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Here's an alternative idea to spending $100 million on traffic improvements at Universal City.
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Dana Gabbard:
Take transit seriously, LA Observed
Take transit seriously, LA Observed
Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come, says a leader of SoCal Transit Advocates.
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Rick J. Caruso:
Police hiring freeze a step in the wrong direction
Police hiring freeze a step in the wrong direction
Freezing police hiring would be like closing all the stores at The Grove to save money on electricity, says the former president of the Los Angeles Police Commission.
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Robert M. Saltzman:
Time for LAPD to do the right thing on discrimination
Time for LAPD to do the right thing on discrimination
A member of the police commission says the Boy Scouts must choose between discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and religion, or giving up the LAPD Explorer program.
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Lesley Moon:
Avant Coco Avant Chanel
Avant Coco Avant Chanel
News of the forthcoming film about Coco Chanel met me with a familiar, however generally repressed twinge of discomfort.
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Jonathan Freund:
Working with Larry Gelbart
Working with Larry Gelbart
More than anything, Larry wanted us to enjoy our time with him - in person, in a theater, in front of a television.
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Murray Fromson:
The L.A. Times and 'ultimate performance'
The L.A. Times and 'ultimate performance'
A journalism professor protests erectile dysfunction ads in the Times' sports section.
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Ellen Alperstein:
I know how Aurora Ponce feels
I know how Aurora Ponce feels
As the scheduled speaker at my high school graduation, I, too, was told at the last minute that I wouldn't be able to deliver my message.
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Jim A. Beardsley:
Newport '69, a retrospect
Newport '69, a retrospect
The music festival in the San Fernando Valley suburbs—two months before Woodstock—was an impractical concept, poorly executed and misunderstood by naive public officials, police and citizens. But for the thousands who partied, it's still a fun memory.
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Steve Whitmore:
A son's tribute to James Whitmore
A son's tribute to James Whitmore
Steve Whitmore remembers his father, the actor James Whitmore, as a proud and patriotic Marine who believed in gun control, the American Civil Liberties Union and the election of Barack Obama.
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Ellen Alperstein:
Why L.A. watches the credits
Why L.A. watches the credits
She used to think the practice of staying seated for movie credits was a phenomenon of L.A. being a company town. For her, she just likes a few minutes of darkness to ruminate on the film. Or, as with "Atonement," to collect all the little pieces strewn over a two-hour trail of tears and outrage.
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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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