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Berdell Knowles; Credit: Orly Olivier

LA People 2009: Financial Field-Leveler — Berdell Knowles

Berdell Knowles set up shop under the basket, stuck his butt out, knocked back his defender, called for the basketball and put three quick fakes on the tall teenager towering over him, just waiting to swat his shit into the stands. Then Knowles, 5 feet 9 and 200 pounds of......
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Cleared Murder Suspect Herbie Gonzalez Is Still Dogged by Sheriffs

The more things changed for Herbie Gonzalez this year, the more they stayed the same. Until his story was told in L.A. Weekly, Gonzalez was just another rapper who got out of jail after beating highly publicized charges of rape and murder. In that sense, everything changed for Gonzalez after......
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Jordan Belfort: The Wounded Wolf of Wall Street

The cocktail buzz was loud and Cristal clear: The Wolf of Wall Street had an image problem with the young entrepreneurs of Los Angeles. “Frankly, I came here thinking this Jordan Belfort guy would be an asshole,” confided Robb Lejuwaan, a financial-services guy at a book signing for Belfort organized......

L.A.'s Proposition B: The Most Sneaky

A 35-year-old voter-approved ban on low-income housing taller than two stories will be repealed if Proposition B is approved next week. While city officials insist the proposed changes will not increase density in any way, intense last-minute scrutiny of the ballot measure, which also ends a citywide limit of 52,500......