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Commentary:
Westminster in Orange County is one more victim of the state's indifference to local government. City services - and neighborhoods - are in decline everywhere.
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In a conversation formidably learned and profound in its ethical depth, making a place for the moral purpose of cities
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What happens in Glendale isn't staying in Glendale. In fact, it's happening in every L.A. County city.
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Annual roundups have a common theme - it's always "the worst of times and the best of times." And that certainly is true of downtown at the end of 2011 and the start of 2012:...
Communities:
A live blog of the Occupy LA eviction.
Communities:
The tree sitter at Occupy L.A. could be the last man standing if an eviction order is enforced.
Communities:
Protesters will be evicted from City Hall Park, but what's next for the movement seems sketchy at best.
Communities:
The Occupy Los Angeles movement and the City of Los Angeles have been partners in a careful dance compared to the stumbling seen in other occupied cities.
Planning:
Is Los Angeles resistant of planning or is it over-planned?
Elections:
As far as San Diego County supervisorial candidate Steve Danon sees it, there's a trend about to take flight: Removing redistricting power from supervisors.
Public Health:
Dog owners were thrown a bone Tuesday evening as the Santa Monica City Council voted 6 to 1 to establish a pilot program for a dog park on Santa Monica State Beach.
Elections:
What would it take for an independent commission to draw the new district lines every 10 years, instead of the LA County Board of Supervisors?
Communities:
Nearly one month following the LA County Board of Supervisors' controversial decision not to create a second Latino-majority district, speculation continues on whether a lawsuit will be filed to challenge the amended map.
Communities:
Occupy LA has gained official support of the Los Angeles City Council after it unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday afternoon. It now heads to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for his approval or veto.
Communities:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said they will continue to protest the city of Glendale's float, which features a depiction of a circus elephant, for the 2012 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Animal activists are pointing...
Communities:
Since Saturday, protestors have gathered and camped outside Los Angeles City Hall as part of a national movement calling attention to a variety of economic issues.
Commentary:
Crumbling sidewalks are diagnostic of a city in trouble.
Communities:
West Hollywood City Council members have delayed final approval on an ordinance that would ban retailers from selling fur within the city's 1.9 square mile limits.
Public Health:
Los Angeles is often perceived as the land of perpetual youth.
Communities:
Small business owners on Olympic Boulevard have mixed feelings about the prospect of a NFL stadium being built right next door to their downtown businesses near L.A. Live.
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