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Los Angeles stories: 346 news summaries

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 Supporters Battle to Save 
 'West Coast White House' 

'West Coast White House' added to list of America's most endangered buildings

Apr 28, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of 20th-century architecture are rallying to save an LA landmark from the wrecking ball, reports the Los Angeles Times. Developers want to raze the '60s-modernist Century Plaza hotel—once known as the West Coast White House due to its appeal among politicians and celebs—but supporters have persuaded the... More »

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architecture • Los Angeles • hotel • preservation • National Register of Historic Places

(Newser) - A Los Angeles-area hospital released funnyman Jay Leno today after observing him overnight for apparent dehydration, People reports. "We are happy to say that Jay Leno is feeling much better," NBC said in a statment. Leno plans to resume taping Monday after The Tonight Show was canceled today... More »

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(Newser) - Tonight Show host Jay Leno was hospitalized today, KTLA-TV reports, forcing the cancellation of this evening’s gabfest. Leno, who was feeling poorly, checked himself into the hospital, but his ailment is not serious—a spokeswoman said he was in “good spirits” and penning jests from his bed—and... More »

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television • Los Angeles • Jay Leno • late night host • Tonight Show • hospitalization • sickness

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Jurors' Rapport Swung Spector Conviction: Lawyers

Lack of 'persnickety' people helped retrial avoid second deadlock

Apr 15, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twelve agreeable jurors made all the difference between Phil Spector's two murder trials, lawyers from both sides tell the Los Angeles Times. The jurors who this week voted unanimously to convict heard the same evidence as the jury that deadlocked in 2007, prosecutors and the music legend's lawyer say, but... More »

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Phil Spector • Lana Clarkson • Los Angeles • jury • hung jury • murder trial • juror • retrial


 LA's Film, TV Shoots 
 Hit Record Low 

Commercial production falls; local TV shoots up after strike

Apr 14, 09 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hit hard by the recession and amped-up incentives to shoot elsewhere, on-location filming in Los Angeles has plummeted 56% in the first quarter to a record low, says the group that processes shooting permits. Commercial production, meanwhile, dropped 34%, the Los Angeles Times reports. TV shooting has surged, but that’... More »

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television • Hollywood • film • Los Angeles

New Galpal Says Chris Brown's
a 'Gentleman'

Girlicious siren shops for tattoos with accused girlfriend-beater

Apr 13, 09 8:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown's new lady friend Natalie Mejia says the alleged girlfriend-beater is a complete “gentlemen" so far, Radar reports. The pair was spotted at a Los Angeles tattoo parlor this weekend, but Mejia refused to dish on details. “Things are going well between us but I really... More »

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Hollywood • Los Angeles • Rihanna • Chris Brown

(Newser) - A Los Angeles jury today convicted eccentric music producer Phil Spector of second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson, the Los Angeles Times reports. Spector, 69, faces at least 18 years in prison for killing 40-year-old Clarkson, who was found with a gunshot wound to the mouth in... More »

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Phil Spector • Lana Clarkson • Los Angeles • murder trial • retrial

(Newser) - Boyish pop star Chris Brown pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court today to pummeling his girlfriend Rihanna, People reports. Solemn and dressed in black, Brown murmured "not guilty" on two felony counts—making criminal threats and assault—while his mother Joyce Hawkins sat in the front... More »

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Los Angeles • assault • Rihanna • Chris Brown

 Ronson Locks LiLo Out 


Apr 6, 09 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Samantha Ronson has replaced the locks on the Los Angeles home she and perhaps-former-girlfriend Lindsay Lohan shared for the past 6 months, Us reports. The move comes after LiLo tangled with bouncers ordered to keep her out of a Friday event Ronson hosted for her sister in West Hollywood.... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • Los Angeles • celebrity • breakup • Samantha Ronson • locks

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s anal cancer spread to her liver in 2007, indicating that the malady is worse than previously thought, the AP reports. Her ongoing stay at a Los Angeles hospital is the result of treatment she underwent in Germany, but not directly related to her cancer, her doctor said.... More »

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Germany • Los Angeles • liver cancer • cancer treatment • Farrah Fawcett • hematoma • anal cancer

(Newser) - With clients like Universal Studios, and Nike, Mister Cartoon still has street cred. In fact, that’s what makes the 39-year-old graffiti artist, tattoo artist, fashion designer, and car customizer such a sought-after corporate image maker, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cartoon’s designs—which mix Chicano gang culture... More »

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Los Angeles • graffiti • Grand Theft Auto • tattoo artists

(Newser) - The California man who murdered his ex-wife and eight members of her family on Christmas Eve while dressed as Santa Claus had cocaine in his system, the Los Angeles Times reports. The coroner’s office said the cocaine was present in trace amounts and was only a contributing factor... More »

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California • suicide • cocaine • murder • Los Angeles • Christmas • Santa Claus • Bruce Jeffrey Pardo

(Newser) - Josh Hartnett was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early this morning after complaining of stomach pains, TMZ reports. The actor was picked up at the Chateau Marmont around 2am and walked himself to the ambulance. The “excruciating pain” was perhaps caused by a stomach virus Hartnett picked up... More »

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Los Angeles • Chateau Marmont • hospitalization • stomach bug • Josh Hartnett • gastrointestinal

(Newser) - The mansion that late producer Aaron Spelling built in 1991 is on sale for $150 million, making it the most expensive home for sale in the US, the AP reports. The 56,500-square-foot home, the largest in Los Angeles County, sits on 4.7 acres near the Playboy Mansion. Neither... More »

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real estate • Los Angeles • home prices • mansion • Aaron Spelling • Candy Spelling

LA Parents May Have to Pay for Graffiti Cleanup

Politicians push new strategy to curb city's rampant tagging

Mar 25, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here’s a reason to rein in unruly teens: Los Angeles parents may soon be financially liable for their kids’ vandalism. Officials want to allow residents to turn graffiti cleanup over to the city, which would then allow it to sue the perpetrators, and their parents, to recoup some of... More »

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Los Angeles • parents • vandalism • civil lawsuits • graffiti

(Newser) - The recession hit Southern California earlier and harder than almost any other part of the country—and it’s likely to linger a lot longer too, Steve Pearlstein writes in the Washington Post. The area played a “central role in the Bubble Economy,” and now, being the “... More »

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California • Hollywood • real estate • Los Angeles • Southern California • recession • entertainment industry • housing bubble • Port of Long Beach • Port of Los Angeles • California economy

'Snatched' Toddler's Body Found; Mom Grilled

Mom claimed she was knocked unconscious by kidnappers

Mar 20, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police are probing inconsistencies in a California mother's story of her daughter's abduction after the toddler's body was found in a ditch off a freeway, reports the Los Angeles Times. Stacy Barker, 20, said she was knocked unconscious in a Los Angeles area park by attackers who snatched 18-month-old Emma... More »

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California • crime • Los Angeles • abduction • toddler • infanticide • killer moms

Kanye West Charged in
LAX Paparazzi Scuffle

Rapper, manager allegedly smashed photographers' cameras

Mar 18, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West was charged with three misdemeanors today after an incident in which he and his road manager allegedly smashed cameras belonging to two paparazzi, People reports. West and Don Crawley face charges of vandalism, battery and grand theft from the incident six months ago at Los Angeles International Airport.... More »

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Los Angeles • Kanye West • airport

(Newser) - Adnan Ghalib, the paparazzo who briefly dated Britney Spears, may not contact her or come within 100 yards of the singer for 3 years, People reports. The ruling, handed down by a Los Angeles judge today, was sought by Spears’ father Jamie, who has legal conservatorship over the troubled star... More »

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music • Britney Spears • Los Angeles • judge • Adnan Ghalib • Jamie Spears • restraining order

 Ozone Kills, Slowly: Study 

High-level areas like LA face 50% increase in risk of death from respiratory illness

Mar 12, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Long-term exposure to ozone can greatly increase the risk of death from respiratory diseases, the Los Angeles Times reports. An 18-year study of half a million people in 96 cities found that an increase of 10 parts per billion in ozone concentrations correlated to a 4% increase in deaths from... More »

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California • pollution • Los Angeles • Riverside • smog • ozone • respiratory problems • EPA

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