New Web Site Launches 24/7 Coverage of the Westside of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Port Media Solutions today announced the official launch of LAWestMedia.com, a multi-platform site devoted exclusively to the news and features that matter most to residents of the Westside of Los Angeles.

LAWestMedia.com delivers up-to-the minute updates on the Westside of Los Angeles news, traffic, and weather. It also includes crime reports, real estate, entertainment news, a traffic map, restaurant reviews, and an interactive community calendar where users can post news about everything from events to yard sales. The site even provides a cutting edge easy to use tool for businesses to self-publish ads.

"We are thrilled to commence service to the Westside of Los Angeles with our community news and event site LAWestMedia.com," said Ned Goldstein, publisher of LAWestMedia.com and a partner in Port Media Solutions.  "Along with its sister site, SFVMedia.com, we will continue to strive to provide the type of information each of the communities served by our sites desires and deserves."

The home page of LAWestMedia.com offers a broad window into all matters relating to the Westside of Los Angeles. There are also pages devoted to individual communities such as Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, and Westwood, as well as area schools, businesses, social organizations, and charities.

Laurie Rosenthal is the editor of LAWestMedia.com, and was the editor of the Santa Monica Mirror and a staff writer for the Palisadian-Post.  She has lived on the Westside for most of her life, and remembers when there were many open spaces, ice cream was 5, 10 and 15 cents at Thrifty's, and housing was affordable. 

"There is nowhere in the world like the Westside of Los Angeles," says Rosenthal. "Trends start here, the people who shape our culture live here, and the outdoor lifestyle is enjoyed by all."  Its inhabitants are renowned in myriad professions, including science and technology, entertainment and sports. "We want residents to visit LAWestMedia.com every day to keep up with what's going on in the area," Rosenthal adds.

LAWestMedia.com is accessible via computer, tablet or mobile phone. Users can sign up for news updates and alerts on all of their devices. The site welcomes contributions from schools, community groups and residents. Future enhancements will provide even more services, including real-time information on sales and special deals.

About Port Media Solutions

Port Media Solutions (portmediasolutions.com), based in Los Angeles and New York, provides cutting edge digital publishing tools and consulting services to news, information, and transactional organizations. The Port Media Solutions team previously worked at companies as wide ranging as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Ticketmaster, TMZ, and Buzz Media.

Contact: Ned Goldstein
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SOURCE Port Media Solutions