KCRW's LA Observed
LA Observed covers the week's top stories in LA media, politics and culture, sharing breaking news when it's available and tying up loose ends on the topics that Angelenos have been discussing all week.
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Clifford Clinton, Anti-corruption Crusader
The long-awaited opening of Clifton's Cafeteria in downtown LA's Historic ...
The long-awaited opening of Clifton's Cafeteria in downtown LA's Historic Core, is coming on Tuesday. The place has been under redevelopment for several years.
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Turmoil at the Times
The fallout continues from last week's dismissal of Austin Beutner ...
The fallout continues from last week's dismissal of Austin Beutner as publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
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Undoing Pension Plan Cuts
Just when you thought public employee pensions in LA were ...
Just when you thought public employee pensions in LA were getting scaled back to allow the city to get a better financial handle on them, comes word that the scaling-back won?t be happening -- at least for now.
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Five Million Residents Have Left the Golden State in the Last Decade
Between 2004 and 2013 roughly five million California residents moved ...
Between 2004 and 2013 roughly five million California residents moved to other states, according to IRS records.
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LA Shopping Centers Get Makeovers, New Panache
Westfield Century City and Warner Center, Santa Monica Place and ...
Westfield Century City and Warner Center, Santa Monica Place and the Woodland Hills Mall are all being revamped, each in a different way.
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A Reinvented Clifton's Cafeteria
If you?ve been in downtown Los Angeles lately, you?ve probably ...
If you?ve been in downtown Los Angeles lately, you?ve probably seen constructions cranes everywhere. There are a lot of new projects coming to downtown, including a renovated and re-imagined Clifton?s Cafeteria, and a W Hotel is coming to South Park. KCR
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Frank Gehry and the LA River
World-famous architect Frank Gehry is getting into the river redevelopment ...
World-famous architect Frank Gehry is getting into the river redevelopment business.
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Political Fundraising Ramps Up in LA
Election season may not be fully upon us, but there ...
Election season may not be fully upon us, but there are several campaigns that are getting ready to get ready, and the money seems to be flowing to not only the familiar names, but even some new ones as well.
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Special Olympics and Summer Olympics
As the 2015 Special Olympics World Games kick off in ...
As the 2015 Special Olympics World Games kick off in Los Angeles, there's news about bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Will LA County See Its Minimum Wage Increase?
LA County Supervisors are expected to give the go-ahead tomorrow ...
LA County Supervisors are expected to give the go-ahead tomorrow to a minimum wage hike that would increase the rate incrementally to $15 an hour. New faces to the board are helping the move go through.
