I have had alot of luck with the escorts in the paper. You do have to be more careful about the ads with no picture or real small blurry pictures. I have found some good values in those small ads. If you don't like what you see when you get there or the gurl looks different from the picture cut your losses and pass on it.
Alot of good providers there but unfortunately many don't have websites and therefore cannot be reviewed. It was nice when the LAXpress was online.
It is great when you find a provider that is both on the web and in the paper. Usually you will get a different name so they can track the ads. I do find that when you use the name in the paper they will usually accept less. I talked to a provider once and she said that she will take $ from the paper but usually holds out for $$ from her eros ad.
YMMV