Memorial Day in LA: Observances, services, ceremonies and events
Areas in and around Los Angeles will observe Memorial Day with services, ceremonies, parades and other events throughout the weekend.
Add your commentsLame duck LA Mayor Villaraigosa travels to China on trade mission
LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is leading a trade delegation to China. Some question why the termed out mayor is traveling instead of Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti.
Add your commentsLA-themed condom campaign aims to spread awareness, stop disease
The Condom Mobile made its debut at the Long Beach Pride festival by handing out more than 8,000 "official" L.A. condoms with slogans like "Suit up, L.A." and "You are Sexy L.A."
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LA Zoo gorilla exhibit becomes Donkey Kong Country
To promote the new video game, gorillas eat out of Donkey Kong barrels this weekend while patrons demo Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at the zoo.
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“I really felt there was no real difference between Garcetti and Greuel. Business as usual in City Hall?”
from Los Angeles’s new mayor, the future of pot shops, and more
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The Great French Dip Debate
Cole's in Downtown LA and Phillipe the Original both claim to have invented the French Dip sandwich. Who is right? Which do you prefer?
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California plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee
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Descanso Gardens Memorial Day Plant Sale
On Memorial Day, the Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge will hold a sale where you can buy plants to take home with you -- from abutilons to succulents.
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Judge finds Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office racially profiled Latinos
The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics have made for years that his officers rely on race in their immigration enforcement.
