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  Congresswoman's Death Only Slightly Exaggerated
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones died this evening. Okay, so the press wasn't wrong. It was psychic. Our condolences to her family and uhm...our national sense of decency and yadda yadda. The LAT obit is here. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media

  LAT Editorial Assignments
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We got our grubby little hands on this LAT memo from Russ Stanton: Subject: Editorial Appointments Bruce Wallace, Foreign Editor Bruce Wallace, our Tokyo bureau chief since 2004, will become our new Foreign Editor, effective immediately. Bruce was based in Japan, but during the last four years he has been a...

  Extra, Extra: Down the Coast
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Photo by Lord Jim via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr There might be a four-concert series at Venice Beach this September and October. It's proposed to be a pilot program, but NIMBY neighbors, including Angelica Huston, don't even want to give it a try in the first place. Leopard Sharks are sharing the...

  Ryan Seacrest Making Waves
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Ryan Seacrest is swimming with the sharks with various deals that he's setting up, not the least of which is an output deal (of sorts) with Comcast. Seacrest is poised to take the media world by storm. The American Idol host is also planning a partnership with his agent Adam Sher, which may delve into scripted fare as...

  Nude Beach Can Stay Nude Says Judge
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Photo by diluvi via Flickr The state this summer announced a planned crackdown of the Trail 6 nude beach at San Onofre State Beach. But before that could happen, nudists fought back by suing and winning, temporarily at least. Judge Sheila Fell said nudity at the beach is okay until she makes her final decision,...

  Wish for a Day 8/20
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Translation of Wish (if it's too blurry for ya): "I wish Yoko Ono would call me." Every day LAist will be sharing wishes from Wish Tree for Pasadena with you. Yoko Ono's Wish Tree for Pasadena is an interactive installation at Colorado One. The Wish Trees will remain there until November 9 when it will join other...

  Race to be first
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The Central City Association, which presses Downtown interests at City Hall and worked hard to get into Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's good graces after backing Jim...

  LeRoi Moore 1961-2008: An Appreciation
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I'll admit it. I'm a "Davehead" who's seen and followed the Dave Matthews Band more than a dozen times in at least four states. And I know some LAist readers (and my fellow editors – right, Andy?) will judge me for actually liking their world-jazz-bluegrass-lite style of pop. But LeRoi Moore's death at 46 yesterday...

  Map of the Day: Melrose Street Robberies
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An interactive version is below the jump | View Larger Map In the past week, seven people have been robbed at gunpoint by either one person or a group of three around the Melrose corridor. The LA Times delved into the story and made this map, which is helpful for those who live, work or play in the area to be aware and...

  Warped Tour: An Assault on the Senses Sure to Leave Lasting Memories
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Going to the Warped Tour is kinda like a combination between going to Disneyland and Las Vegas in the same day. A crowd of people, young and old converged upon Home Depot Center in Carson for the final show of the tour then scattered in all directions once the gates opened. The choices included watching a live band at...

  
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