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Bald eagle glaring at you
No experience needed: just warm clothes, binoculars, and an hour or more to spare.
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says revised travel rules still go "against everything we believe as Americans and Angelenos.'  | photo Office of the Mayor taken March 3, 2017
New order restricts travel into the U.S. from six primarily Muslim countries
Signs warn of sewage contamination on beach at Border Field State Park | Photo: Brian Auer, some rights reserved
Neither the U.S. or Mexican federal government has responded to the 145 million-gallon spill that befouled rivers and beaches.
angels flight east
The historic Angels Flight railway, which has been closed since one of the two rail cars came off the tracks in September 2013, will reopen this year.
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Shaw was killed in 2008 by a gang member who was living in the U.S. illegally at the time. In his speech, Trump called for the establishment of the Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement Office.
NASA JPL complex, Pasadena.
The search for extra-terrestrial life may have taken a leap forward today.
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Los Angeles' effort to host the 2024 Olympic Games gained momentum today with news that Budapest will be withdrawing from the competition, making Paris the only other bidder for the event.
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As the first Latina woman in the world to fly into space, Ellen Ochoa's influence can be felt far beyond the spaces of the astronautical world.
Arms in Handcuffs
"School campuses are no place to conduct raids or investigate kids," says Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell.
Ritchie Valens | Michael Ochs Archives/Stringer/Moviepix
Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra calls for the portion of Interstate 5 between the Hollywood (170) and Ronald Reagan (118) freeways to be renamed ``The Ritchie Valens Memorial Highway.''
Small, self-run businesses of street vendors contribute significantly to the state's economy, yet remain largely criminalized. I Photo by Jonathan Olivares
L.A. is the only major city in the country that outlaws all street vending on its streets. Should Mayor Eric Garcetti sign the ordinances into law, they would take effect immediately.
police ice |  John Moore/Staff/Getty Images News
The city of Los Angeles saw the most arrests, with 28, followed by Santa Ana with 16, Van Nuys with nine and Compton with six.
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