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LA ‘black ball’ reservoir rollout potential ‘disaster’ in the making, say experts

LA’s scheme to cover a reservoir under 96 million “shade balls” may not be all it is touted to be, experts told FoxNews.com, with some critics going so far as to refer to the plan as a “potential disaster.” The…

Taxpayers funding portion of Smithsonian’s Bill Cosby art exhibit?

LOS ANGELES – Despite the dozens of accusations of drugging, rape and sexual assault against Bill Cosby, the federally-funded Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art is continuing with its current exhibition “Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue,” which…

‘All about the money’: Motorists plagued by sky-high Calif. traffic ticket fines

Casey Campbell served two tours in Iraq, but the fight of his life is in California. After driving without a seat belt and no front plate, he got a $25 traffic ticket that jumped to $300 with assessments and surcharges.…

Unions seek exemption from LA minimum wage law they helped pass

Union leaders in Los Angeles are being accused of hypocrisy after being caught trying to exempt themselves from a new minimum wage law they tried to impose on others. For months, organized labor went after companies like McDonalds and Walmart,…

Old-fashioned diners a part of culinary future

Who doesn’t love to step back in time when chomping on their favorite dish? Think poodle skirts, old-fashioned hamburgers, ice cream sundaes–and that’s what you’ll get when you walk into Betsy’s on the Corner in Aiken, S.C. “I grew up…

Rob Lowe regresa a los 80 con una serie de National Geographic

LOS ANGELES – Rob Lowe es un actor consagrado y un escritor popular que trabaja en su segundo libro de memorias. Pero en la década de 1980, era un ídolo adolescente en la cima de un decenio que trajo importantes…

Matt Damon’s Silly Teacher Rant

Actor Matt Damon is a walking public-service reminder to immunize your children early and often against La-La Land disease.In Damon’s world, all public-school teachers are selfless angels. Government workers and Hollywood entertainers are impervious to economic incentives. Anyone who disagrees…

L.A.: $111M in Stimulus Saved Just 55 Jobs

Jan 29: A stimulus project roadsign is posted on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, Calif. (AFP) Aug. 13: Several thousand people protest demanding jobs outside City Hall in Los Angeles. (AFP) PreviousNext More than a year after Congress approved $800…