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Healthcare: It's a You-and-Me World

Tabby Biddle | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Los Angeles Forum, American Health Care System, Remote Area Medical, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Los Angeles, Lynne Twist, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tabby Biddle

Those who are opposing health care reform seem to think that if we provide services for the uninsured, that we will somehow be taking away from them.

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LACMA to Film Buffs: Stay Home. Alone.

Mike Miley | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Richard Schickel, Los Angles County Museum of Art, Lacma, Netflix, Film, Los Angeles, Martin Scorsese, Kenneth Turan, Entertainment News
Mike Miley

LACMA's announcement not only royally stinks, but it also represents a major blow to the appreciation of film as an art form on equal footing with painting and sculpture.

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Cities Will Play a Role in America's New Green Economy

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environment, Clean Energy, Green Energy, National Clean Energy Summit, Los Angeles, Green News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today at the National Clean Energy Summit, I described the key role that Los Angeles and other cities around the country can play in the emerging green economy.

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What I Love And Hate About New York

Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 09.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Food, Los Angeles, Chinese Food, Air Conditioning, Pizza, New York, Public Transportation, New York News
Jonathan Daniel Harris

Your pizza is too damn good. I'm lucky I don't live in New York, because if I did I'd eat about three loaves of bread a day and start looking like some sort of Mario Batali-John Madden hybrid.

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What We Can Learn From the Tragic Murder of Lily Burk

Robin Sax | Posted 09.06.2009 | Local

Read More: Airline Safety, Lily Burk, Crime, Los Angeles, Teachable Moment, Parenting Tips, Child Safety Advice, Child Abduction, Parenting, Child Safety, Local News
Robin Sax

Some parents have an easier time telling their kids to be politically correct than they do discussing their safety, but life isn't always pretty, so sit down and talk to your kids today.

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Hail to the Chief

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crime, Police, Los Angeles, Chief Bratton, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Chief of Police William Bratton announced his resignation after six-and-a-half years of service to Los Angeles. Bratton realized that strong policing and effective prevention programs are not mutually exclusive.

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First Eco Theme Park Opens In Hollywood

Earth 911 | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Theme Park, Amusement Park, California, Eco Theme Park, Theme Park, Park, Green, Environment, Eco-Friendly, Green Living, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Global-Inheritance, Green News

Global Inheritance just opened Environmentaland, the country's first eco theme park on one of Hollywood's most popular corners....

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Nissan Leaf EV: One Man's Vision, Now Reality

Steve Parker | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Carson Daly, Nissan Design International, Tesla Motors, Chrysler, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ev1, General Motors, Electric Cars, Detroit, Nissan Altima Hybrid, BMW Mini E, Howard Stringer, Yutaka Katayama, Nbc, Nashville, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Leaf, Tokyo-Japan, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Soichiro Honda, Los Angeles, Sunderland Uk, Chevrolet Volt, Tokyo Motor Show, Yokohama, Datsun, Smyrna, La Jolla, David Letterman, Akio Morita, Sony, Business News
Steve Parker

When Nissan introduced their close-to-production Leaf electric vehicle yesterday, we caught a glimpse of transportation's future. You can bet that today oil companies are somewhat nervous.

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Black Children and Adults Face Family Barriers

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, Black Families, Children, Demography, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Deportation, New York, Prison Population, Black-Children-and-Learning, Life Chances, Black Fathers, Life Challenges, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

A measure of the society's meritocracy is the extent to which advantage and disadvantage are passed from parents to children.

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"Shades of Gray": The Real Story Behind My Resignation from the L.A. County DA's Office

Robin Sax | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson Death, Los Angeles-California, Larry King LIve, Robin Sax, LA Times, District Attorney, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Politics News
Robin Sax

I am here to give you the down-low on my departure from the DA's office. And for those of you who know my style of "telling it like it is," I will not disappoint you now.

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Voices of Reason in Sacramento

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Gas Prices, Financial Crisis, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, Budget, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today, our state assembly and restored gas tax funding to the cities and workers that need it most. The president's stimulus package will hit the streets on schedule.

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Exclusive! Venice (CA) Car Show Photo Album - Summer Fun!

Steve Parker | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Southern California, Www.SteveParker.Com, Chevrolet, Venice Car Show, Cars, Car Shows, Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Bugatti, Business News
Steve Parker

Summer is car show season, no doubt about it.

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Octomom the Musical Opens in LA to Sellout Crowds

Jonathan Handel | Posted 08.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Theatre, Henry Paulson, Los Angeles, Ben Bernanke, Octomom, Bernie Madoff, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

The Octomom is not the only character skewered in the zany musical: others include Bernie Madoff, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, and Vince Shamwow (of magic towel fame).

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Sacramento's Dangerous Shell Game

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Financial Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Los Angeles, Economy, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Instead of addressing the fundamental problems that keep Sacramento hardwired for failure, lawmakers chose to balance their books on the backs of California's cities, counties and school districts.

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How the Subway to the Sea Could Change Los Angeles' Culture

Anna Kelner | Posted 08.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Subway, Socioeconomic Class, Traffic, Neighborhoods, Cars, Subway to the Sea, Pollution, Race, Los Angeles, Green News
Anna Kelner

A subway could not only cleanse Los Angeles' polluted air and clear its congested roads, but could also radically change the way Angelinos relate to one another.

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When Harry Met Sadness: (500) Days of Summer Reconsiders American Romantic Comedy

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Zooey Deschanel, Better Off Dead, Ikea, Scott Neustadter, Marc Webb, Los Angeles, Juno, Two for the Road, The Smiths, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Pixies, Michael H. Weber, Santa Barbara, I Love You Man, (500) Days of Summer, Memento, Entertainment News
Gregory Weinkauf

(500) Days of Summer is not the smartest, funniest or sleekest movie to which Fox didn't invite me this year -- but in its pretentious mope-rock way it is ambitious, thoughtful and fulfilling.

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The Next Great Challenge

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Nasa, Energy Policy, Los Angeles, Green News
Antonio Villaraigosa

In L.A., we are taking the lead and working to become the center for climate change and clean technology research and innovation.

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Must it be Business as Usual as the People of Iran Hang in the Balance?

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Saddam Hussein, Twitter, Lindsay Graham, World News, Siemens, Switzerlan, Khameni, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Iraq, Obama, Facebook, Merkel, Ahmadinejad, Iran, Austria, Schumer, Germany, United Nations, Youtube, Wiesel, World News
Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Citizen lobbies and elected representatives have to ask this simple question: do we have to do business with people who do business with the Mullahs?

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Without A Home: Sisterhood On The Streets

Rachel Fleischer | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Downtown, Midnight Mission, Homeless Children, Skid Row, Homelessness, Without a Home, Rachel Fleischer, Los Angeles, Living News
Rachel Fleischer

These children did not waste time feeling sorry for themselves. They had instead developed a collective love and compassion for one another.

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The Greatest Architecture Photo Ever Taken

Stephen Drucker | Posted 08.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Mad Men, Photography, House Beautiful, Stephen Drucker, Architecture, Design, Julius Shulman, Los Angeles, Home, Style News
Stephen Drucker

The photographer Julius Shulman died this week at age 98, and I think someone should just say it: Julius Shulman was responsible for the greatest architecture photo ever taken.

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California Rising

Jim Selman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Commission on Aging, Constitutional Convention, General Motors, Los Angeles, California, Politics News
Jim Selman

In many ways, California has always been an 'early adapter' in terms of social and technological trends. It has also been early in having its share of the problems we are now facing everywhere.

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Summer Night Lights

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Snl, Los Angeles, Police, Urban Policy, Crime, Gangs, Gang Violence, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Last summer, our City came forward with a simple -- yet radical -- idea. For two months, we dared to challenge the conventional wisdom that gun violence and gang battles plague the summer months.

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Green News Report - July 14, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Power, Swine Flu, Renewable Energy, Pollution, Coal, Los Angeles, Coal-Fired Plants, Recycling, Bush Administration, Smog, Recycled Materials, China Energy, Sustainability, Nuclear-Meltdown, Sustainable Seafood, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Bush smacked down on smog; Texans told to conserve; Naked & recycled .... PLUS: The 50th Anniversary of the nation's first...

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L.A.'s Coal Ban Leads To Another Abandoned Power Plant

greenbiz.com | Tilde Herrera, July 13, 2009 | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, L.A., California, Coal Industry, Los Angeles, Power, Green Energy, Coal, Power Plant, Coal Based Electricity, Coal Ban, Electricity, Evolving Energy Tech, Coal Mining, Green News

The Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) announced Thursday it has given up plans to build an additional coal-fired unit. Its biggest customer -- the city...

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Los Angeles Nuclear Meltdown Anniversary

Michael Rose | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Dan Hirsch, Sodium Reactor Experiment, Boeing, Meltdown, Committee to Bridge the Gap, Atomics International, Nuclear Power Accidents, Los Angeles, Nuclear Power, Sre, Green News
Michael Rose

Fifty years ago today Los Angeles experienced the meltdown at the Sodium Reactor Experiment (SRE) that, except for blind luck, didn't become LA's Chernobyl.

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