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The ten-point Garcetti lead over Greuel that only the USC-LAT poll found last month has shrunk a bit. But it's better for Garcetti than the dead heat that the last major poll in the race found.More
Campaign 2013
The ten-point Garcetti lead over Greuel that only the USC-LAT poll found last month has shrunk a bit. But it's better for Garcetti than the dead heat that the last major poll in the race found.More
Real estate
Here's another explanation for the improving fiscal outlook: Property is gaining in value. This is good news for local governments, as well as for homeowners who are seeing the value of their properties creep back up after several down yearsMore
Economy
Government is needed a lot more in bad times than in good times. With the economy getting better, albeit slowly, that reliance is not only starting to recede, but it's being replaced by more money coming in.More
Economy
That's still up from 1991 when it was just 57, according to a Gallup survey, and much of the increase came after the recession. Those still in the workforce expect to retire well past 61.More
Morning Buzz
Mayoral votes could take weeks to count despite low turnout. (Only in LA...) Why Angelenos don't vote. Villaraigosa versus the ads. Greuel's job at DreamWorks gave her a Rolodex. Some Garcetti endorsements. Plus the LAPD consent decree, subway noise and Disney Hall, and David Beckham's retirement is a big story in Europe. Kings win 4-3. More
Employment
April's unemployment rate was 9 percent, down from 9.4 percent the previous month and the lowest level since late 2008.
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Ricky Jay could conjure a taxi in the rain in the middle of a cornfield. A documentary film about the renowned illusionist doesn't explain how, and, really, would you want it any other way?More
Blue and gold at the end of the earth.
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A little taste of Scranton (and Dunder Mifflin) on Saticoy Street.
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Former news anchor Giselle Fernandez kicks off "Big Shots" on the magazine's CityThink website with the Mexican mogul. The series will feature influential business people and leaders.More
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Valley girls
"This film...is about our cultural history," director Martha Coolidge told a crowd at LACMA to see "Valley Girl," 30 years after its release. More
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If his message isn't clear, if his manner isn't inviting, if he is nothing more than a whack job, at least give him props for perseverance. An encounter at the Santa Monica courthouse. Ellen Alperstein
Koch brothers protest
About 200 people came out for a downtown Los Angeles rally against the conservative Koch brothers possibly buying the Los Angeles Times. Iris Schneider photo; see bigger.
Iconic race track will close after 75 years.
A. Quincy Jones
The first major museum retrospective of Jones' work comes later this month to the Hammer Museum. Read more
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Mexican fan palms are the ultimate weeds of Los Angeles. This one was spotted growing beside the Herald Examiner building on 11th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Bigger
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When the Kings and Ducks play next year at Dodger Stadium, it won't be the first outdoor hockey game in LA. Story
Desert waterpark
Emily Green took pictures at the defunct Rock-a-Hoola Waterpark in the eastern Mojave Desert. More
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Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in front of a studio audience doing "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1963. Jerry Paris can be seen directing. Photograph by Earl Thiesen for Look magazine. Bigger | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive
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A less-than-fond farewell to Los Angeles spotted in Paso Robles. Steve Harvey's Only in LA column.
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Night photo along the Los Angeles River by Kevin McCollister. Bigger at East of West LA.
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Twin Argentine girls ride in a 1972 Ford Fairlane "limousine" while celebrating their 15th birthdays. Photo by Myriam Meloni. Sony World Photography Awards.
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Alternate route
The Ballona Creek bike path was wide open during the April 21 Ciclavia, as a few savvy riders discovered. Photo: Joel Sappell.
JPL suspends open house
Federal budget concerns, meaning the sequestration cuts, are blamed for cancellation of the popular spring public event. Story
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