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Electric Cars Park for Free at LAX (Volt, Too)
KickingTiresWe???ve reported on several stories like this in the past: Owning an electric vehicle has the great fringe benefit of more accessible, and sometimes free, parking. The perk got better when we heard you can park at Los Angeles International......Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles, Chevrolet
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'The Amazing Race' recap: Starting with unfinished business
Reality CheckHere's Bucky on tonight's TAR premiere:Welcome to “The Amazing Race”, season 18 or, as they are calling it, “Unfinished Business.” This name because all the teams are from past seasons and none of them won. Presumably, in a few...Tags: Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents, Scuba Diving, Sports, Diving
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'The Amazing Race': Bucky gives us a preview
Reality CheckNow tell me, which is more exciting: a bunch of walking billboards driving cars 200 laps around a track in Daytona, Florida or 11 teams of (mostly) regular people like you and me, racing one big ol’ lap around the......Tags: Television, Entertainment, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Fenway Park
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'The Amazing Race': And they're off ...
Reality CheckHere's Bucky on last night's Amazing Race premiere ... (And my apologies for not posting this earlier!):And, they’re off…The teams gather in downtown Los Angeles to begin the 16th season of The Amazing Race and I immediately notice that some....Tags: Chile, 2016 Olympic Games, University of Maryland, College Park, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation Accidents
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TSA chief nominated, retired general
The Swampby Christi Parsons A former Army intelligence officer is President Barack Obama's choice to head the Transportation Security Administration, an administration official said today. The appointment of retired Gen. Robert Harding is expected later today,...Tags: Barack Obama, Transportation Security Administration, Colleges and Universities, Corruption, Armed Forces
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Obama California-bound for Boxer, party
The Swampby Tom Hamburger Presiident Barack Obama has taken off today for California, where he is expected to raise nearly $3.5 million this evening at events honoring California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who is looking at a tough re-election battle this year.......Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Boston, Barbara Boxer, George W. Bush
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Newton: What about the Port of Los Angeles?
It's fun for mayoral candidates to imagine eliminating potholes or building new trains to link the Valley to the Westside. It's not hard to support a spiffed-up LAX (really, what's hard to believe is that it's taken this long) or legions of new police...
Tags: Panama, Jim Newton, Eric Garcetti, Suez Canal, Air Pollution
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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: Politics, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Los Angeles Hotels, Elections, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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John Shirreffs' move east is sad sign for Southern California racing
John Shirreffs should not depart the Southern California thoroughbred racing scene without a salute. So cup your right hand to your forehead and read on. There will be no brass bands playing when Shirreffs leaves. That's partly because it will be...
Tags: Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Derby, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Newton: Villaraigosa's legacy
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivered his final State of the City address last week, and as these speeches go, it was fairly typical. He boasted of progress in environmental protection and public safety, both genuine hallmarks of his work and legitimate...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Media Industry
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The Greuel-Garcetti conundrum
When I met them at their home on election day in March, Don and Prudy Schultz of Van Nuys had a Wendy Greuel sign planted in their frontyard. But today, it's gone. Don jerked it out of the ground as if it were a weed, and got rid of it. "Just wanted...
Tags: Politics, Eric Garcetti, Local Elections, Wendy Greuel, Elections
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Is Prime Healthcare settling scores with union?
In recent years, Prime Healthcare has built a reputation as a take-no-prisoners company willing to run roughshod over patients and employees alike in its quest for profits — $283 million on revenue of $1.6 billion in 2010, according to a financial...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Work Relations, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Lawyers
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