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MOCA's 'A New Sculpturalism' faces uncertain future without Gehry
Frank Gehry has pulled out of a major architecture exhibition set to open June 2 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, a move that could force the show to find a new venue or face the prospect of being canceled altogether. The exhibition, "A New...
Tags: Politics, Thom Mayne, Museums, Getty Foundation, Interior Policy
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Eric Garcetti for mayor
Studying the top five mayoral contenders before the March primary, The Times selected Eric Garcetti as the candidate most likely to rise to the occasion and lead Los Angeles into a successful future. Now the runoff between Garcetti and Wendy Greuel is...
Tags: Politics, Children's Health, Wendy Greuel, Elections, Interior Policy
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Lenders venturing back into subprime market
Michele and Russell Poland's credit was shot, but they managed to buy their suburban dream home anyway. After a business bankruptcy and a home foreclosure, they turned to a rare option in this era of tightfisted banking — a subprime loan. The...
Tags: Richard Cordray, Mortgages, Politics, Financial and Business Services, Loans
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Federal refi program for underwater homeowners hits its stride
The Obama administration's Home Affordable Refinance Program is at last helping legions of American homeowners with upside-down mortgages. Nearly 1.1 million homeowners with little or no equity were able to refinance last year under HARP, which...
Tags: Mortgages, Politics, Financial and Business Services, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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5 killed in Illinois shooting; suspect dies after police chase
Five members of a family were killed in a home in Manchester, Ill., and the suspected gunman died after a police chase, officials said Wednesday. The family, including a grandmother, a young couple and two small children, were found dead in the Scott...
Tags: Politics, Springfield, Shootings, Interior Policy, Bradley
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Refinance program for underwater borrowers extended two years
A popular government program enabling underwater borrowers who are current on their mortgages to refinance at lower rates will be extended for two more years. The Obama administration's Home Affordable Refinance Program had been scheduled to expire...
Tags: Mortgages, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Fannie Mae
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In Ramona Gardens, an easing of long-simmering tensions
They were eating dinner in their Ramona Gardens living room when the rock crashed through the window like a meteorite. Jeff Littrel and his little boy hadn't been in their home more than a few days. Peering through the torn screen and shattered glass,...
Tags: Gang Activity, Basketball, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime
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Bell trial: Judge’s note to jury a setback, defense says
L.A. NOWA juror sent the judge in the Bell corruption case a note that showed panel members were struggling with counts surrounding the pay council members received for serving on the Bell Community Housing Authority. The juror's note, which Superior Court...... -
Bell corruption trial: Still no verdict, jurors now on day 12
L.A. NOWAlthough a Los Angeles Superior Court judge expressed optimism that a verdict was close in the Bell corruption trial, jurors remained behind closed doors Monday, locked in their 12th day of deliberations. “I think we may hear something from the........ -
Bell corruption trial: Judge says a verdict seems close
L.A. NOWAs the jury in the Bell corruption case began its 11th day of deliberations, the judge said Friday she's encouraged that a verdict is close. “I think we may hear something more from the jury today," Superior Court Judge Kathleen...... -
Is corruption 'a way of life' in L.A., as Kevin James claims?
L.A. NOWLos Angeles mayoral hopeful Kevin James has been depicting City Hall as one of America’s great hot houses of corruption. The former radio talk show host memorialized that claim this week with an Internet-only ad that declares: “Corruption is... -
Bell council took money from the poor, D.A. says
L.A. NOWThe prosecutor in the Bell corruption case took aim at the six defendants in his closing statement Wednesday, saying that instead of serving their low-income community they were more interested in fattening their wallets. “I’m talking about...
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