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Turnout appears small as L.A. votes for new mayor
Though turnout numbers were not yet available from election officials Tuesday afternoon, voters were few and far between at many polling places across the city. Tuesday's contest -- where L.A. will determine its next mayor, city controller and city...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Local Elections, Voting, Elections, Polls
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Centerpiece of remodeled LAX terminal named for Villaraigosa
The centerpiece of the modernized Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles Airport will be named in honor of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa because of his contributions to airport development. The city's Board of Airport Commissioners...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Rentals
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Overlooked by politicians, low-wage workers barely scrape by
Last week, I visited a South Los Angeles woman whose story should embarrass us. It's a story that's not uncommon, and deserves the full attention of the next mayor of the city. Alicia, whose full name I'm withholding because she's afraid her boss...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Elections, Los Angeles Hotels, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Politics
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Oceanside man sentenced to six months for stealing Marine gear
SAN DIEGO -- A former civilian contractor at Camp Pendleton was sentenced Monday to six months in prison followed by six months' house arrest after pleading guilty to stealing medical equipment meant to be shipped to forward-deployed Marines, including...
Tags: Trials, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Theft
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Dead monkey, elephant meat and reptile purses seized at LAX
In what even U.S. Customs officials are describing as a “weird” week of sorts, border protection officers seized nearly half a pound of exotic meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made with reptile skin coming in from Nigeria....
Tags: Wildlife, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Nigeria, Conservation, Endangered Species
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Michael Jackson paranoid, anxious, obsessive, director says
Five days before he died, Michael Jackson was in such a sorry mental state that the director of his ill-fated “This Is It” concert series said he needed a psychiatric evaluation. Kenny Ortega sent the June 20, 2009, email to Randy Phillips,...
Tags: AEG, Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists
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Poll: Where should Vin Scully's voice be heard?
Readers are talking a lot about a man who talks for a living: Vin Scully. Times data editor Doug Smith's Op-Ed article Tuesday musing on "the voice of L.A." closed with a question: "As far as I'm concerned, the voice of L.A. should be heard every day in...
Tags: Cheesecake Factory, Radio, Theme Park Vacations, Don Mattingly, Car Guides and Reviews
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Race for city controller lands at LAX
This post has been corrected, as explained below. The Los Angeles city controller doesn't have any actual power over the modernization plans of Los Angeles World Airports or over whether a runway is moved at Los Angeles International Airport....
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Local Elections, Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Elections
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Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer
The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...
Tags: AFL-CIO, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Herb Wesson, Wendy Greuel
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Trade group predicts crowded airports and planes this summer
Airports will be crowded this summer and empty airline seats rare as Americans take to the skies in numbers that are expected to edge closer to the pre-recession peak. Nearly 209 million people will fly on U.S.-based airlines this summer, up 1% from a...
Tags: Transportation, Transportation Industry, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Delays
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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: Human Interest, Eli Broad, Wendy Greuel, AEG, Gil Cedillo
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Letters: Election billboard ads may backfire
Re "Billboard firms play big role," May 16 The big billboard companies are at it again. These major uglifiers of Los Angeles are demanding the right to install new digital billboards. Presumably to help them with their suit against the city, they have...Tags: Elections, Politics
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