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The Debate Over Group Housing in LA Neighborhoods
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3 storiesThe Debate Over Group Housing in LA Neighborhoods
After 5 years of wrangling, the LA City Council is scheduled to vote soon on a proposed crack down against overcrowded group homes in single-family neighborhoods. In December, four people were murdered in a Northridge home where almost 20 had been living in squalid conditions. That’s given new life to a much-debated LA City Council proposal to…
Read the story18 minRemembering Nixon on His 100th Birthday
One of America’s most controversial presidents—the only one to resign from office—was born 100 years ago today. All this year, the Nixon Foundation has been running Centennial observances, including a gala this week in Washington and a gathering last weekend at the farmhouse in Whittier where Nixon was born. Tim Naftali is a former director of…
Read the story9 minWill the Newtown Massacre be the “Tipping Point” for Gun Control?
The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement. Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans? Will there be enough money to challenge the power of the NRA? Vice President Joe Biden talked to reporters today before meeting with a group of gun control advocates. He said…
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