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Condos vs. Camerasnew
Continuing development in downtown L.A. threatens to send essential film production scurrying out of town.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
03-30-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Slaves to Canada's Minimum Wagenew
Sure, hike the paycheck, but social benefit add-ons work faster to change lives.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
03-30-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Chass Cover-upnew
The slaying of 16-year-old high school student Jeremiah Chass by sheriff's deputies dominated front-page headlines of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat for a week -- seldom have I witnessed such inept and slanted journalism.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-30-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
L.A.'s Public Transit Users Face a Bumpy Roadnew
As riders face steep rate hikes, the MTA, Gov. Schwarzenegger, and local cities wrestle over threatened public transportation funds.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dan Abendschein |
03-30-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Doctor My Eyesnew
Matt Singer thinks his silicone "flexiglass" prosthetic is the logical evolutionary step in artificial eyes.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
03-30-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'Guest Editor' Program Generated Buzz, Just Not the Good Kindnew
"Grazergate" is just another symptom of the celebrity-obsession disease increasingly infecting the L.A. Times and other "serious" media once thought to be immune.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
03-30-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Jailhouse Rocknew
A prominent lawyer falls into bed with the master of cons.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
03-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Speaking Youth To Powernew
The League of Young Voters is trialing corporate-marketing technology in the field of youthful political activism, hoping to learn how to turn the American political system to progressive ends.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
03-30-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Broken Justicenew
In one of the oldest federal death penalty cases in U.S. history, three suspected L.A. gangsters have been held without trial for nearly eight years on capital murder charges in Nashville's federal court.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
03-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Boise Weekly Loses Open Records Casenew
Potentially damning records of a psychiatric hospital's troubles will remain closed to the public, despite a court challenge by the Boise Weekly.
Boise Weekly |
Shea Andersen |
03-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Taken for a Ride by Horizon Travelnew
The travel club turns dreams into nightmares for would-be vacationers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
I'sha Gaines |
03-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Tempers & Dangers Ramping Up in the Gas Fieldsnew
Fort Worth's gas boom brings dangers in the form of pipelines, untrained workers and more.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
03-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Grasses v. Greensnew
In the wake of E. coli hysteria, farmers are under pressure to pull out vegetation -- and unravel water-quality progress.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-29-2007 |
Environment
Attack of the Conservative Clones on Academenew
Law would enforce "affirmative action" for right-wing extremists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
03-29-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education, Metropolis
Inmates Meditate to Find Peacenew
Meditation skills will no doubt help inmates once they get out -- but for those who get turned down for parole year after year, meditation is a way of coping with the day-to-day.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
03-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
