SPECIAL SERIES: State Budget Woes May Hamper Health Care Reform
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Dream Interrupted, Los Angeles and Region
Samantha Page
Editor
Medi-Cal already strains the state budget, costing some $14 billion a year. When the new health care law goes into effect, we might have to worry about an "unfunded mandate," says Richard Cordova, the president and CEO of Children's Hospital L.A.

Students from Annenberg's News21 team, in partnership with KCET's "SoCal Connected," are reporting around Southern California to find out what happened to the California Dream and where we're headed. For more stories on the California crisis, visit the Dream Interrupted Web page.

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USC Hit-And-Run Victim Had High Alcohol Level
Comments (17) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
David Cohen, Hillel Aron, Samantha Page, Richie Duchon
Neon Tommy Staff

Evidence that Adrianna Bachan was "double-drunk" could be used by defense in upcoming trial.

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Catching Up With Fire Coverage
Comments (0) | Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Burning
Samantha Page
Senior Editor

L.A. fires continue, but improve. A survey of Station Fire news from around the web.

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Saint Motel Plays For Water In West Hollywood
Comments (0) | Los Angeles, Music
Daniel Kohn, Samantha Page
Contributors

Saint Motel plays the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood.

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The City Of Contradictions, Second Chances and Dreams
Comments (3) | @editor, @local, Los Angeles
Samantha Page
Senior Editor

Los Angeles is unique, and all Angelenos have their own definitions of what the city means.

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Not Exactly The Golden Retriever Next Door
Comments (0) | Los Angeles
Samantha Page
Associate Editor
The world's coolest couple (that would be Mirack, not Brangelina) just got a Portuguese Water Dog for the White House lawn. Blue, pictured, was selected as an AKC posterdog back in January. Coincidence, or left-wing plot to dictate the very meaning of cool? 

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Highland Park Residents: Gangs Part Of Everyday Life
Comments (19) | @editor, @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Samantha Page, Kevin Patra
Staff Reporters
Residents accustomed to periodic surges of violence.

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Los Angeles Times To City: Drop Dead
Comments (3) | @california, @commentary, @local, Commentaries, Commentary
Samantha Page
Associate Editor
In cutting the California section, our hometown rag has done its readers a great disservice and undervalued the importance of local news.

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