When Highland Park resident Liz Martinez talks about charter schools, she speaks with the same kind of pride she reserves for her children's accomplishments. He
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Google wants to take over our highways the way it has taken over the information superhighway. Its driverless cars are a lot closer to road domination than many peop
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Dare we say it? Los Angeles is overpopulated, at least on paper. Sure, we have plenty of room. But there's not enough housing here, and L.A. is the least afford
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Los Angeles is arguably the global capital of car culture, a gas-hog of a city with boulevards that span the length of some states.California, overall, is car countr
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Mayor Eric Garcetti has hired a new spokeswoman. Naomi Seligman, a veteran communications consultant, will replace Yusef Robb as the mayor's communications direc
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USC is one of the top 25 universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. It also has a selfie class, or, as the school puts it, a #SelfieClass.The
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Van Hibler is the grandmaster of a Masonic lodge based in South L.A. About 150 men belong to the group, which collects dues, makes charitable contributions, and per
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Last year Los Angeles ranked as the fourth worst city in the nation for bedbug infestations. The year prior to that, we ranked second.The greater Bay Area, including
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There are 200 billion stars in our Milky Way Galaxy, but if you live in Downtown L.A. you generally can't see any of them, thanks to the glow created by 3.9 million
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At a recent meeting of the Los Feliz Improvement Association, City Council District 4 representative Tom LaBonge was given a hero's farewell. The three-term councilm
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Local civil rights activists are calling for a federal investigation into the pattern and practices of the Los Angeles Police Department following a string of shoot
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Teachers in Los Angeles aren't exactly poor. But consider the cost of living here: A report last year said it takes you nearly $100,000 a year in household incom
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