Los Angeles welcomes Sterling Cooper!

Don Draper and Peter Campbell are flying out from Madison Ave., New York on Sunday, representing the Sterling Cooper advertising agency at an aerospace convention. Ever since President Kennedy made that crazy promise to put a man on the moon before...

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Top 8 reasons to vote yea on Prop 8: Stop gay marriage!

#8: With gay marriages will come gay divorces. Does our country need more divorces? Didn’t think so. #7: Brad Pitt said he wouldn’t get married until marriage is available to everyone, meaning gays. Do gay men or straight woman want Pitt...

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Pissed off coyote bites hand that wouldn’t feed him

A coyote bit a 25 year old woman’s hand Tuesday as she jogged by a pack being fed by human visitors. “The coyote was responding to feeding by other park patrons,” park ranger Albert Torres said. “The coyote expected to get...

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Why did House Rep Diane Watson flip on bailout bill?

When the first bailout bill was proposed, Congresswoman Diane E. Watson was in the minority of both California and fellow Democratic who cast opposing votes. Watson, who largely represents Central Los Angeles, issued a press release saying she was...

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L.A.’s only early voting location is…

Los Angeles residents have two options to vote early in California: apply for an absentee mail-in ballot, or march on over to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in Norwalk. Starting today, voters can fill out a ballot at 12400...

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California’s Political Reform Division shows you the money.

Government transparency is a wonderful thing, especially when all you need is an internet connection. Through the California Secretary of State’s website anyone can easily find out how much politicians throughout the Golden State have raised...

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Crime spree suspect caught at Disneyland has a loooong rap.

Anthony Hislar, the 27 year old Monrovia man arrested at Disneyland after “a five-day crime spree across three Southern California counties that includes carjackings, home-invasion robberies and attempted murder” has an even longer rap...

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Spy On Your Neighbors: Local political contributions

Want to see how much cash Mayor Antonio has raised in Florida for his election? Curious about how many employees at a particular development company have donated for a suddenly eminent domain happy city councilman? You have questions, the LA Ethics...

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California votes FOR bailout bill

While the House of Representatives voted 205 for, 228 against the bailout bill, reps from California voted 29 for, 24 against. Notable, even a slim majority of state Republicans going yea for the bill - 10 for, 9 against, as opposed to the overall...

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Are you a WaMu customer? Get ready for a name change!

Whoo-hoo! I used to think of Washington Mutual as the Trader Joes of banking. It seemed to be the alternative place where Angelenos would bank that didn’t suck you dry by charging for checks and account fees, and the staff was always nice....

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