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Blog: LAUSD Reverses Course On Destruction Of Controversial Mural – Patch.com
LOS ANGELES, CA — A Koreatown school mural of actress Ava Gardner that has come under fire by critics for what they call similarities to a Japanese imperial battle flag will remain in place for now, the school district announced Monday, reversing an earlier plan to paint over the work. In an email sent to […]
Blog: LA Zoo Lights Up For The Holidays – CBS Los Angeles
Penny Marshall, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star And ‘Big’ Filmmaker, Dead At 75 Actress Penny Marshall, best known for TV’s “Laverne & Shirley” and director of hit films “Big” and “A League Of Their Own”, has died. Engineer Gets Revenge On Porch Pirates With Glitter BombThe former JPL scientist spent several months creating a fake package […]
Blog: Serial groper on Los Angeles County buses, public transit to be sentenced – The Pasadena Star-News
A mid-February sentencing date was set for a Los Angeles man who has been prosecuted 10 times for groping women and girls on Metro buses and other public-transportation lines. In his latest case, Ager Linder pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation, three counts of sexual battery and one count of battery on […]
Blog: Shark fins belong on sharks, not in trophy rooms or soup
While sharks prevail in the oceans, they are no match for fishers who catch them to cut off their fins for sale. Up to 73 million sharks are pulled from the water each year, according to the ocean protection organization Oceana, and hauled on board a fishing vessel, where their fins are sawed off their […]
Blog: Three worthy books for the California reader
Through the columns, Allen evolves from, in his own words, “a wannabe Dave Barry” looking to hone his craft at a regional paper before moving on to the big leagues into someone who grew to love the area he covered and never left. “On Track” at its best offers small vignettes — an Ontario man […]