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Marijuana advocates decry Los Angeles City Council’s vote to ban marijuana dispensaries
Medical marijuana advocates on Tuesday vowed to overturn Los Angeles City Council’s decision to close down all of the city’s more than 850 medical marijuana dispensaries. “This is an outrage that the city council would think a reasonable solution to the distribution of medical marijuana would be to simply outlaw…
New subway through Los Angeles’ rich Westside blocked by Beverly Hills
City slugfest: L.A.'s 'Subway to the Sea' runs aground in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, America’s city of cars, is experiencing a roadblock over a subway line. A key section of the subway – known originally by its romantic marketing term, “Subway to the Sea,” but now by the more mundane…
Actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95
LOS ANGELES — Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine, the star of dozens of films and TV shows who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a shy butcher in love in “Marty,” died Sunday, his manager said. He was 95. “It’s a very sad day. The industry has lost someone great,…
Beating victim Rodney King laid to rest
LOS ANGELES — Rodney King, whose beating by police in 1992 sparked one of the worst urban riots in US history, was laid to rest in Los Angeles, two weeks after his death aged 47. Black rights campaigner the Reverend Al Sharpton called King a “symbol of forgiveness” ahead of…
Los Angeles police find possible lungs on street
A group of Los Angeles police may have come up with one of the more bizarre findings ever, allegedly locating a pair of lungs on a sidewalk Sunday evening. According to The CBS Los Angeles, authorities responded to a call from a woman who located the unusual sight of organs.…
F-16s scramble for Obama aircraft alert
LOS ANGELES — Two F-16 fighters were scrambled Thursday after three small planes violated a flight ban imposed for a fundraising visit by President Barack Obama in California, officials said. The military jets intercepted a Cessna 206 at around 9:00 am (1600 GMT) and a Cherokee PA 28 about 30…
Worst US city for traffic gridlock? Honolulu
Los Angeles has something of a bad reputation for traffic jams, with its perennially snarled freeways. But, surprisingly, it’s not the worst US city for gridlock, says a new study. That dubious honor goes to .. Honolulu. Commuters in the Hawaiian paradise capital spent some 58 hours not moving in…
Toyota unveils ‘first all-electric SUV’
LOS ANGELES — Toyota unveiled Monday what it says is the first all-electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) on the market, a version of its popular RAV4 with a top range of 100 miles and minimum six-hour charge time. The car will be sold initially only in California with a base…
Los Angeles marks riots anniversary with unity call
Los Angeles community leaders issued a call for unity on the 20th anniversary of the city’s deadly riots, one of the worst spasms of violence in modern US history. But a small number of African American protestors used the anniversary to lash police at the epicenter of 1992 riots in deprived South LA, which left 53 people dead…
Los Angeles marks 20th anniversary of riots
LOS ANGELES — America on Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of the devastating Los Angeles riots, one of the worst spasms of violence in modern times in this country, sparked by the on-camera police beating of a black motorist. A series of events were scheduled in Los Angeles were scheduled…
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