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Robert Ross

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2012

    Teens In L.A. Say 'Enough' To Gun Violence (Video)

    Thirty-three California teens got together to make a video demanding an end to gun violence. The kids are participants in the California Endowment's Building Healthy Communities initiative, and the video was coordinated by David Valdez, Director of the Youth Institute at the Weingart East Los Angel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Majority of Californians Support Soda Tax

    Three out of five California voters would support a special tax on soda and soft drinks to fight childhood obesity, according to a new Field Poll. New data collected as part of the Field-The California Endowment Childhood Obesity Prevention Survey found that 48% of participants cited unhealthy eat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    More L.A. Leaders Come Out Against Teachers Union, in Support of 'Don't Hold Us Back' Reform at LAUSD

    The L.A. Civic Alliance gives this ad -- which recently appeared in the Times, Daily News and La Opinion -- a big fat thumbs up.​In case you haven't heard, the door to much-needed education reform in L.A. will either be thrown open or slammed shut this fall. More specifically, the Los Angeles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    GOOD Food Festival: Events Overview

    Guzzle & NoshThe Sunday Santa Monica Farmers Market.​The GOOD Food Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Santa Monica Farmers Market, not the anniversary of our favorite food-based radio show. The four-day festival includes a film screening, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Shaquille O'Neal Sex Tape? Former Staffer Claims He Had It, Was Kidnapped by L.A. Gang on Search-and-Destroy Mission

    Shaq.​This gets pretty complicated, so sit tight. But we will say: It involves Shaquille O'Neal allegedly having a sex tape he made with multiple women while married to Shaunie (though she could probably care less now), and allegedly having ties with a South L.A. gang called the Main Street Ma ... More >>

  • Stage

    November 11, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Lemon Durang Pie, Hyperbole: Origins, Lucia Mad

    Also, Into the Woods, Barrymore and more

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Stage Raw: Hyperbole: Origins

    NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on John Steppling's Phantom LuckNEW REVIEW  GO HYPERBOLE: ORIGINS ​ Photo by Rogue Theatre Ensemble It's not easy to wrap sentences around this fantastical storytelling spectacle created by a collaboration of artists under Sean T. Calwelti's direction, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Insured Workers Still Often Split the Bill

    Sometimes lost in the debate about health care, public option or not, is the sad fact that even people with decent insurance end up going into debt to pay for procedures that aren't covered. A recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study found that 2.2 million Californians -- more than half t ... More >>

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Where Money Didn’t Talk

    In Santa Monica at least, the good guys won

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