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posted on
February 11th, 2009
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It's the season for candidates

Mayor Villaraigosa was on Which Way, L.A.? tonight talking up his water restrictions to the KCRW audience, Patt Morrison continued her daily run through the challengers on KPCC with Zuma...

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posted on
February 11th, 2009
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LA Observed
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So much for El Cholo's nacho legend

When longtime El Cholo waitress Carmen Rocha died in October, the L.A. media hailed her as the creator of nachos. It's not so, says chef and Travel Channel foodie Anthony...

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posted on
February 10th, 2009
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Another setback for Wendy McCaw

Looks as if, yet again, former editor Jerry Roberts has prevailed over McCaw in her reign of terror at the Santa Barbara News-Press. Craig Smith blogs the details up there....

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posted on
February 10th, 2009
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Live streaming from Israeli consulate

The Jewish Journal is streaming video of Israeli consul general Jacob Dayan giving minute-by-minute analysis of election returns from Tel Aviv, with an audience of journalists and Israelis on hand. ...

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posted on
February 10th, 2009
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Morning Buzz: Tuesday 2.10.09

Mayor Villaraigosa told the Daily News editorial board that the city is facing "layoffs in numbers we've never seen." DN The accidental release of a list of 900 allegations...

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February 10th, 2009
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LAT's naming of Rihanna scrutinized

The Huffington Post says the L.A. Times was the first major media outlet to identify Rihanna as the victim of Sunday's early morning domestic violence, "despite the LAPD's refusal to...

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posted on
February 10th, 2009
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Snow in Sylmar

David Garza of Los Angeles Mission College grabbed this photo of snow dusting the hills behind Sylmar this afternoon....

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posted on
February 7th, 2009
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Shepard Fairey arrested in Boston

The Los Angeles artist best known now for his Obama poster was taken into custody on his way to Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art for the opening of his first...

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posted on
February 7th, 2009
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Water spouts in San Pedro Channel

The reader who sent this photo into LongBeachReport.com said it was the last of three water spouts seen descending offshore before 9 a.m. Story there....

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posted on
February 6th, 2009
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Culver City stops for a day

Residents of Culver City got robocalls on their home phones informing them that the city would be patrolled today by Santa Monica police, while Culver City police attended services for...

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