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Plenty of blame to go around on 405 work. Delta plan in Northern California will cost a ton. Jewish mayors 'unremarkable.' Dan Brown the SoCal bestseller of the moment. Temecula loses its newspaper. Grumpy Cat gets a movie deal and a WSJ profile. Plus the Galaxy to play soccer at Dodger Stadium. Plus more.
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Plenty of blame to go around on 405 work. Delta plan in Northern California will cost a ton. Jewish mayors 'unremarkable.' Dan Brown the SoCal bestseller of the moment. Temecula loses its newspaper. Grumpy Cat gets a movie deal and a WSJ profile. Plus the Galaxy to play soccer at Dodger Stadium. Plus more.More
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Radio chairs: Brand sits in for Warren Olney for the second time in a week, while Tess Vigeland is doing more for KPCC.
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Radio chairs: Brand sits in for Warren Olney for the second time in a week, while Tess Vigeland is doing more for KPCC.More
Obituaries
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Don Oliver covered the Vietnam War, the civil rights era and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King before coming to the NBC bureau in Burbank. He was with the network for 25 years. Video inside: Brian Williams pays tribute.
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Don Oliver covered the Vietnam War, the civil rights era and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King before coming to the NBC bureau in Burbank. He was with the network for 25 years. Video inside: Brian Williams pays tribute.More
Sports
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The first two games of the Kings-Blackhawks series will be in Chicago — on Saturday and Sunday. Play returns to Staples Center for Game 3 on Tuesday, June 4. Game 4 would be on Thursday, June 6. NBC or NBCSN will televise all the games.
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The first two games of the Kings-Blackhawks series will be in Chicago — on Saturday and Sunday. Play returns to Staples Center for Game 3 on Tuesday, June 4. Game 4 would be on Thursday, June 6. NBC or NBCSN will televise all the games.More
Media
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Back in the 1980s, James Taranto — today the editor of OpinionJournal.com at the Wall Street Journal — was a news editor at the Daily Sundial, the student newspaper at Cal State University Northridge. He was a conservative even then and published a cartoon about affirmative action that led to his suspension. Two decades and 7,300 words later, the two sides still disagree.
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Back in the 1980s, James Taranto — today the editor of OpinionJournal.com at the Wall Street Journal — was a news editor at the Daily Sundial, the student newspaper at Cal State University Northridge. He was a conservative even then and published a cartoon about affirmative action that led to his suspension. Two decades and 7,300 words later, the two sides still disagree.More
Here in Malibu
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The light here this morning.
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Business Update on KPCC
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It really doesn't, certainly not over the short-term, given the goodwill generated because none of the new owners are named McCourt.
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It really doesn't, certainly not over the short-term, given the goodwill generated because none of the new owners are named McCourt.More
California
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The governor hasn't done everything right in his first couple of years in office, but he's smart, purposeful, and honest - qualities not that easy to find in today's political swirl.
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The governor hasn't done everything right in his first couple of years in office, but he's smart, purposeful, and honest - qualities not that easy to find in today's political swirl.More
Native Intelligence
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Visiting blogger Greg Critser spent a day in San Francisco. His report.
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Visiting blogger Greg Critser spent a day in San Francisco. His report. More
Morning Buzz
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Some media moves, another Koch brothers protest today, LA's business climate, the LA Review of Books in print, Toontown briefly evacuated, Jenny Price and her Malbu beaches app are everywhere, plus water fears on the Colorado River and the search for Dwight Howard. And more.
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Some media moves, another Koch brothers protest today, LA's business climate, the LA Review of Books in print, Toontown briefly evacuated, Jenny Price and her Malbu beaches app are everywhere, plus water fears on the Colorado River and the search for Dwight Howard. And more. More
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NASA posted a very high-resolution satellite photo of the Central Coast showing Vandenberg Air Fore Base, the Pismo Dunes and Goleta (above), including UC Santa Barbara. See the big picture
Kayaks, fishing now welcome in 2.5 miles of river in Elysian Valley.
Arts window: James Turrell
The art of James Turrell has invaded Los Angeles — and we have it covered. Iris Schneider photographed a weekend gallery opening and was wowed by Turrell's sky room (above.) And Bob Timmermann reports from the first weekend of "James Turrell: A Retrospective" at LACMA.
Coyotes are around
We're hearing more coyote and bear sightings as the summer heat and dryness approaches. Veronique de Turenne spotted this coyote on Mulholland Highway at Here in Malibu.
Purple season
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after helping to open a new lane on the northbound 405 near Santa Monica Boulevard. Photo by Gary Leonard: see it bigger.
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Day one for Garcetti
Eric Garcetti surrounded by supporters and media in Echo Park the day after his election as mayor of Los Angeles. See a gallery of selected Gary Leonard photos from the mayoral campaign.
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Eric Garcetti and Amy Wakeland, his wife, checking election results Tuesday night in a photo from his campaign.
Sidewalk piñatas
Piñatas for sale on Olympic Boulevard at Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Judy Graeme. See bigger.
'Valley Girl' at 30
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Koch brothers protest
About 200 people came out for a downtown Los Angeles rally against the conservative Koch brothers possibly buying the Los Angeles Times. Iris Schneider photo; see bigger.
Iconic race track will close after 75 years.
A. Quincy Jones
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Mexican fan palms are the ultimate weeds of Los Angeles. This one was spotted growing beside the Herald Examiner building on 11th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Bigger
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When the Kings and Ducks play next year at Dodger Stadium, it won't be the first outdoor hockey game in LA. Story
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