When Santa Monica residents Sanaz and Delbert Whetter had their first child, Neta, seven years ago, the pair, who are deaf, quickly became frustrated with their op
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As the late 1960s saw the end of the peace and love era, the '70s retained the decade's ethos of equality and standing up for it with activism and even protest. Gat
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Los Angelesbased retailer Forever 21 ? the nation's fifth largest specialty retailer ? has joined other retailers in pledging to stop selling clothing made with moha
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In a move that likely surprised some political observers, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday that he had selected 37-year veteran Michel Moore to be the 57th chie
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From sprawling Griffith to quaint Hollenbeck, Los Angeles isn't lacking in green spaces. Or is it? The Trust for Public Land has released its annual ranking of park
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The number of homeless people in Los Angeles has declined for the first time in four years.In Los Angeles County, the number of people living on the streets has dro
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L.A. native Emmanuel Masongsong knew he wanted to pursue a career in science after he got a book on his sixth birthday. It had pictures of the planets, the solar sys
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Shawn Simons remembers the first cat she ever saved. With her Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats, Simons and her assistants have for the past eight years i
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If anybody ever tells you that they are an expert in homelessness, run! cautions Christopher Mack, community outreach worker with the Wesley Community Health Clinic
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Undocumented status should be temporary and change to something more permanent for everyone, Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition of Humane Immigrant
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What's in a hairstyle? For homeless LGBTQ youth navigating complex identities and dangerous social landscapes ? a lot. That truth drives ProjectQ, the nonprofit
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Joe Sanberg, a California native, has spent the past eight years as a philanthropic entrepreneur building socially conscious companies and organizations. Most notabl
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