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As competition for a viable redistricting plan heats up amongst Los Angeles County Supervisors, a starkly different scenario has already played itself out at the state-wide level, hailed as historic by some, and illegal by others.
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At a time when people are struggling to feed and care for themselves, should we be worried about whether the walls look pretty?
Hollywood Sign | Photo: Reut R. Cohen
The Hollywood sign is one of Los Angeles' most iconic landmarks, attracting tourists of all stripes who are usually unaware of the frustrations they create for nearby property owners.
Claiming "carbon neutrality" for a massive construction project that will have a usable life measured in decades is beyond the ability of good science (and common sense), but it sounds good in press briefings.
Photo Courtesy of Expo Light Rail
Is the project worthwhile? At $1.5 billion, the price tag for the second phase of the project is nothing to sneeze at.
Summer will end three weeks early for Los Angeles Unified School District students next year.
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This is the first time a school district in California has mandated a gay curriculum.
At a UTLA protest in May 2011
The union representing L.A. Unified teachers wants over 1,200 teachers laid off last year to be rehired.
Farmers Field and Ed Roski's competing stadium proposal are bad for you because they have been used to accelerate a game-changing shift in land use authority.
PETA wants Glendale to change the city's float for the 2012 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade | Photo: Reut R. Cohen
There's an elephant to contend with at Glendale's City Council. Literally.
Screenshot of the News Hawk Review website
The Central Basin Water District--a public agency that serves more than two million L.A. County residents--is paying nearly $200,000 in tax payer money to ensure that Google News searches associated with their department display positive results.
Photo courtesy of ExpoLightRail's Flickr photostream
The second phase of construction of Metro's Expo Line, a 6.6-mile extension that will connect Culver City and Santa Monica, began today.
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