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Metro, the FBI and why Carmageddon 2 is running late
By Lisa Brenner with Ashley Bailey
Carmageddon 2 is going to be a little late, says Metro, referring to plans to completely shut down a section of the 405 for a whole weekend, just like last summer.
Add your commentsWelcome to the new KPCC.org
By Sean Dillingham | KPCC
Nearly every page of KPCC.org has been rethought and redesigned. Here are the highlights, and the technology that makes it run.
LAUSD and classified workers union agree on 10 furlough days
By Tami Abdollah
L.A. Unified and its classified workers' union have reached a tentative agreement on 10 furlough days for the 2012-13 school year that will save about 6,000 union jobs and $40 million in district spending.
Add your commentsAnother teen murder plot in San Bernardino County?
By Don Frances
Yet another alleged murder plot this week by middle school kids in San Bernardino County has residents of these inland communities wondering what is going on.
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“The ban on straight bachelorette parties is childish. Why not donate the money generated by bachelorette parties to the cause of marriage equality?”
from West Hollywood Abbey bans bachelorette parties in wake of NC gay marriage ban
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Song of the Week, for LA's bag ban: "Bags of Dirt," by the Spin Doctors
By Molly Peterson
Lots of more important things happened this week, but here at Pacific Swell we spent a lot of time on the efforts in the city of Los Angeles toward a bag ban.
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UCLA launches 1st face transplant program in western US
By Stephanie O'Neill
UCLA is launching the first face transplant program in the western United States. Doctors are now seeking patients to participate in clinical trials.
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Memorial unveiled for dead soldier at Long Beach high school
By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
Long Beach public officials and the friends and relatives of a soldier killed in Afghanistan gathered Friday at his high school alma mater to unveil a memorial.
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Bicycle-powered ice cream maker comes to downtown LA
By Hayley Fox | Blogdowntown
Edward Belden cranks out creative ice cream flavors on his one-of-a-kind bike, and plans to open a small retail store in Downtown this coming summer.
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Fugitive arrested in 1985 love-triangle murder
By Don Frances
Los Angeles police announced a surprise arrest in a very old murder case, catching a man who they say had moved to San Jose and lived on the lam for 27 years.
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