review of a 7.7-mile busway system planned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

Sunset Strip Music Festival with Smashing Pumpkins, Slash, Common and more Where : Sunset Boulevard between San Vicente Boulevard and Doheny Drive, West Hollywood When : 1 p.m. Sat. Concerts also scheduled as part of the festival at various Sunset Strip night clubs Thursday and Friday nights. Cost : $49.50 Info : http://www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com

Los Angeles' most famous hot dog bun needs a roll. Trouble is, Tail O' the Pup owner Dennis Blake doesn't have a place to roll it to. The landmark hot dog stand that resembles a mustard-slathered wienie-in-a-bun -- featured in movies and music videos and considered an important piece of L.A. architecture -- has sat on wheels and been covered with a tarp in a Torrance warehouse since being evicted five years ago from its longtime home. Blake badly wants to return the Pup to its chowhound followers.

Burton Way projects: An article about Westside development in Tuesday's Section A misspelled San Vicente Boulevard as San Vincente.

When Rick Caruso first bought a triangular lot near the intersection of Burton Way and La Cienega and San Vincente boulevards nearly 15 years ago, he had yet to make his name as the baron of developments such as the Grove and Americana at Brand. The property has sat undeveloped ever since. But in the last few years, the area around it has been on an upswing -- buoyed in part by the success of Caruso's Grove project to the east. Shops and restaurants along 3rd Street have become regional draws.

A man who fell asleep at the wheel of his truck with a loaded gun in his hand was shot to death by sheriff's deputies after he struggled with an officer over the weapon, authorities said. The dead man was identified as Charles Allen King, 27, a film studio grip. Deputy John Ashley said officers were responding early Wednesday morning to a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a pickup truck that was stopped with the engine running in a traffic lane on Melrose Avenue near San Vicente Boulevard in West Hollywood.

Leo Storch got mad the first time he was sprayed by a sprinkler while he was using a pay telephone outside the San Vicente Library in West Hollywood. That was in April. He's been drenched twice more, and Storch, who is blind, wants $500 for his trouble. "I told the city if they're going to soak the sidewalk they have to have someone there to watch out for someone like me," said Storch, 66. "The sidewalk is supposed to be safe."

Twin office buildings on San Vicente Boulevard in Los Angeles were sold Tuesday for $44 million in a transaction that may help establish the bottom of the local commercial real estate market, a broker said. The five-story offices at 6310 and 6330 San Vicente Blvd. were bought by a joint venture of Beverly Hills-based Cambra Realty and PRP Real Estate Investors of Washington from a company headed by Beverly Hills billionaire Lou Gonda.

With cycling on the rise and in the news, a West Los Angeles club planning a race in Brentwood says it is going to great lengths to ensure harmony among cyclists, residents and motorists. Velo Club La Grange, the event organizer, plans to stage a grand prix over a 2.3-mile circuit on San Vicente Boulevard on Sunday. The event, offering $10,000 in prize money, is expected to draw more than 400 professional and amateur racers from the Western United States. "This Brentwood Grand Prix will be one of the largest races ever held in L.A. for pros and amateurs," said Jay Slater, a La Grange member.