SPECIAL SERIES:Do You Want Fries With That?

Comments (0) | Dusk Till Dawn, Los Angeles and Region

Frysmith serves up fresh takes on the popular side dish.

Students from an Annenberg Web journalism class produced the Dusk Till Dawn series with hopes that it would help people see Los Angeles "in a different light."

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Fall Of Saigon Still Painful To Vietnamese-Americans

Comments (1) | @national, Nation and World, National

Christine Trang
Staff Reporter

VIDEO: Many Vietnamese-Americans are still haunted by the memories of fleeing Vietnam 35 years ago.

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Villaraigosa Seeks Federal Dollars To Speed Up Transit Projects

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Andrew Khouri, Christine Trang
Associate News Editor and Staff Reporter

Sen. Barbara Boxer supported the mayor's bid for federal dollars that would allow a series of transit projects in the county to be completed within 10 years.

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Neighbors Try To Push Expo Phase Two Underground

Comments (1) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Transportation

Christine Trang
Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: As the second phase of the Expo line gets underway, residents in the affected areas reignite the debate over subways and street-level light rail.

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MTA Talks Up Gold Line Future

Comments (0) | Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Transportation

Christine Trang
Staff Reporter

The extension, which will cost around two billion dollars, will run along either Route 60 or along Washington Boulevard.

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A Snapshot Of Opposition To Red-Light Cameras

Comments (3) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Christine Trang
Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: A candidate for the Culver City Council called for the elimination of red-light cams, which commuters consider to be excessive and unfair.

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Santa Monica Light Rail Is One Stop Closer

Comments (1) | @transportation, Los Angeles and Region, Transportation

Christine Trang
Staff Reporter

The Board of Directors of the Exposition Construction Authority gave the go-ahead Thursday to the light rail line that will run from Culver City to Santa Monica.

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Obama Supporters Gather Around L.A. To Watch Speech

Comments (0) | Los Angeles and Region, State of the Union

Laura J. Nelson, Christine Trang, Phenia Hovsepyan, Len Ly
Staff Reporters

SLIDESHOWS: A crowd of nearly thirty people gathered at a small bar in Inglewood. As they cheered for health care reform and more jobs, it may have been easy to believe the worst is over.

Redondo Beach Residents React to Obama's Speech

Comments (0) | @losanglesandregion, Los Angeles and Region

Christine Trang
Contributer

Redondo Beach residents gather to watch Obama's State of the Union speech, talk healthcare and the economy.

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Gloria Molina 'Hates' Gold Line's Painted Asphalt

Comments (10) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Transportation

Christine Trang
Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: The L.A. County Supervisor’s harsh words are found in a 40-page document explaining the months-long delay in the light-rail project’s opening.

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USC Vietnamese-Americans Angered by Communist Flag

Comments (13) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Christine Trang
Staff Reporter

The 'blood flag' at the Von KleinSmid Center Library brings up memories of a brutal regime that once employed forced labor, kidnapping and even murder.

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