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LACMA docents mark 50 artful years

LACMA docents mark 50 artful years

Terry Bell was a 34-year-old homemaker with two children in Westwood when art changed her life. “It was the early ‘60s, and I had a… [Read more]
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Economy

County budget hints at a turnaround

County budget hints at a turnaround

When is a $75.8 million budget deficit good news? When it comes after three straight years of far more severe gaps that ranged as high… [Read more]
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Environment

Riding to the rescue for 100 years

Riding to the rescue for 100 years

Summer isn’t summer in Los Angeles County without the bright yellow vehicles of the beach patrol. “Iconic” is how Chief Lifeguard Mike Frazer described them… [Read more]
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Health

Little parks, big impact

Little parks, big impact

Four of Los Angeles’ newest planned parks could fit comfortably into a tiny fraction of Griffith Park’s sprawling 4,210 acres. But the new parks, ranging… [Read more]
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Public Safety

The Westside’s too “social” party scene

The Westside’s too “social” party scene

Talk about paradise lost. While vacationing in Hawaii two weeks ago, a Pacific Palisades teenager learned from postings on his Facebook page that he was… [Read more]
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Social Services

Benched Lakers star still on a mission

Benched Lakers star still on a mission

Metta World Peace knows he messed up. “I was 110 percent wrong,” the suspended Laker says of decking an opposing player with a nasty elbow… [Read more]
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Transportation

Subway gets green light, and a detour

Subway gets green light, and a detour

The decades-old dream of building a subway to the Westside of Los Angeles reached a major milestone this week, with the Metro board’s certification of… [Read more]
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