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Letters to the Editor: A new L.A. council district map that makes sense? Yes please. Let’s do a little bit of history here, before we get started. The current city council has just had…
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Letters to the Editor: A new L.A. council district map that makes sense? Yes please. Let’s do a little bit of history here, before we get started. The current city council has just had…
Abcarian: Steve Bannon discovers the hard way that defying Congress is no joke During the last election, Steve Bannon promised a new “pivotal moment” in American politics. But instead, the Trump White House is…
Beverly Hills billionaires give UC Davis $50 million to build agricultural research hub As California’s UC Davis expands into the “food and biotech age,” it might just become the biggest university in the world…
Venezuela landslide kills at least 39 people, over 50 missing – BBC News The Venezuelan authorities have said that at least 39 people died and more than 50 are missing after a landslide near…
Council was told security hired to prevent encampments wouldn’t make arrests. One councillor is questioning why city documents say otherwise. “My number one question is why does city hall tell us that we’re supposed…
Haiti Fast Facts Haiti Facts Where is Haiti? Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince, is located in the south-central portion of the island of Hispaniola, and is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea on three sides…
A ‘Period Dignity Officer’ Seemed Like a Good Idea. Until a Man Was Named. After a while, the man-on-the-plane thing just got monotonous. I read somewhere, long ago, that when a flight attendant has…
Letters to the Editor: How we the people are letting Trump destroy our democracy Monday Feb 21, 2017 at 12:01 AM In the wake of the U.S. election, I am writing in response to…
He used charm, others’ personal tragedies and fake celebrity endorsements. How Christopher LaVoie cast his reality show and reeled in successful entrepreneurs. Chris Stroup was trying to make his name as the head of…
Ralph Fiennes Is Playing Robert Moses in ‘Straight Line Crazy’ The straight-to-video remake of The Thin Red Line, from the team behind “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”, is a remake that’s hard to…