L.A. Marijuana Initiatives: A Dummy's Guide

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Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

Marijuana bud. (Eggrole/Creative Commons)

Three competing proposals for dispensary regulation will determine the fate of medical marijuana in L.A.

Dreams Of Water Independence, A Cleaner City Converge At The Los Angeles River

Comments (0) | flood detention, Friends of the L.A. River, L.A. Department of Water and Power, L.A. River, L.A. River Master Plan, Lewis MacAdams, Los Angeles, Mark Gold, Piggyback Yard, The Los Angeles River, Union Pacific Railroad, water management

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

L.A. River (Lauren Foliart/Neon Tommy)

The L.A. River searches for recognition in a city that has historically neglected it.

Wendy Greuel Celebrates Primary Victory

Comments (0) | Eric Garcetti, la election, la mayor, LA mayoral election, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, los angeles mayor, mayor race 2013, mayoral election, wendy greuel

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

Wendy Greuel spoke to supporters at an election night celebration in downtown Los Angeles. (Lauren Foliart/Neon Tommy)

Greuel supporters gather in downtown L.A. to toast the mayoral candidate's win.

Pussy Riot One Year After The 'Punk Prayer'

Comments (0) | amnesty international, gordy grundy, International, Maria Alyokhina, moscow, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, punk prayer, Pussy Riot, pussy riot vodka, russia, Russian Orthodox Church, vladimir putin, Yekaterina Samutsevich

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

(www.pussyriotvodka.com)

UPDATE: Punk-rockers still behind bars for protesting Russian government.

LAPD Reputation Regresses In Dorner Aftermath

Comments (114) | christopher dorner, dorner, dorner manifesto, Dorner supporters, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, lapd, LAPD Chief Beck, Los Angeles, los angeles police department, Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, Police Chief Beck, police corruption, Rampart, Rodney King, Wayne K Guillary

Lauren Foliart
Senior Staff Reporter

(Jacqueline Jackson/Neon Tommy)

LAPD battles a history of racial violence.

Jeff Goodell Gets Real About Climate Change

Comments (33) | Al Gore, Barack Obama, carbon tax, climate change, climate control, department of energy, geoengineering, global warming, jeff goodell, keystone pipeline, NASA, National, President Obama

Lauren Foliart
Senior Staff Reporter

Jeff Goodell

The threat of global warming calls for discussion of bigger solutions.

3 Things Obama Needs To Do About Climate Change

Comments (33) | agriculture department, Barbara Boxer, carbon emission, carbon tax, Environment, environmental policy, fossil fuel, greenhouse gases, keystone pipeline, Obama 2103 Inauguration, Politics, President Obama

Lauren Foliart
Senior Staff Reporter

How will Obama keep his inaugural pledge?

Taliban Suicide Attack Wounds Afghan Spy Chief

Comments (1) | Afghan president, Afghanistan, hamid karzai, International, Kabul, National Directorate of Security, Taliban, terrorist attack

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (Isafmedia/Creative Commons)

Taliban attack raises questions about security and the withdrawal.

Egyptian Tanks Deploy From Morsi Palace

Comments (0) | Cairo, Coptic Christian Church, egypt, egypt constitution, International, islam, islamists, Mohamed Morsi, morsi, Muslim, muslim brotherhood, President Morsi, Presidential Palace

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Crowds outside the Presidential Palace gather in protest (Gigi Ibrahim/Creative Commons).

A military barricade surrounds the Egyptian palace after a night of protests.

Japan Tunnel Collapses, Several Dead

Comments (0) | International, Japan, Sasago tunnel, Tokyo, tunnel collapse, Yamanashi

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

The tunnel is on the Chuo Expressway and connect Tokyo to western cities (Monkist/Creative Commons).

VIDEO: Burn victims are being found among the crashed cars inside the highway tunnel.

U.S.-Afghan Base Attacked By Taliban

Comments (1) | Afghanistan, car bomb, Hagen Messer, International, NATO, suicide bombers, Taliban, US-Afghan air base, Zabiullah Mujahid

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

The suicide bombing sparked a gun battle that last nearly two hours (Creative Commons).

A car bomb detonated at gate of shared US-Afghan air base, killing at least five.

CA Audit Finds LAUSD At Fault In Sex Abuse Scandal

Comments (0) | lauds scandal, LAUSD, lausd audit, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Mark Berndt, miramonte, Miramonte Elementary School

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Miramonte School (Paige Brettingen).

Officials were slow to act on claims of sexual misconduct at Miramonte Elementary.

Union Strike Shuts Down Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports

Comments (0) | container port, international longshore and warehouse union, local 63, Los Angeles, picket line, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, union strike

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

The busy port below San Pedro went silent Wednesday as union workers stood at picket lines (Catherine Green).

Wednesday's picket lines closed the largest container port in the U.S.

U.S. Considers Risk In Mediating Syria Conflict

Comments (0) | Bashar al-Assad, chemical weapons, Congress, Nation and World, obama administration, President Obama, Syria, Syrian government, Syrian rebels, White House

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Continued unrest in Syria over independence from the government causes U.S. to reassess their involvement (Creative Commons).

The Obama Administration weighs the possibility of intensifying U.S. efforts.

BBC Appoints Tony Hall As Director General

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Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

BBC's television centre in London (Mike Fleming/Creative Commons).

In the wake of scandal, BBC appoints new director general.

Deadly Syrian Airstrike Closes Aleppo Hospital

Comments (0) | airstrike, aleppo, Aleppo Hospital, International, President Bashar al-Assad, Syria, syria war, Syrian conflict

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Over a dozen are confirmed dead and roughly 40 still missing.

Gaza Rocket Kills Three, Violence Escalates

Comments (0) | airstrikes, Gaza, Hamas, Iron Dome interceptor system, Israel, Kiryat Malachi, Middle East, Nation and World, Palestine, Palestinian militants, rockets

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Unrest in the Middle East continues as Israeli and Palestinian militants engage in airstrike attacks (Creative Commons).

The attack marks the first Israeli fatalities since military leader of Hamas died in Gaza yesterday.

BP To Pay $4 Billion Settlement For Gulf Oil Spill

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Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

The Lower Alabama costal wetlands two months after spill. (Photo: Jim Greenhill/Flickr)

Agreeing to a criminal plea, BP will pay for the 2010 oil spill over five years.

Women's League Takes Progressive Steps For Future Nevada Elections

Comments (0) | college of southern nevada, Election 2012, las vegas election, league of women voters, league of women voters of las vegas valley, Nevada election, Politics, voter fraud, voter guide 2012, voter registration, Voter Suppression

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

League of Women Voters (Creative Commons)

A look at head at how technology can create a more effective voter.

Nevada: The Biggest Little Swing State

The Riviera Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip (Lauren Foliart).

Trials and tribulations of a western swing state.

Obama Gets Popular Vote At Las Vegas Polls

Clark County residents in North Las Vegas hit the polls at Cheyenne High School (Lauren Foliart)

At Cheyenne High School in Clark County, Obama is the popular vote leading up to the final hours.

Nevada Unions Make Final Push To Mobilize Voters

SEIU volunteer Angel Rangel waiting at the door of a suburban Las Vegas home. (Lauren Foliart)

Volunteers canvass Las Vegas neighborhoods in the last hours before Election Day.

SEIU Members Canvas In Nevada

Comments (0) | 2012 election, canvassing, Clark County, Election 2012, Henderson, Las Vegas, Las Vegas voters, Nevada, Nevada suburb, Nevada voting, Politics, seiu, Service Employees International Union

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

SEIU volunteer Angel Rangel hangs a flier on the door of a suburban Las Vegas home. (Lauren Foliart)

SLIDESHOW: Volunteers from the Service Employees International Union are making the final push to inform Las Vegas voters.

Obama Nevada Campaign Volunteers Explain Their Pitch To Voters

Even campaign volunteers annoyed by too many TV ads.

Early Votes In Nevada Point To Obama

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

Early voting in Clark County, Nevada (Creative Commons).

Obama looks to take the state's six electoral votes.

Suspect In Libya Terrorist Attack Killed

Comments (0) | Al Qaeda, Cairo, chris stevens, egypt, International, libya, Libya attack, terrorist attack

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

A man suspected of attacking the U.S. consulate was killed in Cairo.

Hillary Clinton Talks About Her Future As Secretary of State

Comments (28) | Benghazi, Election 2012, hillary clinton, Libya attack, obama administration, Politics, President Barack Obama, secretary of state

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Clinton might be in her final chapter.

Newsweek Announces End of Print Magazine

Comments (0) | baba shetty, Journalism, journalism business, National, news magazine, Newsweek, newsweek global, online publication, the Daily Beast, tina brown

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

The news magazine moves to an all-digital platform in 2013.

'Fed Bomber' Faces Charges For Supporting Al-Qaeda, Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Comments (0) | al-qaeda, FBI sting. weapons of mass destruction, fed bomber, federal reserve bank, federal reserve bank bomber, National, New York City, osama bin laden, terrorist attack

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Allegedly tied to al-Qaeda.

Martha Raddatz Moderates VP Debate With Poise And Power

Comments (0) | abc news, debate moderator, Election 2012, Jim Lehrer, Joe Biden, Martha Raddatz, moderator, Obama, Politics, President Obama, Raul Ryan, vp debate

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

STORIFY: Raddatz gets applause for her leadership in tonight's debate.

Jobless Claims At Four-Year Low

Comments (0) | 2012 Presidential Campaign, employment figures, government report, jobless claims, jobless rate, labor market, mitt romney, National, Obama, President Obama, unemployment, unemployment rate

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Reports on employment reflect positively on Obama.

Obama: Last Night Was Not The Real Romney

Comments (0) | Denver debate, Denver rally, mitt romney, obama rally, Politics, President Obama, presidential debate

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

The debate last night ended in Romney's favor, but Obama says his contender's positions were dishonest.

Facebook Reaches A Billion Users, Releases First Commercial

Comments (0) | commercial, Facebook, Facebook milestone, mark zuckerberg, news feed, one billionth user, social network, Technology, The Things That Connect Us, video ad

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Facebook celebrates milestone by looking at future.

Pussy Riot Appeal Hearing Delayed Until Next Week

Comments (0) | amnesty international, International, International, moscow, punk prayer, punk rock, Pussy Riot, Russian Orthodox Church, vladimir putin

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Band faces a two-year sentence after staging a "punk prayer" in Moscow Cathedral.

Israeli Prime Minister Draws 'Red Line' On Iran's Nuclear Program

The prime minister of Israel used visuals at the U.N. General Assembly.

Obama and Romney Release Campaign Ads Before Battle in Virginia

Comments (0) | bankrupt, campaign ads, campaign videos, coal mining, coal-powered plants, Governor Romney, mitt romney, new economic patriotism, Obama Campaign 2012, Ohion, Politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, presidential candidates, swing state

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Obama and Romney up the ante with new campaign ads.

Panda Conservation Debated After Cub Death At National Zoo

Comments (0) | conservation, endangered species, national zoo, panda, panda death, Science, World Wildlife Fund

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Death of baby panda at National Zoo Brings debate over conservation.

“Occupy” And Romney: Why The 99 Percent Isn’t The 47 Percent

Comments (0) | 1 percent, 47 percent, 53 percent, 99 percent, GOP candidate, income tax, leaked video, mitt romney, occupy movement, Occupy Wall Street, Politics, Republican, voters

Lauren Foliart
Staff Reporter

(Creative Commons)

Where Romney got his numbers and what they mean in context.

Muslim Protests Take Aim At French Cartoon

Comments (0) | cartoon, charlie hebdo, french embassy, innocence of muslims, International, islam, muhammad cartoon, muslim protest, muslims

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

The cover of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical French magazine that published caricatures of Muhammed. (Creative Commons)

Protests in Afganhistan and Iran grew today, protesting the French cartoon published yesterday.

Pawlenty Leaves Romney Campaign For New Position

Comments (0) | elections 2012, Financial Services Roundtable, mitt romney, politics, Politics, Romney administration, romney campaign, Steve Bartlett, Tim Pawlenty

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Tim Pawlenty takes news post as CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable.

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