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Cops In Neutral Corner... - 08/08/2008

LAPD’s ‘What If’ on BID Troubles

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officials aren’t choosing sides, but they are hoping that a full roster of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) will continue to provide security and maintenance te ... [ Full Story ]

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Where in Our World Are You? - 08/08/2008

Teaser for Downtown Detectives: Here’s a Downtown location that many readers have probably passed countless times on foot or while driving a car or riding a bus. You might not recognize it right away because it’s changed quite a bit over the las ... [ Full Story ]

Commentary - 08/08/2008

Wondering About Skid Row: Whatever Happened to Work?

I found myself in separate, private discussions with a couple of high-ranking city officials recently. They were pleasantly challenging exchanges, especially because both of my conve ... [ Full Story ]

Letter to the Editor - 08/08/2008

Libertarian Perspective: Why We Fight

Why do libertarians choose to defend liberty? People look at the libertarian defense of free markets and assume we only care about the rich and big business. They think we are naive about national ... [ Full Story ]

Dot Dot Dish - 08/08/2008

EXCEPTION ON EXERCISE?: Cross currents flow through City Councilmember Jan Perry’s public comments about her proposal to restrict fast-food restaurants in South L.A. on the basis of concerns over health. Perry recently told the Wall Stree ... [ Full Story ]

Community Calendar - 08/08/2008

Metro Public Meeting on Downtown-Westside Bus Connection

Talking Transit: The monthly meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro Westside/Central Service Sector will focus on a pair of bus routes that provide service ... [ Full Story ]

Don Flood - 08/08/2008

Country Music Losing Its Integrity

I can remember a time when country singers took a little more pride in themselves.

If they sang about getting drunk, gambling away the rent money, cheating on their spouses, starting a brawl, gett ... [ Full Story ]

Contest Offers Full Ride to Local Fashion School - 08/08/2008

High school seniors who want to go to college to study fashion but can’t manage the expenses have a chance to solve that problem thanks to a scholarship competition being conducted by The Art Institutes, which counts a local school in its network of 40 ca ... [ Full Story ]

Feds Charge Fraud at Skid Row Clinic, Echo Park Hospital - 08/08/2008

Authorities recently arrested the owner of local hospital and another man who ran a medical facility in the Skid Row district of Downtown, where they allegedly recruited homeless individuals as part of a scheme to defraud the publicly subsidized Medicare ... [ Full Story ]

His American Archetype: From Carefree to Car-Free - 08/08/2008

By Andrew Lam

New America Media

SAN FRANCISCO—For the first time in nearly two decades, I am no longer a driver. A few months ago, facing spiking gas prices and much-needed repairs, I donated my car to an organization that takes care o ... [ Full Story ]

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