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Book smart: Ken Brecher
For Ken Brecher to say that being the president of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles is the best job he's ever had -- well, that speaks volumes. Consider that he's run the Sundance Institute, the Boston Children's Museum and a major Philadelphia...Tags: Anthropology, Robert Redford, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Filene's Basement Corporation, Weather Reports
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Campbell leaps into GOP Senate race, drops gubernatorial bid
L.A. NOWFormer U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell announced this morning that he is entering the race to unseat U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, confirming rumors that have flared this week that he was leaving the California gubernatorial contest. Calling the nation's fiscal path...... -
Riordan says L.A. could run out of money for parks, libraries
L.A. NOWFormer Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan said Saturday that rising pension costs could cause the city to run out of money to pay for parks, libraries and other services within two years. The former mayor made his comments at a...... -
Will Tea Party conservatives crash Boxer-Fiorina?
Opinion L.A.It looks as if they're trying. The Washington Independent's David Weigel reports today about a conference call among conservative bloggers and Carly Fiorina, a Republican challenging Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) for her seat: Halfway through the call,... -
Top-scoring charter school named for UCLA professor
L.A. NOWA four-year-old high school that became a 2009 California Distinguished School was formally named today for a respected expert on education and business management and his civic activist spouse. The new William and Carol Ouchi High School is in its...... -
Festival of Books: Author John Buntin
Jacket CopyOne of the authors who will be at the L.A. Times Festival of Books -- this weekend, April 24-25 -- is John Buntin. Although he lives near Washington, D.C., Buntin became fascinated by Los Angeles -- particularly the criminals and...... -
L.A. city officials dispute former mayor Riordan's bankruptcy prediction
L.A. NOWFormer Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has been stirring a municipal hornetâs nest over the last few weeks, repeatedly warning that the city he once ran would need to file for bankruptcy unless major policy decisions are made. His most...... -
L.A.'s top budget expert says filing for bankruptcy, as Riordan suggests, would be foolish
L.A. NOWThe top budget expert at Los Angeles City Hall said Friday that the municipal government is climbing out of its fiscal sinkhole â- and would be foolish to file for bankruptcy as a way of solving its problems. City Administrative...... -
Former L.A. Mayor Riordan warns of city bankruptcy risk, says labor costs must be slashed
Money & CompanyFormer Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan tries to turn up the heat on city workers in a commentary on the Wall Street Journalâs op-ed page Wednesday, warning that L.A. âwill likely declare bankruptcyâ within the next few years if labor...... -
Villaraigosa is no Hahn holdover
Robert Greene's Nov. 1 Op-Ed article, "The real Villaraigosa era begins now," in which he portrays Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's first term as largely a continuation of his predecessor James K. Hahn's policies and offers prognostications...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, Los Angeles Police Department, White House, Regional Authority
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L.A. charter schools flex their educational muscles
Over the last decade, a quiet revolution took root in the nation's second-largest school district.
Fueled by money and emboldened by clout from some of the city's most powerful figures, charter schools began a period of explosive growth that has...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, School Examinations, Curricula, Examinations
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Kerry Madden tracks Harper Lee
Jacket CopyLos Angeles writer Kerry Madden is the author of several young adult novels and the 2009 biography for teens, "Up Close: Harper Lee." While Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of the best-remembered and best-loved books of the......
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