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Cathie Wright dies at 82; former assemblywoman and state senator
A cardboard elephant in Cathie Wright's Sacramento office during her 20 years in the Assembly and state Senate from 1980 to 2000 summed up the Simi Valley Republican's sense of statecraft: "It's Better to Be a Stomper, Than a Stompee."
"I'm tenacious, I'...Tags: Republican Party, Pete Wilson, Regional Authority, Personal Weapon Control, Gray Davis
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Howard Berman to host major Sacramento fundraiser Monday
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown will headline a cast of top state Democrats at a Sacramento fundraiser Monday for embattled incumbent Rep. Howard Berman. Berman (D-Valley Village) is facing an expensive and increasingly nasty race against fellow Democratic Rep. Brad... -
Famous S.F. bar fighting to stay open
L.A. NOWSan Francisco residents are rallying behind an effort by the Gold Dust Lounge to stay open, after the owners were told that their lease had been terminated.... -
State redistricting nears finish line
Opinion L.A.Two attempts by Republicans to challenge an independent commission's district maps were thrown out today by the state Supreme Court. The GOP's last hope for challenging the lines will come in the form of a referendum on the November ballot...... -
Edna Aliewine dies at 90; Watts community activist founded Christmas parade
Edna Aliewine, a small woman who left a large imprint on South Los Angeles as founder of the Watts/Willowbrook Christmas Parade and co-creator of the Watts walk of fame, died at her home Tuesday. She was 90 and had lymphoma, her family said.
The longtime...Tags: Riots, Darryl Strawberry, Vehicles, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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The go-to guy: Peter Ueberroth
So here's Peter Ueberroth, L.A.'s Olympic champion, chairman of the Newport Beach investor company the Contrarian Group, sharing his office with someone else -- his border collie, Koot, for Kootenai, the Idaho county where Ueberroth found him abandoned....Tags: Crimes, Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Major League Baseball, Pete Wilson
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Jack Tatum dies at 61; Oakland Raider safety whose hit left Darryl Stingley paralyzed
Jack Tatum, the storied Oakland Raiders safety best known for landing the hit that paralyzed New England receiver Darryl Stingley, has died. He was 61.
Tatum, among the most feared and respected NFL players of his era, died of a heart attack Tuesday...Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Career and Workplace, John Madden, Oakland Raiders, Earl Campbell
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Joe Cerrell dies at 75; prominent California political consultant
Joe Cerrell, a prominent political consultant who over several decades helped steer successful campaigns for both the presidency and top offices in California, died Friday. He was 75.
Cerrell, who had pneumonia, died at St. John's Pleasant Valley...Tags: Local Elections, Weddings, Science and Technology, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Pleasant Valley
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich: 'We will not be raising taxes in this state'
Top of the TicketJohn Kasich lists new jobs at top of his priority list in building a new future for his economically-troubled state.... -
Sunday shows: Roger Goodell, Kerry, ElBaradei
Top of the TicketAlso, David Cameron, Steve Sabol, Martin Indyk, Thomas Pickering, Madeline Albright, James Baker, Edward Walker, Alan Simpson and Zbigniew Brzezinski.... -
Arthur Marx dies at 89; writer son of Groucho
Arthur Marx, a veteran television writer, playwright, celebrity biographer and memoirist who wrote extensively about an often fractious life with his father, comedic legend Groucho Marx, has died. He was 89 and died of natural causes Thursday at his Los...Tags: Errol Flynn, Celebrities, Music Theater, Movies, Entertainment
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