If your force is awakening, maybe Friday night's Lightsaber Battle in downtown Los Angeles is for you.The event, timed to celebrate the latest Star Wars release,
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The great Chinese poet and philosopher Lao Tzu once said, He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened. Here at L.A. Weekly, we pride ourselves o
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Los Angeles' rents have been on fire lately. Mix an improving economy, fewer homeowners after the foreclosure debacle of 2007 and a city where new apartments are
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As we've pointed out before, Los Angeles' most high-profile industry, Hollywood, might as well exist in the era of apartheid. The latest research from UCLA s
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A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a man outside the Standard Hotel downtown was captured on the facility's security video, police said.The imagery is being r
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If you're going to do business with the city of Los Angeles, you have to pay your employees what's called a living wage: $12.42 per hour. But Build Your Dre
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Schools will reopen tomorrow. See our latest here.UPDATED at 1:15 p.m.Reuters is citing federal officials who say the email threat against L.A. Unified schools is li
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As the state enters its fifth year of drought, Californians have finally identified the true water-hogging culprits: rich people.Water use is directly related to inc
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As we head toward a new year, Los Angeles' housing crisis isn't getting any better.Despite attention from City Hall, it seems to be getting worse.Rental webs
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UPDATE at 5:48 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15: Schools will reopen tomorrow. See details at the bottom.It's looking more and more like a terrorist threat emailed to past
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A young man was killed in a shooting outside the Standard Hotel, and it's Los Angeles' fault.Or, rather, it's the fault of the city's spike in crime
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Police were searching for a murderer overnight.Four people were found shot, one fatally, outside the Standard Hotel downtown early Sunday, authorities said.The shoot
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