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Alexandra Kerry DUI: John Kerry's Daughter Arrested In Los Angeles

AP | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator John Kerry, John Kerry Daughter, Alexandra Kerry Drunk Driving, John Kerry, Alexandra Kerry, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Alexandra Kerry DUI, Politics News

LOS ANGELES — The daughter of Sen. John Kerry was arrested Thursday in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk. Alexandra Kerry, 36, was stopped ...

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2012 Supplies One More Victory for Pseudoscience

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Latinos, The X-Files, December 21, National Geographic, Pseudoscience, Godzilla, Hispanics, 2012 Apocalypse, Los Angeles, John Cusack, Mayan Calendar, 2012, Hollywood Movies, Big-Budget Films, Apocalypse, Evolution, Mayans, Roland Emmerich, September 11 Conspiracy, Entertainment News
Daniel Cubias

2012 pillages an ancient culture, deliberately misrepresents its traditions, and then claims its all true. More important, it taps into the serious vein of crazy that we have in this country.

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Secret Oil Rigs In Los Angeles Uncovered (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Video, LA Oil Rigs, Oil, LA Oil Fields, Secret Oil Fields, Los Angeles, Secret Oil Rigs, Green News

Did you know that LA sits on top of the third largest oil field in the country? Did you know oil rigs are scattered covertly throughout the city, plac...

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Cat Declawing Banned In Beverly Hills, LA

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Veterinarians, La Council, Pets, Peta, Vets, LA City Council, Los Angeles, Kitty Declawing, Cat Declawing, Beverly Hills Council, Cats, Kittens, Veterinary Medicine, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills City Council, Declaw Ban, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Two Southern California cities have voted to ban the declawing of cats, joining San Francisco and Santa Monica which recently outl...

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Sport at the Annenberg Space for Photography: It's Not Manila But It's a Thrilla

Joel Epstein | Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Meadowlands, President Barack Obama, Annenberg Space for Photography, Yogi Berra, Sport, Los Angeles, Sports Illustrated, Sport: Iooss & Leifer, New York Giants, Creative Artists Agency, Sarah Palin, New York Jets, Red Bull, Annenberg Foundation, Mets, New York Knicks, Entertainment News
Joel Epstein

Simply put, the Annenberg Space for Photography is outstanding and is a must see for anyone coming to Los Angeles or for the gazillion locals who already call it home.

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In Hollywood, There is No Such Thing as a Lone Gun

Bill Swadley | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Success, Career, Show Business, Networking, Entertainment Industry, Actor, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Entertainment News
Bill Swadley

Eventually, anyone who wants to make it in the arts is confronted with several "realities" that they must overcome. The first and most important is that no one makes it all by themselves.

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Creating Jobs, Investment and Economic Opportunity in the Outer Boroughs

John Petro | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Berkeley-California, Los Angeles, Energy Efficiency, Green Economy, Green Jobs, Solar Power, New York City, New York News
John Petro

What New Yorkers need, especially those in outer boroughs suffering from the housing crash, is a way to channel investment to make green improvements to their homes and businesses.

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Waging a War on Violence in Los Angeles

Brian Center | Posted 11.06.2009 | Impact

Read More: La, Street Warfare, War, Pete Carroll, A Better LA, Violence, Los Angeles, Gangs, Peace, Impact News
Brian Center

I looked at the faces in the small room and heard the voices and realized that this is war. This is why people kill each other. It was fear.

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Flood Insurance: The Flip Side of Katrina

Harry Shearer | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Fema, Flood Zone Maps, Los Angeles, Politics News
Harry Shearer

FEMA discovered that something they thought was a levee in the 1970s turned out to be a raised railroad track, triggering the redefinition of the neighboring streets as flood zone.

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Getting More Out of the Men's Room

Steve Fleischli | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Drought, Poseidon Resources, Desalination, Mwd, San Diego, Waterless Urinals, Water Conservation, Wastewater, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Coastal Restoration, Los Angeles, Metropolitan Water District, Green News
Steve Fleischli

The Metropolitan Water District is considering two competing projects -- with two very different approaches -- to provide Southern California an extra fifty million gallons of freshwater per day.

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The Right Man

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Police Safety, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Lapd, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today it was my distinct honor to nominate Deputy Chief Charlie Beck to be the next Chief of Police of the LAPD. He is tough when it comes to criminals and progressive when it comes to policing.

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Two Percent Ain't Good Enough

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Education, California, Children, Usc, Public Education, Foster Care, Los Angeles, Relationships, Living News
Daniel Heimpel

Within 18 months of leaving the system, 1/4 of children in foster care will have been incarcerated, 1/5 will have experienced homelessness and 1/3 will suffer major depression.

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Changing the World One Family at a Time

Michael Hubbard | Posted 11.01.2009 | Impact

Read More: Michael Hubbard, Homelessness, Skid Row, Heartfelt Foundation, Patti Rayner, Homeless, Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles Homeless, Los Angeles, Impact News
Michael Hubbard

I've been working with homeless families since I was very young. One thing I've learned is that making a personal connection is just as important as opening your wallet.

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Making An Impact: Help a Kid Take the Leap from the Mean Streets of L.A. to a College Campus

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.31.2009 | Impact

Read More: Community Service, Schools, Action, Schoolchildren, Los Angeles, South Central LA, A Place Called Home, Debrah Constance, Impact News
Arianna Huffington

To help at-risk kids take the leap from the mean streets of L.A. to a college campus, we've created a special fund. To contribute and give a worthy student a leg up on a much brighter future, click here. Latest HuffPost Game Changers: Media and Philanthropy Look over the slideshows we've put together, then vote for the Ultimate Game Changer in Media and Philanthropy. READ MORE Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do His When it comes to Wall Street, President Obama seems to have traded in his position as our economy's commander-in-chief for a different role: pundit-in-chief. READ MORE WATCH: Arianna Discusses the Senate Health Care Bill on Countdown WATCH: Arianna Talks About the Public's Bailout Anger on BBC's Newsnight WATCH: Left, Right, and Center Live on Stage

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Los Angeles Goes Google: City Votes To Outsource Email, Web Services

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: LA Google, Los Angeles, LA City Council Google, Google Email, Los Angeles Google, Google, Technology News

LOS ANGELES — City Council members tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal Tuesday to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and othe...

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'Tea Party Express II: Rise of the Tea Bags' - The Movie!

Brad Friedman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Griffith Park, Bradblog, Teabaggers, Tea Baggers, Independents, BRAD BLOG, George W. Bush, Republicans, Brad Friedman, Teaparty, Healthcare, Los Angeles, Tea Party, Democrats, Health Care, Barack Obama, Thanksgiving, Politics News
Brad Friedman

So we went out to Griffith Park out here in L.A. on Sunday to check out the kick-off day for the new "Tea Party Express II" national tour. Thought we ...

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Daniel Weston, Mary Ann Parmelee: Los Angeles Couple Allegedly Beat, Torture Loan-Modification Agents

Reuters | Steve Gorman | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Loan Modifications, Subprime Mortgages, Los Angeles, Housing Crisis, Torture, Business News

As Los Angeles housing advocates launched a campaign warning of mortgage rescue scams, a couple hit by foreclosure are charged with torturing two loan...

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Fighting Loan Modification Scams

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Loan Modifications, Subprime Mortage Crisis, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today, I took a big step in helping homeowners to combat loan scams and foreclosure fraud, the start of NeighborWorks America's national campaign against loan modification scams.

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Don't Throw FasTracks Under a Bus

Paul Rosenthal | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Drcog, Fastracks, Light Rail, Tod, Mass Transit, Highways, Car Culture, Public Transportation, Denver Transportation, Development, Los Angeles, Rtd, Denver News
Paul Rosenthal

What do the editorial writers for the Denver Post want? More roads. Perhaps they should visit Los Angeles to see how well that worked.

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Stage Struck

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Theatre, Entertainment, Parts and Labor, Show Business, Abraham Lincoln, David Dean Bottrell, Better Angels, Boston Legal, Los Angeles, Colony Theatre, Home News
David Dean Bottrell

Theatre in L.A. is sort of a strange beast. When I first arrived here to seek my fortune as a screenwriter, I was floored by the number of small theat...

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Brad Pitt In Motorcycle Accident

TMZ | Posted 10.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: La, Motorcycle, Angelina Jolie, Los Angeles, Pitt Accident, Brad Pitt, Motorcycle Crash, Brad Pitt Crash, Jolie, Pitt Crash, Brad Pitt Accident, Angelina, Injured, Motorcycle Accident, Crash, Pitt Falls Off Bike, Pitt Falls Off Motorcycle, Entertainment News

TMZ has learned Brad Pitt was involved in a minor motorcycle accident moments ago in Los Angeles. A witness at the scene tells us Pitt was trying to ...

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Chinatown's 35th Anniversary Edition and the Polanski Scandal

William Bradley | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ewan McGregor, Tony Blair, The Ghost, Robert Harris, Vertigo, Faye Dunaway, Los Angeles, John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Kim Cattrall, Warren Beatty, Godfather, Jerry Goldsmith, Chinatown, Jane Fonda. Mad Men, Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Robert Evans, James Bond, Anthea Sylbert, Richard Sylbert, Governor Pat Brown, Entertainment News
William Bradley

On the surface, it's a period detective picture. Beneath, it's much more. The film creates its own mesmerizing world through evocative music, costuming, and production design.

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Gorgeous Green Girls Compete to Win the Project Green Search Model Competition

Starre Vartan | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Activist, Model, Green Girl, Environment, Los Angeles, Green News
Starre Vartan

From 125+ entries into the Project Green Search Model Competition, a top 10 have been picked to go to Los Angeles for the November 6th crowning of the...

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Remembering Jack Nelson

Murray Fromson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Selma, Otis Chandler, Chandler Family, Jack Nelson, Los Angeles, Civil Rights Movement, Watergate, Richard Nixon, John Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, Media News
Murray Fromson

On March 7, 1965, Jack and I met for the first time, on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the outskirts of Selma, Alabama, he reporting for the Times and I for CBS News.

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No Impact Week: A Few Thoughts on Getting from Here to There

Molly Greenwood | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Traffic, Mpg, Emissions, Carpool, Transportation, Mass Transit, No Impact Week, Car Culture, Public Transportation, Cars, Vespa, Los Angeles, Green News
Molly Greenwood

Instead of buying a new car, I bought a Vespa. And you know what? It has turned out to be the perfect complement to my alternative transportation lifestyle.

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