Zev Yaroslavsky

PHOTOS: Meet Our Candidates For Mayor

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles & Anna Almendrala | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Wendy Greuel LA Mayor, Video, Jan Perry LA Mayor, Eric Garcetti LA Mayor, Jan Perry, Rick Caruso, Zev Yaroslavsky, Kevin James LA Mayor, L.A. Mayoral Candidates, L.A. Mayoral Candidates 2013, Austin Beutner LA Mayor, Austin Beutner, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles News

Who will be the next mayor of Los Angeles? Judging from the numbers so far, either LA City Controller Wendy Greuel or City Councilman Eric Garcetti, ...

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Topanga Canyon Library: Not Just Another Pipe Dream

Jodi Lampert | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Topanga Canyon, Adriane Allan, Topanga Library, Public Art, Jim Sullivan, Cynthia Scott, Library Opening, Zev Yaroslavsky, New Library, Topanga Canyon Library, Books News

In an era of closures, closures, closures everywhere, the un-incorporated town of Topanga Canyon has pulled off a miracle. A library opening!!

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New West Hollywood Library Invites Cultural Renaissance

Karen Ocamb | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: John Heilman, Zev Yaroslavsky, Christopher Rice, Shepard Fairey, West Hollywood, Eric Shaw Quinn, David Weissman, West Hollywood Library, Los Angeles News

I was reminded of the importance of art, literature and culture during a preview reception Saturday night for the opening of the new West Hollywood Library. The new Library complex has a creative feel to it, with art inside and out.

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'Carmageddon' Was A Cultural Boon For LA: Report

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Zev Yaroslavsky, Carmageddon, 405 Freeway Closure, Natural History Museum, Metro, Los Angeles News

All the people praising the 405 closure for its effect on Los Angeles actually have some numbers on their side. Culturally, "Carmageddon" boosted muse...

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'Carmageddon' Over, Los Angeles Gets Back To The Grind

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: 405 Freeway, Video, Carmageddon, 405 Highway, 405 Freeway Closure, Kiewit-Pacific-Company-405-Freeway, Antonio Villaraigosa, Carmaheaven, Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles Traffic, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — For those who say the weekend-long freeway closure dubbed "Carmageddon" was a non-event, Los Angeles County's transit agency has t...

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53 Things To Do While The 405 Is Closed

Zev Yaroslavsky | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Events, Zev Yaroslavsky, Mulholland Bridge, July 15-18, 405 Closure, Carmaggedon, Afi Top Films, Carmageddon, Los Angeles News

In case you haven't heard, official Los Angeles wants you to get out of town the weekend of July 15-18, or to make it a stay-close-to-home time as dem...

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Local Businesses Inevitably Hurt By 405 Closure

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Zev Yaroslavsky, 405 Closure, Getty Museum, Skirball Center, Carmageddon, Los Angeles News

While the planned closure of a large swathe of the 405 over the weekend of July 15 through 17 should save weekday commuters from a potential traffic n...

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Kobe Launches New Charity for Homeless

Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Vanessa-Bryant, Youth Homelessness, Nonprofits, Zev Yaroslavsky, Good News, Los Angeles News

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant met with the press today at My Friend's Place, a haven for homeless youth based in Hollywood, to announce their intention to "...

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A Time to Cool the Rhetoric

Zev Yaroslavsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Zev Yaroslavsky, Gabrielle Giffords, Sarah Palin, Los Angeles News

It's clear from all accounts that Giffords' alleged assailant, who killed 6 people in a matter of seconds, was disturbed long before the bloodshed. But there's no way the political rhetoric of late helped mitigate his dangerous attitude.

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Los Angeles County Supervisors Make Plastic Bag History After State Legislators Fail to Regulate

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plastic Pollution, Mark Ridley Thomas, Julia Brownley, Zev Yaroslavsky, AB 1998, Gloria Molina, Plastic Bags, Mike Antonovich, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, La Impact, Green News

Californians deserve better than wasted tax dollars used to clean up plastic waste and higher grocery costs that cover the "free" single use bags.

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Responsibility Lost

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: IV-E Waiver, Orphan, Child Welfare, Dcfs, Garrett Therolf, Trish Ploehn, Zev Yaroslavsky, Daniel Heimpel, Child Death, Foster Care, La Impact, Los Angeles News

Los Angeles Times' reckless coverage of child deaths threatens the very children we trust it intends to protect.

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LA Supervisors Move Toward Approving Universal Studios' $3 Billion Makeover

LA Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Universal Studios, Theme Parks, Zev Yaroslavsky, Universal-City-Walk, Real Estate, La-County-Supervisors-Los-Angeles-County-Supervisors, Los Angeles News

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with the city of Los Angeles that clarifies details about upcoming p...

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LA County Supervisors Spend Millions On Pet Projects

latimes.com | Garrett Therolf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zev Yaroslavsky, La County Supervisors. Los Angeles County Supervisors, Los Angeles News

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Multi-Million Dollar Loan Has LA Opera Singing A Happy Aria

Zev Yaroslavsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zev Yaroslavsky, Placido Domingo, LA Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles News

The operatic repertoire is full of passion, suspense and dizzying turns of fortune--kind of like what's been going on at LA Opera, which is fending of...

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Welcome to HuffPost LA

Willow Bay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Ellie Kemper, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LAPD Police Chief, Ben Lee, Zev Yaroslavsky, The Office, Santa Monica, Lacma, Michael Govan, Lapd, Eli Broad, Los Angeles News

Our goal is to give LA a page of its own, where bloggers can express themselves on the issues that matter to them -- whether they're substantive, sublime, simple or just plain fun.

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