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Un Pueblo Olvidado por la Ley

A Spanish translation of “The Town the Law Forgot”. Pandillas, carteles y políticas al estilo “sur de la frontera” enlodan la reputación de un suburbio de L.A.

The Notebook Guy

Vanished series creator Josh Berman keeps the world in three rings

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Crosstown Rivals

When USC and UCLA put on their academic game faces, nothing less than the future of the city is at stake

Not of This Earth

American Cinematheque fetes Roger Corman at 80

Wake Up and Vote

L.A. Weekly endorsements for next Tuesday’s primary

Gut Reactions

How the contents of a termite’s stomach may revolutionize your car

Brawling Democrats

The fight begins to knock out Arnold

The Secret Lives of Boys

Inside the old spirits, indie fucks, gay best friends and outlaws

All In With the Bad Boy of Poker

He’s the tantrum-throwing card shark who’s taking the Texas Hold ’Em craze from Vegas to your cell phone. A no-limits weekend with Phil Hellmuth Jr.

Dr. Story

New Jack Activists

The Coalition for Educational Justice is fighting generations of neglect with a secret weapon — students

Oh So Natural

Sexual selection, the Good Book and why gay is good

The Invasion of the Elegant Trogons

Is Sierra Club’s anti-immigration insurgency for the birds?

Tour de Force of the Black Clock

Daddy, and Sylvia

Diane Middlebrook takes on Hughes and Plath

Your Brain on Bad Science

Leading Ecstasy researcher retracts critical study

Locke Down

Two years ago, a group of Locke High School students demanded something they weren't getting— an education. They got one, all right.

An 'A' in Fraud

It was too good -- and too bad -- to be true. For three years, investigators conclude, Manual Arts High School administrators graduated ineligible students and tampered with students' grades

Enron’s Revenge

Fallen energy giant may be out to tarnish other big firms in the great rip-off of California

High-Wire Dreamin’

Enron's role in California's energy crisis of 2001

Hot on the Trail

Riordan blows a gasket — or two — on campaign bus

Power Turf

In the 4th District race, attitude may be more important than aptitude

A Voice of Dissent

Off My Back

'Shirts' and homeless battle over the sidewalks of America

Mob Rules

David Chase on The Sopranos, the small screen, and rock & roll

The World Senator

Alan Cranston’s take on things

The Barefoot Boy at 50

Renaissance Man

Athanasius Kircher at the Museum of Jurassic Technology

The View From the Classroom

A panel of teachers responds

My Life as an Underdog

The Green-Republican front against DiF

Endorsements

The Weekly’s recommendations in the November general election

The Devil in Miss Spears

A School System is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Busta Rhymes, All the Time . . .

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The Filmmakers

The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Turns 5

Music at the Turn

A Memoranda List

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