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Iris Schneider / Valley Girl at 30

At LACMA on Thursday night, a packed and very excited audience, some dressed in 80's garb, watched a screening of "Valley Girl" as the the museum's Film Independent program celebrated the movie's 30th anniversary. "This film was well-researched and shot in Los Angeles. It is about our cultural history," director Martha Coolidge told the crowd.

Ellen Alperstein / Ricky Jay's tricks and treats

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Gary Leonard / Happy Birthday Bill Rosendahl

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Phil Wallace / Elgin Baylor Leaves Clippers

After 22 years of loyalty, Baylor is unceremoniously shown the door.

Bill Boyarsky / Feuer, Zine lead in poll that shows a discontented L.A.

The latest poll, which finds Dennis Zine ahead in the controller’s race and Mike Feuer leading for city attorney, also shows that half the voters don’t think Los Angeles is heading in the right direction.

Chicken Corner is flying the coop

Dear Readers, it's true. Chicken Corner has decamped. Just a few months ago, I believed I might possibly never move from my house in Echo Park, and now here I am moved out of that house and on my way to Cincinnati, Ohio. (Via I-40.)

How about an update?

And some after pictures of a really really bad before.

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