Stories Tagged as
Los angeles
New campaign highlights apparel 'Made in Los Angeles'
by
Jeff Tyler
Aug 20, 2012
Los Angeles' mayor visits trade show to promote L.A. fashion industry.
Who is responsible for foreclosed homes?
Aug 17, 2012
An LAPD police officer gives a tour of his precinct in Watts and the blight foreclosed homes have wrought upon the neighborhood. The City of Los Angeles says the banks who own the homes should be responsible for the upkeep of the foreclosures.
Tess Vigeland
TV drama production fleeing Los Angeles
by
Jeff Horwich
Aug 15, 2012
There are 23 new hour-long dramas debuting on the broadcast networks this fall, but only two will be shot in L.A. County. What's causing TV to look outside of Hollywood?
Take a walk though the country's newest urban park
Jul 27, 2012
The Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles offers much needed -- and some say, long overdue -- green space in the neighborhood.
Megan Larson
Undocumented in Los Angeles weigh immigration ruling
by
Jeff Tyler
Jun 25, 2012
After the Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s immigration laws, some undocumented workers say they would go to the state. Others would not.
Obama to visit upper-middle-class black L.A.
Jun 6, 2012
Neighbors say they are more economically vulnerable than white counterparts.
Obama to visit 'Black Beverly Hills'
Jun 1, 2012
Black upper middle class View Park in L.A. feels connected to nearby poor neighborhoods.
For public good, not for profit.
A nun's take on the economic recovery
May 25, 2012
Sister Albertina Morales works with some of the most economically destitute people in Los Angeles. And according to her, the economic recovery isn't much of a recovery at all.
Los Angeles moves to eliminate plastic bags
May 24, 2012
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to phase out plastic bags at the checkout with a ten cent tax. Other cities around the country have enacted similar measures, but Los Angeles is the largest U.S. city to do so.
L.A. pro teams pull postseason hat trick
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Eve Troeh
May 17, 2012
The Lakers, the Clippers and the Kings all in the playoffs at the same time this year. That spells big money for the Staples Center and busy times for the people who transform the sports arena from a basketball court to hockey rink.