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2012 Stories by Hillel Aron

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  Victim Finds Hit-and-Run Driver

  published December 20, 2012

  Bicyclists have been the loudest critics of the hit-and-run epidemic gripping Los Angeles, a crisis that has been ignored by the mayor and LAPD... More >>

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  LAUSD Rubber Rooms Crowd Up

  published December 6, 2012

  On the outskirts of LAUSD's sprawling, mazelike Educational Service Center in Reseda sit seven long, shabby, peach-colored bungalows with... More >>

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  Bad Dogs Die in L.A.'s Pound

  published November 29, 2012

  You can hear the barking a block away, desperate cries of every pitch, hundreds of dogs calling out for help. Even though she's been to the... More >>

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  Can Kate Anderson, Mom of Twins, Fix LAUSD?

  published November 15, 2012

  Steve Zimmer is a man without a country. Parents at school board meetings wear T-shirts that read, "SHAME ON YOU, MR. ZIMMER." Union officials... More >>

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  Proposition 36 Three Strikes

  published November 1, 2012

  Trevon Wilson won't be voting on Tuesday. He can't — he's on parole. "They don't want me to vote," he says, although he wishes he... More >>

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  Mike Gatto's Blogger Problem

  published November 1, 2012

  On the surface, Assembly District 43 legislator Mike Gatto is everything an up-and-coming California pol should be: young, polite, handsome,... More >>

• Measure J Transit Tax -- Too Soon?

  published October 25, 2012

  When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa leaves office in July, his legacy will be spotty, at best, marked by unfulfilled promises, political failures... More >>

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  Garbage Monopolies Coming to L.A.?

  published October 18, 2012

  The Kotanjian family has been picking up L.A.'s garbage for more than 100 years. First there was Simun Kazarian, who walked dirt roads picking... More >>

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  Richard Riordan Pension Reform Surprise

  published October 18, 2012

  Richard Riordan says his favorite quote is from a famous rabbi named Hillel the Elder, who died in the year 10 AD. "If not now, when?"... More >>

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  Medical Weed's Stay of Execution in L.A.

  published September 6, 2012

  Medical marijuana in Los Angeles has an inertia that's a marvel to behold. For years, it has existed in a state of quasi-legality... More >>

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  DWP Goes After Prized Creek in Mammoth Lakes

  published August 23, 2012

  Mammoth Lakes is a stunning ski resort town high in the pristine Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, which offers backwoods cross-country trails,... More >>

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  USC Grad Student Sues Over a Deep L.A. Secret: Who Got Rich Off Illegal Billboards?

  published August 2, 2012

  CorrectionOur Aug. 3 news story incorrectly described the city attorney's position as to the city's billboard... More >>

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  Downtown L.A.'s Underwater Home Mortgage Crisis

  published July 26, 2012

  In many movies, downtown Los Angeles is a stand-in for New York City. Its nooks and crannies mimic that most urban of American cities, and... More >>

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  Firing the Bad Teachers: Ted Olson and LAUSD Parents Sue

  published July 5, 2012

  Superintendent John Deasy sat in an aisle seat in a Los Angeles courtroom, his left leg crossed over his right, his foot bobbing up and down... More >>

• Howard Berman's Last Stand

  published May 31, 2012

  The chickens are coming home to roost for U.S. Rep. Howard Berman and his little brother, Michael. For four decades, the Berman brothers... More >>

• Eric Bauman v. Gloria Romero in Assembly District 46

  published May 31, 2012

  Correction: The results of this race are still to close to call. It is truly a curiosity of the June 5 primary... More >>

• Proposition 29 Cigarette Tax

  published May 24, 2012

  This millennium has not been kind to cigarette smokers. Each year more locales prevent them from lighting up: restaurants, bars, beaches,... More >>

• L.A. Overspends by $27,378 an Hour

  published May 10, 2012

  You'd be surprised at what goes on just below the surface of Los Angeles City Hall, which is mired in years of fiscal cutbacks that at various... More >>

• Academia Semillas, a Failing School, Escapes Closure

  published April 26, 2012

  Marcos Aguilar was dressed in what can only be described as a pretty good Halloween costume of an Aztec warrior, and he had come to the Los... More >>

• Surfers Rise in Malibu Politics

  published April 19, 2012

  Roughly 300 surfers, activists and residents watched the Malibu City Council on April 9. That's more than 2 percent of the population of... More >>

• Los Angeles Gadflies on Fire

  published April 12, 2012

  As Councilman Tom LaBonge looked down at the comment cards for item 15 on March 23, he may have felt a sense of dread creeping... More >>

• Tim Leiweke's Green NFL Stadium

  published April 12, 2012

  On Christmas Eve 1994, both the Rams and the Raiders played their last football games in L.A. The Rams left for St. Louis, while the Raiders... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  CicLAvia Rules! How Bicyclists Made L.A. a Better Place

  published April 5, 2012

  Click for "CicLAvia: Real Rydaz, Kings of South L.A.... More >>

• CicLAvia: Real Rydaz, Kings of South L.A. Cycling

  published April 5, 2012

  Click here for "CicLAvia Rules! How Bicyclists Made L.A. a... More >>

• Helen Kim Takes on L.A.'s Old Guard

  published March 1, 2012

  Helen Kim was not used to feeling like the dumbest kid in class. A graduate of Harvard and of Yale Law School, a top litigator — yet she... More >>