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January 01, 1990 - October 05, 2012 + LA Observed
What's in a Name? 
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Sometime this week…probably…the Los Angeles City Council will settle one of the most nettlesome issues on its docket. The council will enshrine in law the...
Expo Line Video
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One of the fun things about all the streetcar lines weaving through Los Angeles again is the trackside view you get of the city. I...
The Bell Tolls for Bell
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Would you be happy to find out Antonio Villaraigiosa were paid $800 thousand a year to be mayor of LA? Probably not. You'd be mad....
Mad Mel and the McCourts
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Will Mel Gibson's embarrassing rants at his ex-girlfriend end his long film career? I don't know and I don't care. I'll leave that for the...
Grim Sleeper
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Nothing gets a city's attention quite like a serial killer on the loose. Or so you'd think. In Los Angeles, that proposition is shaped by...
Bruce Lisker's New Life
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Every one who's trying to get by in Los Angeles has a story about the daily struggle. But Bruce Lisker really has a story. He...
Freebies and the Mayor
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Antonio Villaraigosa is, to be sure, a smart enough guy to be elected mayor. You'd probably like him if you sat down to dinner or...
Visit to The Onion
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This weekend I got to visit a place of historical significance in LA where I'd never been. I've seen the church called The Onion probably...
Ultimate LA Status Symbol
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I for one am happy that the Lakers and Celtics arranged to squeeze at least one more game into the NBA finals. My wife has...
John Wooden's America
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/lo/lo100607john_woodens_america
Let"s talk for a bit about John Wooden. Some people are surprised and even a little confused by all the public emotion surrounding his death....
Memorial Day
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For me, Memorial Day has always been one of those holidays that's more
about the day off from work. I don't spend much time thinking...
Meg and Steve and Jerry and Barack
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There are just two weeks left until the California election. And so congratulations to all of us for making it this far with our sanity...
Love-Hate Affair With The 405
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For the million or so people whose daily lives intersect with the 405 freeway as it slices across the Westside, life as they know it...
Hanging Out
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I spent the last few days in New York, mixing business meetings with enjoyment of Manhattan’s cityscape. When I travel, I find myself making silent...
A Real LA Yarn
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There must be something in the DNA of Los Angeles that nurtures intriguing mysteries. The noir stories of James M. Cain and James Ellroy make...
