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Ramona Gardens Calls on Fashion District
Ramona Gardens Calls on Fashion District

Looking for Some Help: Preparations for the 2nd Annual Ramona Gardens Fashion Show are underway, and organizers are seeking help as they strive to have everything ready for the eve ... [Full Story]

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Get Back to Basics on Bringing Back Broadway

It appears that the city’s budget crunch and the sour economy have combined to shelve plans to spend nearly $60 million in pu ... [Full Story]

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Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on political campaign finance regulations, which did away wi ... [Full Story]

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Lights…Camera…Action Coalition

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Home Genetic Tests: Are they worth it?

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What can you tell me about hom ... [Full Story]

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We recognized Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz upon his arrival as the leader of the agency’s Central Bureau three years ago—and we now laud him as he prepares to step down from the post next month. Diaz is an immigrant from Cuba who arrived in the U.S. as a small child, escaping travails that brought hardship to his family in the island nation. He spent more than 30 years with LAPD, rising from street cop to his current duties, which he took up in the wake of a May Day demonstration in MacArthur Park that ended in a skirmish between LAPD officers and a crowd in 2007. Diaz played a crucial role in repairing relationships with communities left shaken by the incident. He’s also overseen steady drops in crime rates ... [Full Story]

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