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posted on
July 3rd, 2012
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Google Maps deems 'Tehrangeles' a (very specific) place

Ask Google Maps to find you Tehrangeles, and it places the community on the upper floor of an apartment building in the 10600 block of Kinnard Avenue, between Westholme and Hilts avenues. That's in ...

posted on
June 25th, 2012
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Downtown News to ask for voluntary payments from readers

In Monday's edition, founder Sue Laris will tell readers that advertising has fallen out and the 40-year-old weekly needs $5 a month from readers. For now no editorial staffing changes are planned. ...

posted on
June 24th, 2012
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Picture page: Levitated Mass debuts at LACMA

Michael Heizer and LACMA unveiled his giant boulder this morning, and several hundred people came out to take a look. Lots of oohing, ahhing and picture taking under the boulder. As LACMA director ...

posted on
June 24th, 2012
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John Bogert, voice of the South Bay, steps away with cancer

John Bogert figures he has written 6,500 or so columns for the South Bay Daily Breeze since he became the paper's columnist in 1984. In his final column, running today and accompanied by a story, h ...

posted on
June 23rd, 2012
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LA Observed
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Los Angeles

Just barely...

Los Angeles Times web headline splits hairs on what it means to be "off the coast."

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posted on
June 23rd, 2012
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LA Observed
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Channels 2 and 9 went off the air for more than an hour

So, let's see. if a small power outage in Studio City knocks out two stations for a prolonged period, I guess we should write off the CBS stations in a big earthquake.

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posted on
June 23rd, 2012
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LA Observed
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Los Angeles

Sandusky convicted on nearly all counts

Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach, was read more about "Sandusky convicted on nearly all..."

posted on
June 22nd, 2012
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Los Angeles

Another ex-LA Times editor joins The Wrap

Jon Thurber, who left the Los Angeles Times recently after 40 years or so in the newsroom, is joining The Wrap as a senior editor. He will be reunited there with Lisa Fung, the executive editor. Th ...

posted on
June 22nd, 2012
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LA Observed
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Los Angeles

New database of Los Angeles officials since 1850

The City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles City Historical Society have worked together to finish an online database — finally! — of past and current elected officials. The project sta ...

posted on
June 22nd, 2012
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LA Observed
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Los Angeles

Three more southeast city officials go down - this time in Cudahy *

The mayor of Cudahy, David Silva, and two other officials in the small southeast LA county municipality were indicted by the feds on charges of soliciting and accepting $17,000 in bribes for help t ...