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January 01, 1990 - March 03, 2013 + Which Way, L.A.?
Top Chefs Try to Head Off Foie Gras Ban 
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Some of California's best-known chefs are lobbying to repeal a 2005 ban on foie gras, scheduled to take effect on July 1. It's animal rights...
All Aboard the Expo Line
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Westside commuters get their first chance to take rapid transit downtown. Also, LA County Assessor denies doing favors for campaign donors. And how about them...
LA Before It Erupted
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This week we've been discussing the Rodney King riot of 1992. We hear about tension that pervaded LA at that time and how various people...
Cultural Touchstones of the LA Riots
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On today's anniversary edition of WWLA?, we look at music, movies and literature that reflected – and in some cases predicted – the 1992 Los...
Impact of the Rodney King Riot on the Built Environment
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The 1992 Rodney King riot devastated much of Los Angeles. We look at efforts to rebuilt South LA, the transformation of Koreatown and how devastation...
Who Is LA, Twenty Years after the Riots?
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How did the 1992 Rodney King riot shape the city we know today? How did
it shape our perceptions about the most diverse metropolitan center...
Twentieth Anniversary of the LA Riots and Reform at the LAPD
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The 1992 Rodney King riot was America's worst civil disturbance in the 20th Century. How did it happen? How has it shaped the city? First,...
Public Workers, Public Transit and the Mayor of Los Angeles
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City workers are bracing for layoffs when Mayor Villaraigosa presents his budget tomorrow. Meantime, harsh words over his plans to speed construction of public transit.
More Damaging Pictures of US Troops in Afghanistan
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In today's LA Times, US soldiers pose with corpses of Afghans who apparently blew themselves up. Also, will Spain sink the Euro? Could LA become...
Wilshire Boulevard Temple's Renovation, Synagogue Expansion
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Wilshire Boulevard Temple is on America's Register of Historic Places. We get an update on its $175 million restoration and efforts to reach beyond LA's...
The Death Penalty and the SAFE California Initiative
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In November, voters will likely be asked to replace capital punishment with life without parole. We talk with one of the people who wrote the...
USC Mourns Two Chinese Students Killed Off-Campus
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Two of USC's 2500 Chinese students were murdered yesterday near campus. Is violent crime on the rise in West Adams? Why have Chinese social media...
Bicyclists vs. Motorists on the Streets of LA
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There's growing tension between cyclists and motorists. Are hit-and-runs increasing? What's the LAPD say about an ordinance giving cyclists the power to fight back.
Looking Back as Dodger Stadium Celebrates Its Jubilee
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Dodger Stadium was sold out on this 50th anniversary of opening day in Chavez Ravine. We hear from a fan who saw the Dodgers beat...
'Greening' Disease Threatens California's Citrus Industry
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Ninety-three square miles of the San Gabriel Valley are now under a citrus quarantine because of a bug that could cost California $2 billion.
