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Catching the Racing Bug on the Streets of L.A.
Downtown will be alive with electric energy this Saturday, as nine blocks of its historic core are transformed into a criterium race course, where bicyclists from Los Angeles and abroad will converge for the second annual race.
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The Food World's Hobby Lobby: Eden Organics
Eden Foods is a favorite of natural-foods consumers. But the company's CEO and sole stockholder has some surprising company policies.
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Fixing California's Constitutional Crisis Won't Be Easy
The sickness has been diagnosed, but the medicine is unlikely to be taken. California's constitution is in crisis, but too much depends on the current initiative process.
Despite Prop 42, State Lawmakers Still Lack Transparency
California voters took a whack at man not entirely made of straw on Tuesday at the polls.
2 Words to Put Local Government Decisions in the Shadows
A new bill would make the state's "open meeting" law just two words shorter and a lot easier to get around.
El Otro Lado de Luis G. Hernández
Luis G. Hernández's informed techniques aim to pull the spectator in for a more intimate discourse on identity, politics, and aesthetics.
Mayor Garcetti and the Politics of 'Meh'
Long-time political correspondent Bill Boyarsky was left wondering, "Where was the vision?" in Mayor Eric Garcetti's grand plan for Los Angeles.
Burning Down The House: Cultural Activism Bases in South L.A.
Chuco's Justice Center continues a long lineage of "bases" of arts and culture mobilization in South L.A.
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My (Almost) Conversation With Gabriel García Márquez
Rubén Martínez recalls his near conversation with Gabriel García Márquez, who died this week at age 87.
60 Years Ago, Lakewood Went From Suburb to City
When Lakewood residents voted for incorporation in 1954, they determined the kind of city they wanted Lakewood to become.
Thousands of Little Governments in California and No One Watching Them
Until the past few years, nobody but water wonks knew or cared about what the Central Basin Municipal Water District did.
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GOP Proposes Banning Food Stamps at Pot Shops
Of course, no one's actually tried to use their food stamps to buy marijuana. What Republican's attempts to limit food stamps in Colorado's pot shops really mean.
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