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How do you make Hollywood laugh? Build a community plan. That's what happened when the City of Los Angeles tried to update its 1988 Hollywood Community Plan, which would have allowed for much taller buildings in certain areas, especially near subway stops. Three community groups sued, saying the city used fictitious......

We caught a lot of flack recently for our post, 10 Essential Life Hacks That Make L.A. So Much Better. Residents of the Eastern Columbia building in downtown Los Angeles were particularly irate after we suggested that readers looking to cool off might try sneaking into their breathtaking rooftop pool. "I remember......

Michael Trujillo can't quite shake this cough. He's had it for weeks, picked up on the campaign trail. He needs to meet his mother in the Valley to get one of his old inhalers, which he places on his desk next to a laptop and a bottle of Advil. "There's......

In a landmark decision handed down today, Judge M. Rolf Treu has declared five statutes in the California education code to be unconstitutional. The Vergara v. California ruling is sure to be appealed, and may make its way to the state supreme court. But for now, the reverberations will be felt......

The early vote-by-mail ballots are in, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson is in the lead with 49 percent, followed by well-known charter school proponent Marshall Tuck with 27.4 percent and teacher Lydia A. Gutiérrez with 23.4 percent.   If Tuck and Gutierrez keep Torlakson below 50 percent......

With early vote-by-mail ballots partly counted, Republican Elan Carr and Democrats Ted Lieu and Wendy Greuel are in a tight battle to replace Henry Waxman in the Westside's 33rd Congressional District. Carr has 23.4 percent, Lieu has 19.8 percent and Greuel has 18.5 percent. Spiritual guru Marianne Williamson is well......

With most vote-by-mail ballots scanned and counted, a tight race between Sheila Kuehl and Bobby Shriver is shaping up in the battle to replace Zev Yaroslavsky on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. However, West Hollywood City Councilman is in double digits in third place, so things could change. The numbers:......

Super-principal George McKenna and school reform advocate Alex Johnson have jumped out in front of a big pack in the L.A. Unified Board of Education special election to replace District 1 representative Marguerite LaMotte. McKenna has 38.79 percent, Johnson 25.19 percent, and relative unknown Sherlett H. Newbill has 9.44 percent......