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China dazzled the world during the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics Games in Beijing last Friday. China reportedly spent an estimated $100 million on the lavish production that included the traditional lighting of the Olympic Torch pictured above.

Olympic Athletes Get Fired Up!
Check out Olympic Games schedule and photo gallery.....Read more

Poco Progreso en la Restauración del Pantano de Hazard Park
“Largo plazo,” las dos palabras, relacionadas al proyecto de preservación del pantano (wetlands) de Hazard Park captó la atención de unas personas en la junta... Lea Mas

Residentes de Tercera Edad Frustrados Sobre Centro Nuevo
La junta de ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Bell Gardens el lunes pasado estuvo lleno de personas quienes pedían que se re-abra el viejo Bell Gardens... Lea Mas

Comisión Ética Multa al Concejal José Huizar
El Concejal de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles José Huizar fue multado con más de $14.000 por la Comisión Ética el martes pasado por aceptar donaciones de parte de miembros... Lea Mas

Discutirán la Orden 40 del LAPD
Un Concejal de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles anunció el miércoles 6 de agosto una audiencia pública en el otoño para hablar sobre una orden del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles... Lea Mas

Recortes Afectarán Más a Latinos
Mientras Arnold Scwarzenegger, gobernador de California, reclama soluciones para la crisis presupuestaria, los recortes presupuestarios en el área de servicios... Lea Mas

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Piden Reformas para el Sistema de Foster Care
Defensores del cuidado temporal (foster care) estuvieron presentes el pasado.... Lea Mas

La Crisis de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer
El mal de Alzheimer es la sexta causa principal de muerte en Estados Unidos, de acuerdo a un repo... Lea Mas

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Hazard Park Wetlands Restoration Making Slow Progress
“Long term,” two words describing the Hazard Park wetlands restoration project caught the eye of some residents in the audience at Councilmember Jose Huizar’s Boyle Heights Town Hall meeting on July 29... Read more

Commerce Helps Car Dealership Through Tough Economy
Customers come in when they come in, says car dealership owner Ray Malhotra.
And in these “tough times,” he says, only a handful of prospective... Read more

Transit Development Meets Old Guard
Following the path of a citywide trend, real-estate developers and city officials are working out plans for a mass-transit housing project they are betting will turn the Highland Park Gold Line.... Read more

Villaraigosa, Brewer ‘Open’ to Gender-Separated Classes
Conclusion of a three-part series on all-male education. Parts one and two examined how female graduates are outnumbering males, the ‘differences’ in how boys learn, and took a look at local all-boy schools... Read more

Seniors Want Out of New ‘Better’ Center
The Bell Gardens City Council meeting last Monday was a packed house with senior citizens who wanted the old Bell Gardens Senior... Read more

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Garbage Pails Are a Foul Idea
Adding insult to injury, the Los Angeles City Council has not only raised trash collection fees by thirty percent but it is also trying to make city residents work harder for the privilege of paying more... Read more

Something is Rotten at the EPA
Should the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) change its name to the Cronyism Protection Agency? It wouldn’t be a bad idea considering the string of scandals... Read more

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Boyle Heights Gallery Showcases Community’s History
Teocintli gallery and cultural store will unveil a new exhibit focusing on one of the city’s oldest and most diverse communities — Boyle Heights — at an opening gala on Aug. 15 ... Read more

‘Boyle Heights’ Returns to Casa 0101
Opening Aug. 22, the Casa 0101 theater will host “Boyle Heights,” a play by Boyle Heights native Josefina Lopez – author of “Real Women Have Curves”... Read more

Viewers Flock to NBC Olympics Coverage
NBC’s coverage of the first three days of the Summer Olympics proved to be immune from the trend of declining viewership for most television programming... Read more

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LAUSD to Co-host Construction Expo 2008
This year’s California Construction Expo on Aug. 21 will focus on “building green” as well as recruiting individuals interested in the construction industry... Read more

County Moves Ahead With Menu Labeling
The Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to draft an ordinance that would require restaurant chains in Los Angeles County to display how many calories are in their entrees... Read more

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Serving the Needs of the Giving
When a husband suffers a heart attack, or a wife has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, it is usually a family member.... Read more

Healthy Lunches Can Help Fight Child Obesity
Parents concerned that fat-filled foods and sugary sweets found at school will lead to health problems for their children, should first look at what they are packing in their child’s lunchbox, according to an expert.... Read more

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