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Noting the deaths of prominent, newsworthy or interesting Los Angeles figures and of LA Observed's colleagues in the media is a regular thing we do here. There seems to be a lot more of them this year. Here are those we got to through the months, organized a little differently than in the past, with the usual generous definition of Angeleno.
Community
Rosa Broadous, family matriarch;
Rimmon Fay, activist;
Dorothy Green, activist (left);
Harlan Hahn, professor;
Pete Kameron, philanthropist;
David Lieber, educator;
Robert Nudelman, preservationist;
Bo Taylor, peacekeeper;
Don White, activistPolitics and governing
Melville C. Branch, city planner; Peter Camejo, Green Party leader (right); Houston Flournoy, Republican; Dios Marrero, airport official; Doris Meyer, former city official; Marilyn Ryan, ex-lawmaker; Beatriz Valdez, Registrar-RecorderEdible pleasures
Jay Fiondella, Chez Jay founder; Ed LaDou, chef; Carmen Rocha, nachos creator (left); Lovie Yancey, Fatburger founderLaw
Warren Ferguson, federal judge; Al Meyerhoff, lawyer (right); Jack Tenner, retired judge; Julius M. Title, retired judge; Edwin Leroy Tolles, lawyerIn the news
Ethel Bradley, first lady; Marie Dey, Rosie the Riveter; Tanya Hurd, teacher; Dianne Ogden, Spector witness; Jamiel Shaw, A student (left)Legends
Alice Broude, Redwood waitress; Larry Oakley, barber; Bettie Page (right), fetish model; Charles Runyon, Chucko the Clown; Bill Stulla, Engineer Bill Business
Roland Arnall, subprime lender; Robert Berning, Trader Joe's buyer; Dave Freeman, ad executive; Rusty Hammer, business leader; Carl Karcher, burger king; Richard Knerr, Wham-O co-founder (left)More 2008 Passings:
Journalists and mediaSports
Hollywood
Music, arts & letters
Thin blue line
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As newspapers and television pull back from investigative reporting, foundations and other organizations are beginning to fill the void. One of the most interesting is Accountable California, a project of Local 721 of the Service Employees International Union.
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