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Almost everyone in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island is expected to participate Sunday in a celebration of the centennial of the town’s founding and the 75th anniversary of its incorporation.
June 24, 1988
California
Long before the so-called “Baby Bells” came to dominate the telephone industry, Los Angeles had its own Bells--not companies, but entire communities.
March 7, 1997
Through the booms and busts that have blazed across the Central Valley, this has remained a one-horse town, living and dying by the raisin.
July 20, 1992
World & Nation
When she moved here in the 1980s, Carri Stevens was baffled.
Oct. 21, 2012
Citing reports of homophobia within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a group of gay West Hollywood residents is pushing a remarkably well-financed campaign to create an independent police force in the 8-year-old city.
Oct. 30, 1992
Desert: Cabazon boasts some unusual attractions, including two towering stucco dinosaurs. But it is one of the few California cities to have disincorporated--only to see major tax revenue go elsewhere.
Aug. 16, 2000
Many people thought that Howard Anderson had “one wheel in the sand” when he proposed launching an FM radio station to serve the Mojave Desert.
May 10, 1988
Long admired for their electric glow, the casinos, hotels and other attractions of Las Vegas have largely turned to the brighter lights and lesser costs of LED technology. Neon? There’s a museum for that.
Jan. 28, 2020
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April 1, 2009
Business
Stock Market Chief Resigns in Pay Furor New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso resigned Wednesday, unable to withstand the uproar over a $140-million pay package that critics said made him look more like a symbol of Wall Street greed than one of the world’s most important financial regulators.
Sept. 21, 2003