does coinbase has ppc, xpm, and ftc?
No, I'm pretty sure they're just a BTC wallet. You can send funds from there to BTC e or Mt. Gox to trade for alt coins, though.
Does anyone know what the process is like for putting USD into localbitcoin escrow? Like, is a lot of banking information required? Does verification take a long time? Is it better just to trade in person with cash?
I read about it on their website, but it was kind of vague....