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Homeless 97-Year-Old Woman Sleeps In A Suburban

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact

Read More: Homeless, Poverty, Government Subsidies, Homelessness, Housing, Bessie Mae Berger, Los Angeles, Government Support, Impact News

Bessie Mae Berger is 97 years old and homeless. Her two sons, Larry and Charlie, are ages 60 and 62, respectively. Together, the three of them live in...

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Astoria Characters: The Yoga Guru

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: English, Dahn Yoga, Astoria, New York News, Seattle, Los Angeles, South Korea, Chicago, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Hee Jung works for Astoria's Dahn Yoga center, which has nothing to do with ladies in leotards performing pretzel poses. Its format is monkey posture meets meditation.

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Melrose Place Recap: Episode 6

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Melrose Place Recap, Los Angeles, Television, Ashlee Simpson, Cw, Melrose Place, Melrose Place Remake, Entertainment News
Tasha Gordon-Solmon

We open on Ashley doing creepy stalker things in Auggie's abnormally neat bedroom. She opens drawers, caresses clothing, rolls around in his bed... Su...

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Villaraigosa, Nutter Bet On Baseball; The Winner Gets To Volunteer

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.17.2009 | Impact

Read More: Michael Nutter, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Michael Nutter, Habitat for Humanity, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles, Public Service, Impact News

As the National League Championship Series heats up, friendly rivalries between cities are inevitable. The latest wager comes, however, not between ri...

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You Ain't Nothin' But a Blue Dog

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Talking Points Memo, Brentwood, Orange County, Jane Harman, Iraq War, Loretta Sanchez, Los Angeles, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

I'm glad to know that Reps. Harman and Sanchez have joined the growing call for a public option. But for the life of me, I do not understand what took Jane Harman so long.

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Education Matters

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: McDermont Field House, Charity, Citrus, Education, Agriculture, Water, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Chelsea Piers, California, Living News
Joel Epstein

I first visited Lindsay, California about four years ago when, as my company's director of charitable giving, I was looking to make an educational investment in a local elementary school.

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Joe Torre: No More LA Dodgers After Contract Expires

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Bronx, World Series, Yankee Stadium, Joe Torre, Former Yankees Manager Joe Torre, Los Angeles, New York City, Dodger Stadium, New York, Joe Torre Dodgers Contract, New York News

LOS ANGELES — Joe Torre says he doesn't plan to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers after his contract expires. "I have one year on my contract and ...

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Don't Throw This Email Away

Mark Olmsted | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: City Council, Greening Hollywood, Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, Littering, Impact News
Mark Olmsted

While not on everyone's political agenda these days, Hollywood's trash problem is still a mess to be reckoned with. Mark Olmsted poses some solutions for the city's lack of cleanliness.

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Roman Polanski's Lawyers Meet With DOJ, Argue Against Extradition

Wall Street Journal | TAMARA AUDI | Posted 10.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: La, Roman Polanski's Defense, Film, Extradition, Switzerland, Doj, Roman Polanski Extradition, Polanski Lawyers, Rape, Los Angeles, Roman Polanski, California, Entertainment News

Lawyers for Roman Polanski met with U.S. Department of Justice officials to make their case against extraditing the 76-year-old fugitive film director...

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Cornel West Comments On Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: Hard To Be War President With Peace Prize

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Torture, Recession, Iraq, Obama, Cornel West on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama Administration, Los Angeles, Eric Holder, Afghanistan War, Nobel Prize, Princeton, Iraq War, Military, Afghanistan, Torture Investigation, Economy, Politics News

Dr. Cornel West spoke at the Central Library in Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 9, and weighed in on what winning the Nobel Peace Prize will mean for Preside...

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Hummer's Now History -- Here's How It Started

Steve Parker | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Saddle Peak Lodge, Paris Dakar Rally, American Motors, California, Gulf War, Indiana, Nascar, AM General, Robby Gordon, Cars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, Jim Armour, Rod Hall, Los Angeles Auto Show, Irs, Kindergarten Cop, General Motors, Baja California, Humvee, Jeep, Mishawaka, Oregon, Business News
Steve Parker

Somewhere, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has tears in his eyes. His favorite vehicle, Hummer, has left the building. Its sale was announce...

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Hey, Who Doesn't Want to Be a Millionaire?

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Millionaire, Gm, Latin America, Philanthropy, Donating to Charity, Recession, Foundation, Los Angeles, Business, New York, Kansas City, Goldman Sachs, Charitable Organizations, Charity, 2016 Olympics, Money, Charitable Giving, Rio De Janeiro, Coke, Uncharitable, Capitalism, Millionaires in Latin America, Millionaires, Wealth and Charity, Business News
Joel Epstein

According to a recent report the number of millionaire households around the world fell from around 11 million in 2007 to 9 million last year. The only region going the other way -- Latin America.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Bill Clinton and That Crazy California Governorship

William Bradley | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Emerson, Bill Clinton, Steve Westly, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Tom Campbell, Antonio Villaraigosa, Pat Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, California, Meg Whitman, 1992 Presidential Race, Gavin Newsom, Warren Beatty, Jerry Brown, Steve Poizner, 2010 Gubernatorial Race, Hillary Clinton, Tom McClintock, Bill Lockyer, Tonight Show, Biltmore Hotel, Century Plaza Hotel, Don Sipple, 2003 California Recall, Dot-Com Boom, Field Poll, John Garamendi, Enron, Pete Wilson, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Politics News
William Bradley

California's next governor is likely someone who's already won a landslide election as governor, albeit 30 years ago. That's Jerry Brown, who won his latest landslide for Attorney General in 2006.

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American Apparel's Labor Pains

Amie Williams | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Unemployment, Antonio Villaraigosa, American Apparel, Dov Charney, Immigration, Unite Here, Labor Unions, Los Angeles, Politics News
Amie Williams

By thumbing its nose at organized labor, American Apparel turned its back on a natural ally for immigration reform.

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Cameron Brown: Another Mistrial For Dad Accused Of Throwing Daughter Off Cliff

AP | Posted 10.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Murder, Inspiration Point, Cameron Brown, Crime, Rancho Palos Verdes, Cliffs, Child Support, Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles, Laren Sarene Key, Mistrial, Home News

LOS ANGELES — A second mistrial has been declared in the case of a man accused of murdering his 4-year-old daughter by throwing her off a cliff....

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Mad Men: "Souvenir" -- HuffPost Review

William Bradley | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mad Men, Betty Draper, 1963, Grace Kelly, Conrad Hilton, Rome, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Virna Lisi, Don Draper, Nelson Rockefeller, Conservation, Bryn Mawr, Los Angeles, New York, La Dolce Vita, Entertainment News
William Bradley

This episode was a big showcase for January Jones, a stunning beauty who is also a very good actress. Forget Don, this was the Betty Draper show.

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Without A Home: To Live and Die on The Streets of Los Angeles

Rachel Fleischer | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bruce Cram, Without a Home, Skateboard Bruce, Homelessness, Rachel Fleischer, Homeless, Los Angeles, Joby, Politics News
Rachel Fleischer

As I was talking to Skateboard Bruce, he pulled out some elaborate and beautiful sketches that outlined how human beings can be kinder to our planet by being more resourceful and energy efficient.

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Clean Trucks: One Year Later

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Clean Technology, Port of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Epa, Green News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today marks the first anniversary of the launch of one of the most successful emissions reductions programs in our country's history -- the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program.

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Pearl Jam Is No. 1

Tamara Conniff | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Verizon, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Verizon Wireless, Los Angeles, Target Stores, Sony Music, Concert, Ticketmaster, Radiohead, Entertainment News
Tamara Conniff

Pearl Jam is probably one of the few bands of this generation who didn't sell out, who didn't say "how high," when the label said "jump."

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Green Dot: Proponent of Educational Reform

Micheal McElveen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, Charter Schools, Watts, Green Dot, School Reform, Los Angeles, Alain Leroy Locke High School, Education Reform, Cameron Diaz, Politics News
Micheal McElveen

After Green Dot turned my Watts, L.A. high school into a charter, I felt a sense of inspiration in witnessing and living the transformation process. I should not be the exception.

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Obama's Anti-Stimulus

Leighton Woodhouse | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Inner City, Undocumented Immigrants, Nativism, American Apparel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Los Angeles, Undocumented Workers, Barack Obama, Brian Bilbray, Politics News
Leighton Woodhouse

The forced downsizing of American Apparel is more than a tragedy. It is a canary in the coalmine for how the most vulnerable populations in this country will fare under the Obama administration.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: The Script That Kills: Austin Peck on The Blue Tooth Virgin

Dan Persons | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: La, Film Industry, Emotion, Trilogy of Terror, Script Doctor, Drama, Jealousy, Controversy, Hollywood, Days of Our Lives, Austin Peck, Los Angeles, Indie, Karen Black, Success, Comedy, Creativity, Roma Maffia, Acting Legend, Off Beat, Satire, Soap Operas, Writing, Tom Gilroy, As the World Turns, Daytime Television, Art, Amber Benson, Therapy, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

A TV writer tries his hand at a feature film. His friend reads the script, thinks it's an ungodly mess of muddled symbolism and Freud 101 anxieties. "Be honest," the writer says.

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Melrose Place Recap 4: Of Landlords and Lady Pimps

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Josie Bissett, Muder, TV Recaps, Melrose Place, Ashlee Simpson Wentz, Melrose Place Remake, Television-Recap, Los Angeles, Cw, Melrose Place Recap, Melrose Place Cw, Melrose Place Episode 4, Entertainment News
Tasha Gordon-Solmon

This week featured a "glamorous" movie premiere that somehow involved every resident at Melrose place. Now onto the drama, because there is oh so much.

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It's Time to Lead -- And That Means You!

Madeline Janis | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: California, Workers, Poverty, Economy, Health Insurance, Los Angeles, Unions, Recession, Child Poverty, Unemployment, Income, Politics News
Madeline Janis

More than 2.6 million people fell into poverty between 2007 and 2008 is only the "tip of the recession iceberg." In the city of L.A., more than a quarter of children live below the federal poverty line.

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LAX: Two Men Removed From New York-Bound Flight In Los Angeles

Reuters | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: False Alarm, Suspicious Behavior, Cairo, Lax, United Airlines, Fbi, Los Angeles, New York, New York News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Authorities removed two men from a United Airlines flight at Los Angeles International Airport for suspicious behavior on Mon...

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