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Starting Summer With A Splash!

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Griffith Park, Operation Splash, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles-California, Summer, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, Kaiser Permanente, Griffith Park Pool, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today, I kicked off our fifth year of Operation Splash at the historic Griffith Park Pool. Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, Operation Splash will offer...

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Public School Choice: Applying Lessons We Learned Last Year to Demand Real Results for Reform

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles-California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Lausd, Public School Choice, School Reform, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Last year, I was a leading partner and advocate in the creation of the Public School Choice motion, because I believed that this program was a critica...

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Getting LA Off Oil

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Measure R, Clean Truck Program, Los Angeles-California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Biofuel, GM Volt, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LADOT Commuter Express, Dump the Pump, Josh Tickell, Los Angeles, Algae Biofuel, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Yesterday I joined leading environmentalists and documentary filmmaker Josh Tickell to declare "Get LA Off Oil Day" and showcase the City's alternativ...

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Earth Day 2010: Progress Towards a Green California

Karen Bass | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: AB 32, California-Assembly, Environmental Protection Agency, California, Los Angeles-California, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Earth Day, Green News, Environment, Democrats, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Karen Bass

In the California Legislature we remain committed to implementing and advancing AB 32, our landmark global warming bill, which rolls back greenhouse gas emissions in California to 1990 levels by 2020.

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Safety Net Most Critical in Economic Crisis

Karen Bass | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: California-Assembly, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Los Angeles-California, Karen Bass, Democrats, California Budget Crisis, Safety Net, Home News
Karen Bass

There are some emerging, if still fragile, signs that the worst of the Great Recession is behind us: the closing of the Dow above 11,000, revenues in ...

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Political Correctness Run Amok: NAACP Plays the (Hallmark) Race Card

Michele Langevine Leiby | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Hallmark, Obama Racism, Politics News, Los Angeles-California, Julian Bond, Politically Incorrect, Obama NAACP, Politically Correct, Barack Obama NAACP, Racism, Political Correctness, Race, Censorship, Barack Obama, Naacp, Don Imus, Politics News
Michele Langevine Leiby

The NAACP is officially irrelevant. That became crystal clear when the 100-year-old civil rights organization put its credibility in jeopardy in a campaign against... a Hallmark card.

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Byu-ti for the Planet -- A Sustainable Soiree for Global Green

Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Charity, Earth Day, Global Green USA, Global Green, Los Angeles-California, Los Angeles, Style News
Julie Spira

The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is around the corner on April 23, 2010. Natasha Sunshine, owner of Byu-ti Salon got an early start and threw a soiree on April 11 to benefit Global Green, USA.

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Grand Theft Auto 3: Rail City

Greg Selkoe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Mass Transit, Fatalities, Green Jobs, St. Louis, Urban Planning, Hong Kong, Green, Mbta, Green Energy, Enviornment, Urban, Iphone, San Fransico, Anaheim-California, Railroads, Trains, Anaheim, Los Angeles Times, Salt Lake City, Obama Transition, Las Vegas-Nevada, Google Maps, Dallas, Boston, I-Phone, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Co, California, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Chicago High Speed Rail, Disneyland, President Barack Obama, Green Living, Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, New York, Barack Obama, Las Vegas, Transportation, Mayor Menino, Boston Globe, Oil, New York Times, New York City-New York, High Speed Rail, Japan, Europe, Disney, China, Light Rail, Green News
Greg Selkoe

This is the last of my 3 part installment of posts entitled Grand Theft Auto. In this post I will discuss inner city public rail transportation and automobile use in urban settings.

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The New and Improved International Gateway to LA

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Lax, Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles-California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Tom Bradley Terminal, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

This morning, I was at LAX to proudly unveil the $737 million Bradley Terminal renovation project that has improved passenger convenience and safety. ...

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Grand Theft Auto 2: San Autodreas-Highspeed Fail

Greg Selkoe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Fatalities, Mass Transit, Green Jobs, Hong Kong, Boston, Green, Green Energy, Enviornment, Troop Fatalities, Iphone, Railroads, Anaheim-California, Trains, Anaheim, Los Angeles Times, Obama Transition, Las Vegas-Nevada, I-Phone, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Co, Google Maps, California, Chicago High Speed Rail, Los Angeles-California, New York-New York, Disneyland, President Barack Obama, Walt Disney Company, Green Living, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Japan, New York, New York City, Barack Obama, Transportation, Boston Globe, High Speed Rail, Walt Disney Co., New York Times, New York City-New York, Europe, Disney, China, Light Rail, Technology News
Greg Selkoe

America, it is time to get serious about rail and stop getting our a** kicked by the rest of the world.

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L.A. Marathon 2010 LIVE: Photos, Updates In Real-Time

Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Los Angeles Marathon, Los-Angeles-California, Running, Marathon, L.A. Marathon, Los Angeles Marathon 2010, LA Marathon Photos, Los Angeles, L.A. Marathon 2010, Los Angeles News

The 2010 L.A. Marathon is set to take place on Sunday, March 21, 2010. As the marathon takes place, this page will be filled with photos, news and upd...

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2008 Was the Most Important Election Ever, Except for 2010

Eli Dansky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Los Angeles-California, 2010 Elections, 2010 Campaign, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Attorney General Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Generation for Change, Gay Rights, Los Angeles Cultural Events, Jerry Brown, Climate Change, 2010 California Governor, Financial Regulation, Hollywood, Elections 2010, Los Angeles News
Eli Dansky

In 2008, Yes We Can became Yes We Did. Already it seems the political narrative has had its memory wiped clean. 2008? That was that year between 2007 and 2009.

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This Foster Care Month Sees Hope Ahead

Karen Bass | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: California-Assembly, California, Los Angeles-California, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Karen Bass, Los Angeles, Foster Care, National-Foster-Care-Month, California Legislature, Politics News
Karen Bass

May is National Foster Care Month and for California's 65,000 foster children and those who advocate on their behalf, it's a month to raise awareness ...

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You've Heard of Sh** My Dad Says? How About Stuff Ray Bradbury Says?

CyberFrequencies | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Wisdom 2116, Ray Bradbury, Tanya Jo Miller, Queena Kim, Los Angeles-California, Cyberfrequencies, Kpcc, Los Angeles News
CyberFrequencies

This week on CyberFrequencies, we catch up with the legendary sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury. He has a musical called Wisdom 2116 up in Pasadena right now.

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Oprah, Jay Leno Interview To Take Place In Los Angeles, Air Thursday

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: The Tonight Show, Television, Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah, Oprah Jay Leno Interview, Media, Interview, Los Angeles-California, Oprah Leno, Media News

CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey said she is set to interview Jay Leno, and her production company said an offer has been made to Conan O'Brien to appear...

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Charlie Sheen's Wife Hospitalized in Intensive Care

Fox 31 | Fox 31 | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Los Angeles-California, Home News

SHERMAN OAKS -- Charlie Sheen's wife is hospitalized in intensive care in Los Angeles, according to the actor's attorney....

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Pitkin County real estate transactions 2010

The Aspen Times | Aspen Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Los Angeles-California, Home News

JANUARY JAN. 1-8 Seller: Christian T. Mile Trust Buyer: Laurie Jo Bernhard, Los Angeles Property: Redstone Ranch Acres lot B6 Price: $585,00...

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First Prop. 8 Reenactment Posted

Advocate. | Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: San Francisco-California, Los Angeles-California, Home News

Los Angeles filmmakers John Ireland and John Ainsworth have posted the first episode of their reenactment of the Proposition 8 trial, currently underw...

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Wake-Up Call: Los Angeles puts a lid on medical marijuana dispensaries

Westword | Westword | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Denver-Colorado, Los Angeles-California, Home News

"We don't want to become another Los Angeles," Denver city councilman Charlie Brown said after touring that city's pot dispensaries, which o...

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City-Labs: Learn How You Can Help in 2010

Tracy Hepler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Non-Profits, Unique Los Angeles, Causecast.org, City-Labs, Los Angeles-California, Volunteering, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Tracy Hepler

This year you can go out and actually meet the people behind LA's best non-profits at the 2nd annual City-Labs event at the California Market Center in Downtown this Saturday.

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Prop. 8: The Reenactment

Advocate. | Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Los Angeles-California, Home News

Proving that the U.S. Supreme Court can't block everything, a Los Angeles man is filming a reenactment of the Prop. 8 trial, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, ...

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Gregg Moss returns to 9News following mysterious Jason Martinez situation

Westword | Westword | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Los Angeles-California, Home News

Late last year, Jason Martinez, a veteran of KTLA in Los Angeles, was hired as the new business reporter at Channel 9. But after briefly ap...

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Filmmaker says documentary on Balloon Boy's dad could clear him; authorities don't think so

Fox 31 | Fox 31 | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Los Angeles-California, Home News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once Richard Heene admitted in court that he wrongly sent authorities on a wild goose chase across Colorado to save the son h...

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Golden Globes Live: The Winners (In Progress)

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Los Angeles-California, Golden Globes 2010, Home News

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards are being presented tonight at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.  The Hollywood Foreign Press Associat...

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Filmmaker: Movie about balloon dad could clear him

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Los Angeles-California, Home News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Many of Richard Heene's friends and supporters seem to have taken off as fast as the balloon the Colorado man claimed his...

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