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The Long Beach Freeway has become the country's most important -- although clogged -- economic artery, in the vascular system of American capitalism.
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The gradual abandonment of frontier exploits in the San Gabriel Mountains left behind ruins of lost enterprise and enchantment.
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A youth group based in Chinatown and Lincoln Heights helped to create what the L.A. Times' editorial board called "A Model of L.A. Planning."
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Pioneer and early forester Louis Newcomb saw the mountains change drastically after the birth of the Angeles National Forest.
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The Emerald Necklace, inspired by the 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan, would unite communities of L.A. County through a network of river-adjacent greenways that link the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains with the Pacific Ocean.
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Nearly 20% of the people in Pacoima live in rented rooms or converted garages -- the suburban appearance shields a hidden density, where a single family house may actually be home to several families.
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The closing of a longstanding gathering place for the black community marks a bittersweet new beginning for Leimert Park.
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The City of Los Angeles has tremendous opportunity to close the chasm of inequality with the renewed investment in transportation and focus on development adjacent to transportation.
After the invasion of Iraq, television and traditional news media are losing ground, signaling the era of a new kind of journalism.
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In 1967, Alonzo and Dale Davis opened the Brockman Gallery in Leimert Park, setting in motion a series of cultural projects that would establish the village as a black cultural Mecca.
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Often overshadowed by the L.A. River, the San Gabriel River had a major impact on the cultural and economic development of Los Angeles in the 20th Century.
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The day-long exploration of Restorative Justice at Mendez Learning Center in Boyle Heights, began with the query: "Who or what inspires you to be your best self?"
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