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For O.J. Simpson: A different time, place and verdict (05 October 12:30) |
| It was no 'trial of the century' in Las Vegas, but the outcome provokes strong emotions through Los Angeles, a city indelibly marked by Simpson's murder trial 13 years ago.
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Concerns hang over new L.A. County-USC hospital (05 October 12:30) |
| Officials wonder if the 600-bed facility, whose opening has been delayed until next month, will face a shortage of space and if there will be enough doctors to staff the expanded emergency r... |
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The story behind Philippe's and its famous French dip (05 October 12:30) |
| The Los Angeles landmark will celebrate its centennial Monday with dignitaries, the founder's grandson and slashed prices.
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Wheelchair wash is topped off with a day of pampering (05 October 12:30) |
| East Los Angeles nonprofit serving people with disabilities provides manicures, haircuts and fresh makeup. 'It gives everyone a great sense of dignity,' one recipient says.
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Santa Monica's new haven for at-risk youth opens (05 October 12:30) |
| Pico Youth & Family Center's facility next to Santa Monica High School offers more services to help teens avoid the grip of gangs and drugs.
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L.A. could face $400-million budget deficit, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa warns (05 October 06:22) |
| He tells department heads to prepare for job and service cuts as the city confronts turmoil on Wall Street and the state government's dire financial situation.
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Pope John Paul II's compassion for Jews on display at Skirball (04 October 12:30) |
| An exhibit at the cultural center in Los Angeles demonstrates how his acceptance of outsiders as a young boy shaped much of his legacy as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Nanny accused of dumping children at unlicensed day care (04 October 12:30) |
| L.A. officials say she told multiple parents in Hancock Park and Larchmont that she was taking their children to outside activities. Instead, she left them at a Hollywood apartment.
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Los Angeles football foes are united in grief (04 October 12:30) |
| Two high school teams have each lost a player to gun violence. As they face off, the pain of their losses is still deeply felt.
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In Los Angeles, a 1900s White House for the not quite presidential (04 October 12:30) |
| A certain Pennsylvania Avenue address has spawned imitators across the continent, including Beverly Hills' once-grand Rosewall estate.
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Revival falters for Variety Arts Center in downtown Los Angeles (04 October 12:30) |
| The owner of the historic theater is looking for a buyer or a partner.
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Missing boaters are congresswomen's brother and his girlfriend; Coast Guard suspends search (04 October 12:30) |
| Henry Sanchez, brother of U.S. Reps. Loretta and Linda Sanchez of California, and his girlfriend are missing. Searchers find debris indicating a possible collision.
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Forever 21 submits bid to buy nearly 150 stores from bankrupt Mervyns (04 October 12:30) |
| The deal would help the popular clothing retailer -- a fast-growing privately held company based in Los Angeles -- extend its brand to significantly larger stand-alone retail spaces.
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Barricaded suspect in South L.A. apparently kills himself (04 October 02:17) |
| The man allegedly shot and wounded his young girlfriend and her son in what police say was a custody dispute. After a four-hour standoff inside a house on Laconia Blvd., he turns the gun on ... |
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A Saturday of rain for Southern California (03 October 09:25) |
| A cold front will bring showers and temperatures in the 60s, breaking the grip of record Los Angeles heat. Lake Tahoe could see snow.
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Los Angeles pension official's retirement bash raises ethical questions (03 October 12:30) |
| Robert Aguallo Jr., former head of the city's largest pension agency, invited business leaders with whom he had worked to pay for his lavish farewell.
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This Saturday, plethora of events bodes ill for motorists (03 October 12:30) |
| USC, UCLA and the Dodgers are all playing at home, and all within a couple of hours of one other. Plan your commute accordingly.
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TreePeople's Community Forestry center opens (03 October 12:30) |
| The Los Angeles nonprofit branches out with a 4-acre campus to teach about creating sustainable urban ecosystems.
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L.A., Long Beach ports inaugurate new anti-smog plan (02 October 12:30) |
| Trucks moving goods in and out of the complex must meet tougher antipollution laws; 2,000 dirty diesel big rigs are banned. Despite compliance checks, cargo moves smoothly.
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L.A. County sheriff's deputy charged in sexual torture of his wife, 2nd man (02 October 12:30) |
| Prosecutors release chilling details about the Sunday night attack, alleging that Deputy Robert A. McClain ordered his wife to castrate her lover.
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Norwalk couple ordered deported after turning to courts for legal residency (02 October 12:30) |
| The Indian man and his English wife overstayed tourist visas and went to immigration officials in 1997, believing they would be granted green cards. After the decade-long battle, a federal c... |
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L.A. parks department to lay off nearly 140 workers (02 October 12:30) |
| Hours will be reduced for hundreds of other temporary and part-time employees because of city budget cuts.
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L.A. council president seeks new limits on digital billboards (02 October 12:30) |
| Garcetti responds to residents' anger over outdoor signs displaying electronic messages in residential neighborhoods.
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Fire contained along Interstate 5 in Castaic (02 October 12:30) |
| The blaze tied up traffic for hours as lanes were closed. About 75 acres burned, mostly in the Angeles National Forest.
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Los Angeles charter school group has big plans for South L.A. (01 October 12:30) |
| Inner City Education Foundation aims to expand from 13 campuses to 35 in eight years.
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Dale Pitt dies at 77; co-wrote 'Los Angeles A to Z' (01 October 12:30) |
| Dale Pitt, who co-wrote with her husband "Los Angeles A to Z," the first encyclopedia on the city and county of Los Angeles, a 1997 local best-seller that was admired for its scholarship and... |
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Man allegedly beaten by L.A. County sheriff's deputy to require facial reconstruction (01 October 12:30) |
| Deputy, whose wife also was assaulted, is held in the attacks.
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Home prices fall at record pace in July (01 October 12:30) |
| Los Angeles and Orange County see a 26.2% drop from a year earlier, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index. National prices slide 16.3%.
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Judge calls on L.A. council to reconsider OK of hospital expansion (30 September 12:30) |
| A tentative ruling states that the council used the wrong voting process when it approved Providence Holy Cross Medical Center's $180-million expansion in November.
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L.A. County deputy arrested in Irvine stabbing (30 September 12:30) |
| Deputy Robert McClain, 34, allegedly stabbed and tried to castrate a young man he suspected of having an affair with his wife. McClain's wife is also attacked.
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Statewide immigration raids result in 1,157 arrests (30 September 12:30) |
| Federal agents target those who ignored deportation orders or returned to the U.S. illegally. More than 400 are arrested in the Los Angeles area.
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Twin brothers killed in Hollywood Hills crash (30 September 12:30) |
| Police say Jesse Brackett, 23, lost control of his car and struck a parked truck in Beachwood Canyon. He died instantly. His brother, David, died later at a hospital.
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Thunderstorms move through Los Angeles (29 September 09:45) |
| The area could receive a quarter inch of rain before tonight, when the storms are expected to clear.
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Johnson Community Day School moves to Hollywood (29 September 12:30) |
| The South L.A. school gives troubled students a last chance. Staffers fear relocation will undermine its mission.
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Rivals for L.A. County supervisor fight for attention (29 September 12:30) |
| Vying in an election expected to draw a record turnout for the presidential choice, 2nd District candidates Mark Ridley-Thomas and Bernard C. Parks struggle to raise the visibility of their ... |
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Lynda and Stewart Resnick to give $45 million for new LACMA pavilion (29 September 12:30) |
| The new exhibition pavilion was designed by architect Renzo Piano to complement its neighbor, the Broad building, which opened this year. The couple will give about $10 million more in artwo... |
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Consulate in Los Angeles raises Israeli flag (29 September 12:30) |
| The country's Star of David banner is posted outside the building's front doors, the first time it has been placed so prominently at any consulate in the U.S., the consul general says.
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Couple to give $45 million for new LACMA pavilion (29 September 12:30) |
| The new exhibition pavilion was designed by architect Renzo Piano to complement its neighbor, the Broad building, which opened this year. The couple will give about $10 million more in artwo... |
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Villaraigosa to unveil L.A. housing plan (28 September 12:30) |
| The mayor will propose a $5-billion, five-year effort to build homes for the poor and middle class. But some wonder whether it is feasible.
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Naked or not, Frederick Shaw was ahead of his time (28 September 12:30) |
| Preserving human bodies in honey doesn't sound like a great idea, but other proposals by Frederick Shaw showed great foresight -- including hang-gliding, vegetarianism and outlawing monopoli... |
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Japanese man can be charged in wife's '81 slaying, L.A. County judge rules (27 September 12:30) |
| Kazuyoshi Miura can't be charged with murder in the Los Angeles killing, the ruling says; he was tried on that charge, and acquitted, in Japan. But he can be tried for conspiracy to commit m... |
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California to get $500 million in federal foreclosure relief (27 September 12:30) |
| Los Angeles is to receive about $33 million. Plans call for using the money to buy blighted homes and either resell or turn them into affordable housing.
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Tour will feature re-enactment of L.A. Buffalo Soldier's life (26 September 12:30) |
| Capt. Edward Lee Baker Jr. won the nation's highest military honor for valor in the Spanish-American war. His grave will be one of the stops on a West Adams-area historical tour.
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Sales tax measure to go on L.A. County ballot (26 September 12:30) |
| Schwarzenegger signs bill allowing voters to decide on a half-cent increase for mass transit.
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Oxnard man faces 210-year sentence for sexually abusing Cambodian girls (26 September 12:30) |
| The seven girls who were drugged, beaten and raped at his Phnom Penh compound were brought to the U.S. to speak at his sentencing hearing. Former ambassador urges maximum penalty.
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California beaches again rate high in water quality (26 September 12:30) |
| A Heal the Bay survey credits drought and monitoring. But Los Angeles and Long Beach waters are among the worst, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed funds for water-quality programs.
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Developers have high hopes for vertical mall in L.A. (25 September 12:30) |
| The seven-story project by developers Jerry Snyder and Michael Wise would open in 2011 on a Wilshire Boulevard site.
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L.A. Unified clerks must do Windows (25 September 12:30) |
| School district office workers whose jobs were cut must show computer competence for a shot at reemployment. For some, it's a tall order.
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Los Angeles dog and cat owners, time is running out to comply with spay-neuter law (25 September 12:30) |
| The new city ordinance, requiring most pets over 4 months old to be sterilized, takes effect Oct. 1.
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Los Angeles city, county officials lobby for new train safety measures (25 September 12:30) |
| The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board will consider improvements sought in the wake of the deadly Metrolink crash in Chatsworth.
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