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- 1. 6/14/2012, "Port Activity Up in Los Angeles, Down in Long Beach," Los Angeles Business Journal
The story of feast and famine at Southern California’s twin port complex continued last month, with the Port of Los Angeles reporting its best May ever and the Port of Long Beach reporting another decline, according to statistics released Thursday. - 2. 6/7/2012, "Ethnic Diversity Increases Home Value And Lowers Crime In Southern California, Study Says," Huffington Post
Ethnic diversity raises home values and lowers crime rates in Southern California communities, according to a new study.
- 3. 6/5/2012, "Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Doing Battle With Density" Curbed Los Angeles
The latest example of neighborhood opposition comes from Boyle Heights, where the neighborhood council has approved a motion that would give the area more tools to resist new density. - 4. 5/31/2012, "Disney Hires The Ex-Warner Brothers President To Take On Role As New Studio Chief," Huffington Post
The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday that it hired former president of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Alan Horn, to lead its movie studio as chairman, a personnel move that attempts to right the wrongs that led to blockbuster bomb "John Carter." - 5. 5/29/2012, "Battleship Iowa gets new mission in Hollywood," L.A. Times
The famous battleship Iowa, which once transported President Franklin D. Rooseveltto a summit with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in Tehran, is embarking on a new mission that would include a recurring role in Hollywood.
The 887-foot-long World War II -era ship is moving this week from the San Francisco Bay to its new digs at the Port of Los Angeles, potentially becoming a coveted film location as well as a star tourist attraction.
- 6. 5/27/2012, "El Segundo High class focuses on practical side of college education," Daily Breeze
With this state of affairs in mind, a veteran educator at El Segundo High School recently created a class designed to get all high school students - college-bound or otherwise - to take a break from the clamor and think about where they're headed.
- 7. 5/26/2012, "Disney hopes Cars Land makes California Adventure a golden state," L.A. Times
California Adventure has always lagged behind Disneyland, but with a major overhaul, including Cars Land, Disney executives believe it'll catch up.
- 8. 5/24/2012, "Los Angeles and the Case for Transit Oriented Development: TOD Since the Red Line" L.A. Streets Blog
Since the construction of the Red Line, Metro can point to the completion of eleven significant developments. These include signature projects at Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood & Vine and Hollywood & Western along the Red Line; Western & Wilshire and Wilshire & Vermont along the Purple Line and Del Mar along the Gold Line. - 9. 5/11/2012, "When a charter school is failing," L.A. Times
The Los Angeles Board of Education recently renewed the school's charter despite underperformance on state tests. - 10. 5/11/2012, "Gov. Jerry Brown warns more budget cuts are coming," L.A. Times
Brown issued the warning while delivering boxes of petitions to election officials requesting that his proposed tax hike be placed on the November ballot.
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