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Spending in L.A. mayor's race breaks records
Spending in the hotly contested two-year race for Los Angeles mayor exceeded $33 million on Saturday, breaking previous records as unlimited outside money continued to play a dominant role in Tuesday's contest. Candidate super PACs and so-called...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Local Elections, Eric Garcetti, AEG, Gil Cedillo
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...
Tags: Lawyers, Unions, Students, Columbia University, Career and Workplace
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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction
Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...
Tags: J. Crew, Human Accomplishments, Auction Service, Painting, Gerhard Richter
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Michael Bloomberg donates $350,000 to L.A. school board race
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg donated $350,000 to the Los Angeles school board campaign this week, records show. Bloomberg's contribution, which was filed Tuesday, will enlarge the already sizable war chest of the Coalition for School Reform,...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Michael Bloomberg, Local Government, Human Interest, Politics
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N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg gives $350,000 to L.A. school board race
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $350,000 to the L.A. school board campaign this week, records show. Bloomberg's contribution, which was filed Tuesday, will enlarge an already sizable warchest of the Coalition for School Reform, a political...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Antonio Villaraigosa, Local Government, Human Interest, Politics
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Juilliard School honorees include Daniel Day-Lewis, Dawn Upshaw
Daniel Day-Lewis will soon have a new role to obsessively inhabit -- recipient of an honorary doctoral degree from the Juilliard School in New York. The arts school said it also would bestow commencement honors this year on opera singer Dawn Upshaw,...
Tags: Nancy Wilson, Entertainment, Music, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln (movie, 2012)
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In L.A. school board race, sky-high spending continues
Record spending will continue in the last remaining race for a seat on the Los Angeles school board, as a political action committee has put together a war chest of about $600,000 to use on behalf of a candidate endorsed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa....
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Politics, Michelle Rhee, Teachers, Elections
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MOCA gala takes walk on the wild side
It seemed only fitting that the MOCA gala celebrating the opening of Urs Fischer's new chaos-skirting show, organized under the "creative direction" of the crazy-making artist Rob Pruitt, would have a Dada sort of anti-logic. In other words, it was...
Tags: Fine Artists, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, Museums, Cheech Marin
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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: Michelle Rhee, Media Industry, Teaching and Learning, Apple iPad, Michael Bloomberg
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MOCA hits $75-million mark, nearing endowment goal
Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art say they have reached the $75-million mark in their campaign to establish a $100-million endowment, with $50 million raised in the last month alone. MOCA's board co-chairs Maria Bell and David Johnson said...
Tags: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture, Arts, Museums
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MOCA says it has hit $75-million mark for endowment, and names donors
Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art announced Wednesday that they have raised more than $50 million since the middle of March for the museum’s endowment. A larger endowment is widely seen as the first step to turning around the troubled...
Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Quick Takes: Reebok drops rapper
Rick Ross' controversial lyrics that seemed to promote date rape have resulted in the superstar rapper-mogul being dropped as a spokesman for Reebok. After intense pressure from a number of organizations, including anti-sexism collective UltraViolet,...Tags: Telemundo (tv network), Radio Industry, Entertainment, KB Home, Joffrey Ballet
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