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The original water source for the pueblo! Can you believe THIS spot is why L.A. even exists? Can you imagine the eventual history-themed park?
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Just when I think things can't get any worse, they get bigger. But at least the truth I used to keep at bay is hitting home.
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Before becoming a state Assemblymember representing the areas of Southeast L.A., she had believed that success meant living somewhere better than her hometown of Bell Gardens.
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"Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy"
This is the last in a series of observations on the place of nature in the city and the place of the city in nature during the centennial year of John Muir (1838-1914).
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This week L.A. Letters examines the legacy of Inglewood, celebrating the past, present and future of the self-proclaimed City of Champions.
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After its first burial in 1906, the park quickly became the chosen resting spot for many of Southern California's early aristocracy.
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Ready, set go! Ride 17 miles through 10 cities to the ocean, and see the industrial corridor and the communities that make the rest of L.A. possible.
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The health and environmental challenges faced by South L.A. communities is tied to the history of 20th century race-based urban planning policies.
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Glendale may not be a part of L.A. city proper, but it is the third largest city in the county with a population approaching 200,000, and is also a vital business and commerce hub.
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Inglewood's schools chief is here to turn things around. But what he said recently reinforces a status quo that goes deeper than budgets and test scores.
Writer Victoria Moy (left), converses with World War II veteran Dr. Wing Mar (right). His accounts of his military service are documented in Moy's new book on Chinese American veterans. | Photo: Elson Trinidad
What began as a search for family history has turned into a newly-published book documenting the oral histories of 40 Chinese American war veterans, serving from the 1940s to the modern day.
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