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Rent Control Board considers fee increase for landlords
(File photo) CITY HALL — The Rent Control Board on Thursday will get a look at a plan to raise...
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Public suggestions on medical pot run gamut
(File photo) MAIN LIBRARY — As Los Angeles struggles to decide what to do with its medical marijuana dispensaries, Santa...
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PYFC fights to survive in midst of funding drought
THE SCENE: Pico Youth & Family Center Executive Director Oscar de la Torre speaks to supporters during a rally at...
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No consensus on naming of Civic Center park
IN PLACE: Work crews installed this lookout structure last month at the site of a future Civic Center Park, known...
Read moreCity Hall prevails in discrimination suit
LOS ANGELES — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employees can't win certain damages, back pay or reinstatement even...
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Campaigns spent over $1M during recent election
Voters cast ballots at City Hall during November's election. (File photo) CITY HALL — Candidate and independent expenditure campaigns threw...
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Imagine Santa Monica with even less parking
Cars park along Fourth Street just north of California Avenue. (Photo by Daniel Archuleta) CITYWIDE — A transportation planning consultant...
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Community to weigh in on local marijuana policy
(Image courtesy Google Images) MAIN LIBRARY — City officials will hold a community meeting next week to give residents a...
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County accepting water quality fee protests
COUNTYWIDE —The Los Angeles County Flood Control District is now accepting protests via e-mail from property owners who oppose the...
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Pier businesses fear pending construction
HOP ON: A couple boards one of the gondolas on the Pacific Park Ferris wheel on Monday. (Photo by Daniel...
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