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Education coalition wants to stay course in L.A. Unified
A coalition of groups, including the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, has launched an effort to put education at the center of the mayoral race and civic attention. But they aren't calling for sweeping changes in the L.A. Unified School District....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Antonio Villaraigosa, Teachers, School Examinations, Finance
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World's first Corvette Stingray convertible sells for $1 million
No stranger to auctioning off rare cars for charity, Barrett-Jackson on Friday afternoon sold the world’s first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray convertible for $1 million, including commission. The car’s new owner is no stranger to charity...
Tags: Auction Service, Hybrid Vehicles, Sergio Marchionne, Social Issues, Chevrolet
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Mike Bonin in Council District 11
Los Angeles City Council District 11 begins at the bluffs of Pacific Palisades and crosses the coral tree-lined median of San Vicente Boulevard. It includes Westchester bungalows in the shadow of jets rumbling into LAX, and the homeless in Venice who...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Rentals, Social Issues, Los Angeles International Airport, Finance
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School board candidates debate Bloomberg's $1-million donation
L.A. NOWA record-setting donation to Los Angeles school board contests quickly became a topic Wednesday night at the first candidate forum after word broke of the $1-million contribution by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s donation is... -
Groups react to Boy Scouts' non-decision on gay membership
IRVING, Texas -- Several hundred Boy Scouts, parents and supporters gathered outside Boy Scouts of America national headquarters in the Dallas suburbs Wednesday to rally against lifting the ban on gays in Scouting. They came toting American flags and...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Religious Events, Social Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Supreme Court
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First 2014 Corvette Stingray to be sold at auction
If your pockets run as deep as your love for the Corvette, you might want to find yourself in Scottsdale, Ariz. this weekend. That’s where Barrett-Jackson will auction off the first production model of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. This...
Tags: Auction Service, Social Issues, NASCAR, North American International Auto Show
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Kobe Bryant leads thousands in walk to end homelessness
L.A. NOWKobe Bryant leads thousands in walk to end homelessness... -
Poverty growing among L.A. County veterans, study finds
L.A. NOWThousands of veterans in Los Angeles County are falling into poverty and unemployment, according to research commissioned by United Way of Greater Los Angeles, which issued a call to action Friday to better address the needs of returning service members..... -
Jean Smith dies at 93; Junior League president and Nancy Reagan confidant
Jean Webb Vaughan Smith, a member of the Reagans' inner circle who championed volunteerism as national president of the Assn. of Junior Leagues, died Wednesday in Los Angeles of natural causes, her family said. She was 93.
Smith joined the Junior...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Justice System, Charity, Nancy Reagan, White House
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Book Review: Sarah Palin via Joe McGinniss: cocaine, infidelity and anonymity
![There's a not-so-subtle agenda underpinning Joe McGinniss' "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin," although it's never made explicit until late in the book. "The time has come to strike the tent," McGinniss begins the closing chapter. "[N]o matter how much my book sales might benefit from a Palin presidential campaign in 2012, I sincerely hope that the whole extravaganza, which has been unblushingly underwritten by a mainstream media willing to gamble the nation's future in exchange for the cheap thrill of watching a clown in high heels on a flying trapeze, is nearing the end of its run."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-09/64779641-15090130.jpg "There's a not-so-subtle agenda underpinning Joe McGinniss' \"The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,\" although it's never made explicit until late in the book. \"The time has come to strike the tent,\" McGinniss begins the closing chapter. \"[N]o matter how much my book sales might benefit from a Palin presidential campaign in 2012, I sincerely hope that the whole extravaganza, which has been unblushingly underwritten by a mainstream media willing to gamble the nation's future in exchange for the cheap thrill of watching a clown in high heels on a flying trapeze, is nearing the end of its run.\"")
There's a not-so-subtle agenda underpinning Joe McGinniss' "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin," although it's never made explicit until late in the book. "The time has come to strike the tent," McGinniss begins the closing chapter. "[N]o...Tags: Book, Adultery, College Sports, College Basketball, Regional Authority
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William Aramony dies at 84; United Way chief executive
William Aramony, who built the United Way of America into a philanthropic powerhouse before leaving in disgrace and serving six years in prison for fraud, has died. He was 84.
Aramony was the United Way's chief executive from 1970 to 1992. He resigned...Tags: Health, Corporate Crime, College Sports, Charity, Prosecution
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Occupy movement rallies at L.A. school district headquarters
L.A. NOWOccupy L.A. movement heads to L.A. Unified school board meeting....
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