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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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Jet Stopped At LAX, Two Men Removed By Police

AP | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Bomb Squad, Airplanes, Los-Angeles-International-Airport, Los Angeles, Terrorism, Lax, Home News

LOS ANGELES — Officials say there is no threat aboard a United Airlines aircraft that was cleared of passengers and searched in Los Angeles afte...

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Why Nab Roman Polanski Now? Revenge

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Roman Polanski Arrest, Michael Wolff, District Attorney, Revenge, Rape, Los Angeles, Roman Polanski, Entertainment News
Michael Wolff

There is nothing inevitable about catching a famous person who has not been in hiding after 31 years. Indeed, he didn't just riskily or mistakenly show up in Switzerland; he owned a house there.

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Meg Whitman Voting Record: Ex-eBay CEO's Voting Record Questioned At GOP Meeting

AP / Huffington Post | By JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Voter Registration, Gop, Voting Record, Tom Campbell, Voter Registration Records, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, California, Meg Whitman, California Republican Party Convention, GOP Delegates, Palm Springs, Steve Poizner, Governor's Race, San Francisco, Carly Fiorina, Ebay, Politics News

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sought to redirect attention from her spotty voting record Saturday as she prom...

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Meat the Truth

Mikko Alanne | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Prius, Meat the Truth, Marianne Thieme, Carbon Savings, Roads, An Inconvenient Truth, Toyota, Greenhouses Gasses, Vegetarianism, Meat, Los Angeles, Airlines, Ecorazzi, New York, Green News
Mikko Alanne

If people know about the massive global damage caused by meat production, why is making a change so difficult? Is it because people don't care? Is it because it's too difficult to give up meat? I'd argue it's neither.

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Few Watch Ahmadinejad on Kimmel

Andy Borowitz | Posted 09.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Andy Borowitz, United Nations General Assembly, Jimmy Kimmel Live, U.N. General Assembly, U.N., United Nations, Jimmy Kimmel, Iran, Abc, Los Angeles, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly "furious" that few viewers watched his appearance last night on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

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California's Own Bernie Madoff

Jerry Brown | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

Read More: California AG, Chais Victims, California, Investment, Madoff, Attorney General, Jerry Brown, Deregulation, Ponzi Scheme, Regulation, Bernard Madoff, Stanley Chais, Investor, Los Angeles, Chais Scheme, Business News
Jerry Brown

Some called Beverly Hills financial adviser Stanley Chais an investment wizard, but in reality he was nothing more than a glorified middleman, channeling hundreds of millions of dollars in investors' funds to Bernie Madoff in New York.

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Next Up for the Santa Monica Pier is Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza"

Terry Gardner | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Santa Monica Pier, Stilt Walkers, Cirque Du Soleil, Kooza, Dancing, Carnival, California, Los Angeles, Ballet, Entertainment News
Terry Gardner

Cirque du Soleil helped the Santa Monica Pier celebrate its 100th birthday on 9/9/09. Next up for the partying centenarian is "Kooza," Cirque's new s...

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Media Monk

Lisa Napoli | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: David Soul, Nuns, Buddhist Monks, Star Trek, International Buddhist Meditation Center, Los Angeles, Koreatown, Living News
Lisa Napoli

Wednesday nights, I visit Kusala -- not your average bald, quiet monk. He is a large, friendly, open man, a forceful presence, and he leads us in a discussion of Starsky and Hutch.

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Will Work for Charity

Joel Epstein | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Jobs, Los Angeles, Job Market, Job Hunt, Living News
Joel Epstein

The job market for corporate giving professionals says a great deal about the state of the L.A. economy. When businesses lose their commitment to the community, we all lose out.

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Michael Moore's New Movie on Capitalism a Breakthrough

Robert Greenwald | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Moore, Capitalism, Capitalism a Love Story, Los Angeles, Capitalism Movie, Entertainment News
Robert Greenwald

Who would have thought that the 21st century challenge to capitalism would come in the form of a rip-roaring funny and emotionally moving film?

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Dirty Dancing in Hollywood

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dirty Dancing, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Agents, Patrick Swayze, Indie Film, Movies, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Charlotte Safavi

Everyone has a Dirty Dancing story. This is mine. In the mid-'80s, a year out of Oxford University and a year into an investment-banking career, I decided to dance.

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The Other Man

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Driving, Gps, Relationships, Humor, France, Multicultural, Men, Cars, Film, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Tehran, Europe, Technology, Couples, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

I'm in love with another man. Let me call him Daniel. I met him through my husband Ron. He introduced us at Marseille airport and then offered him a ride to the village where we were staying.

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