Ban On Raves Prompted By Death Of A Teenager
Comments (2) | edc, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles coliseum commission, los angeles county, raves
Ruth Frantz
News Editor

LA Coliseum officials proposed a ban on raves after a 15-year-old girl died of a suspected drug overdose on Tuesday.



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SPECIAL SERIES: Fending Off Sexual Advances At Chippa's Place
Comments (0) | International, South Africa Dispatch
Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

The World Cup is on t.v. at a popular hang-out in South Africa, but the locals would rather eat, flirt, drink and dance.



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Hollywood Banking On 'Wall Street'?
Comments (0) | @film, Film and TV
Kelly Baron
Contributor

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'Greed is Good' Gordon Gekko is out of prison and back in our lives.



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The 5 Things Jerry Brown Needs To Do To Win: Part 1
Comments (0) | California, election, jerry brown, meg whitman
Laura Cueva
Staff Reporter

Creative Commons

The first in a five-part series outlining what Jerry Brown needs to do in order to win this year's gubernatorial race.



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Major CEOs And Mayors Join Forces For Immigration Reform
Comments (0) | National
Alexandra Tilsley
Staff Reporter

Several high-profile CEOs are joining New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in endorsing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.



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The Films Of The LA Film Fest: 'Animal Kingdom'
Comments (0) | Film and TV, LA Film Fest
Holly Butcher, Piya Sinha-Roy
Senior Editors

"Animal Kingdom" is a go-see Australian crime drama with a 17-year-old protagonist thrust into a family of hardened criminals. 



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MLB Should Take Going Green One Step Further
Comments (1) | Gatorade, Major League Baseball, recycling, Sports
Paresh Dave
Staff Reporter

The Baltimore Marathon recycles its water cups, so why can't Major League Baseball?



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UPDATE: State Cigarette Tax Could Rise...in 2013
Comments (2) | @health, California, california cancer research act, smoking, tobacco tax
Paresh Dave
Staff Reporter

Creative Commons

Tobacco companies defeated proposed increases in 2006 and 2009, can they do it again on the 2012 primary ballot?



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'Grown Ups': Not The Worst Thing You’ve Ever Seen
Comments (0) | Film and TV
Ryan Nunez
Staff Reporter

"Grown Ups" is exactly what audiences have come to expect from Adam Sandler: not much.



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