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7 Best Ways To Volunteer In L.A.

Posted 01.07.2010 | Impact

Read More: Karma Rescue, Reading to Kids, L.A., Literacy, Children, Chrysalis, Books, Give Back, Volunteer, Homeless, Job Training, Shelters, Los Angeles, Dogs, California, Impact News

Want to kick off 2010 with a few good deeds? If you're in the Los Angeles area, ABC-7 has you covered. From giving back a little puppy love to raisi...

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LA's $100,000 Mascot Dream Job!

Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Jobs, Rentals Man, Unemployment, Los Angeles, Rental Man, Westside Rentals, Los Angeles News

In what could be perceived as a sign the local job market is improving, or perhaps simply a sign of mankind's impending demise, local online rental li...

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City at Safest Level in 50 Years

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Antonio Villaraigosa, Crime, Los Angeles, Unemployment, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

While last year's long unemployment lines seemed to forecast rising crime rates, our city continues to experience its lowest number of homicides since 1967.

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LA Traffic Tips and Shortcuts

Tara Settembre | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Traffic, Driving, Travel Tips, Tips, Commuting, Commute, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Traffic, Oc, The OC, Orange County, Los Angeles News
Tara Settembre

Here are tips on some shortcuts, preferred routes and secrets for driving in Los Angeles.

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LA's Crime Rate Lowest In 50 Years

AP | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Charlie Beck, Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Crime, Los Angeles Police Department, Lapd, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Authorities say the 2009 crime rate in Los Angeles was the lowest in 50 years, with drops reported in everything from homicides to...

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A Morning Ramble Through the Idiocracy

Steven Nereo | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Idiocracy, Los Angeles, Movies, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Tmz, Celebrity Kids, Sarah Palin, Celebrities, Los Angeles News
Steven Nereo

I believe Idiocracy is one of the most important movies of the 2000s. At the rate we are going, a pro-wrestling porn-star running for office 500 years from now might be over-qualified.

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Los Angeles Tops List Of 99 Metros Losing Jobs

Los Angeles Business from bizjournals: | G. Scott Thomas | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Jobs, Los Angeles, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Los Angeles News

Ninety-nine of the nation's 100 biggest labor markets lost jobs during the past year -- with the Los Angeles area suffering the nation's sharpest decl...

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My New Year's Resolution to all "At Risk" Children

Steve Larosiliere | Posted 01.06.2010 | Impact

Read More: National Mentoring Month, Youth Development, Stoked Mentoring, Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Social Innovation, Mayor Bloomberg, No Child Left Behind, Surfing, Mentoring, President Obama, Race to the Top, Achievement Gap, Mayor Villaraigosa, Snowboarding, Los Angeles, New York City Department of Education, At-Risk Youth, Lausd, High Schools, Steve Larosiliere, Social Entrepreneur, Education Reform, Skateboarding, Cory Booker, Impact News
Steve Larosiliere

As a youth advocate, nonprofit leader and mentor, I'm making new resolutions for at-risk youth. I resolve to not just help the easy children, not to give up on children, and to care about their future.

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Remembering Wernick

Arn Tellem | Posted 01.06.2010 | Sports

Read More: Atlanta Hawks, Baseball, Jeff Wernick, Los Angeles, SFX, St. Louis Browns, Sports News
Arn Tellem

When I learned that Jeff Wernick had died, I experienced the sense of alienation and disorientation that separates mourners from those who seem to be living "normal" lives.

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LA Stadium Builder: Jaguars, Bills First On List

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Nfl, Los Angeles, Slidepoll, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES The company behind a plan to lure the NFL back to Los Angeles said Tuesday the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills are the first teams ...

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Tales From a Bus in Los Angeles

Emily Henry | Posted 01.05.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Public Transit, Bus, Mta, Los Angeles-California, Los Angeles, Public Transportation, Los Angeles News
Emily Henry

Although there have been times that I've pined for the comfortable isolation of a locked car, I've come to believe that experiencing an LA bus ride is like peeking into the guts of the city.

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Chef Speak: Brandon Boudet

Heather Taylor | Posted 01.05.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Farmers' Market, Pasta, Los Angeles, Recipes, Brandon Boudet, Restaurants, Dominick's, Spaghetti Recipes, Italian Food, Interview, Los Angeles News
Heather Taylor

Dominick's was once a hangout frequented by the likes of Frank Sinatra. Now, this cozy West Hollywood spot is where foodies go to eat killer spaghetti and meatballs (and here's the recipe).

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Top 7 Ways To Volunteer In LA for 2010 (VIDEO)

go.com | Posted 01.05.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Volunteering, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

ABC 7 has provided a list of the top volunteer opportunities in LA for the New Year. The list offers a range opportunities to help both animals and pe...

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The Best Pizza In LA

Posted 01.05.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Bollini's, Pizza, Antica Pizzeria, Joe's Pizza, Pizzeria Mozza, Bottega Louie, Slidepoll, Los Angeles Pizza, Gjelina, Casa Bianca, Los Angeles, Abbot's Pizza, Los Angeles News

While Los Angeles has not historically been known as a big pizza town, the past few years have seen an explosion of new, gourmet pies and a renewed ap...

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Making Every Angeleno Count

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 01.04.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Census, 2010, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Every 10 years, our Constitution requires the federal government to make an accurate count of all of its residents. The data retrieved from the census...

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10 Things Los Angeles Lost In 2009

franklinavenue.blogspot.com | Posted 01.04.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Army Archerd, Echo Park, Los Angeles, The Derby, William Bratton, Angeles National Forest, Chili My Soul, Paul Moyer, Los Angeles News

It was another rough year for farewells in Los Angeles, where frequently there's truth to that old cliche that nothing here is ever permanent. A fe...

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A New Year's Wish -- A Self-Efficacious America

Brian Center | Posted 01.04.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Common Purpose, Self-Efficacy, New Year, Los Angeles, Impact, Los Angeles News
Brian Center

If a person can realize dreams by setting clear goals and believing in them, why can't a city or a nation?

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LA Stocks Take Off

LA Biz Observed | Mark Lacter | Posted 01.04.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: Business, Los Angeles, Stocks, Stock Market, Los Angeles News

Looking over the stocks of several dozen locally based companies, you'd be hard pressed to detect anything wrong with the economy or the financial mar...

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Los Angeles Gangs Seek Profit in Peace

wsj.com | TAMARA AUDI | Posted 12.31.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Bloods, Los Angeles, Crips, Street Gangs, Crips-and-Bloods, Los Angeles Gangs, Los Angeles News

Gangs that were once bloody rivals now are cooperating to wring profits from the sale of illegal drugs and weapons, law-enforcement officials and gang...

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Baja Earthquake Felt Across Wide Area Today: San Diego, Phoenix, Tijuana, Yuma Experience Quake

Posted 12.30.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: San Diego Earthquake, California Earthquake, California, Earthquake Yuma Az, Baja Earthquake, San Diego, Phoenix, Baja Earthquake 2009, Earthquakes Today, Earthquake, Earthquake San Diego, Earthquake Map, Tijuana, Los Angeles, Yuma Earthquake, Los Angeles News

A 5.8-magnitude Baja earthquake rattled the southwest United States today, and it was felt in San Diego, Phoenix, Tijuana and even Los Angeles accordi...

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The Israel/Gaza Face-Off in Los Angeles

Linda Milazzo | Posted 01.02.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: LA Jews for Peace, Egypt, The Goldstone Report, Blockade, Humanitarians, Medea Benjamin, Israeli Consulate, Palestine, Gaza Freedom March, United States, Los Angelenos, The United Nations, Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard, Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, Occupation, Cairo, Vigil, Border, Liberation, Codepink, Israel, American Flag, Justice, Los Angeles News
Linda Milazzo

Monday night, in remembrance of the one-year anniversary of Israel's Operation Cast Lead that killed 1,400 Gazans, and in solidarity with the 1,400 in...

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Stalkerazzi! How to Get Products in the Hands of Celebrities!

Karen Robinovitz | Posted 12.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Celebrity Gifting, Karen Robinovitz, Makeup, Beauty Brand, Purple Lab, Style, Los Angeles, Celebrities, Style News
Karen Robinovitz

If you get lucky, your photographer could catch -- I don't know, Gwen Stefani -- with your lip gloss in hand.

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What I Want From LA in the Next Decade

Marc Porter Zasada | Posted 12.29.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Urban Life, Los Angeles, Pedestrians, Urban, City Planning, World City, Eli Broad, Los Angeles News
Marc Porter Zasada

Over the next 10 years, I want you to become a city -- that's right, a real city, like London or New York, Paris or Tokyo. Okay, maybe a collection of cities.

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Street Food Is the New Fast Food

Ross Resnick | Posted 12.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Street Food, Fast Food, Foodie, Food, Foodies, Food Trucks, Portland Oregon, McDonald's, Food Carts, Seattle, Top 10, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, 2009, Style News
Ross Resnick

In case you have not followed the street food movement, the bacon wrapped hot dog cart outside your local dive bar does not solely represent curbside cuisine any longer.

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Spinning Donuts In The Parking Lot Of Life

Eric Williams | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Season, Los Angeles, Nostalgia, Winter Storm, Hollywood, Christmas, The Balanced Life, The Late Show, Living News
Eric Williams

The final week of each year, from Christmas through New Year's, offers us all a vivid marker by which to measure our lives. Where were we a year ago, a decade ago, a generation ago?

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