DOWNTOWN Los Angeles has been "reviving" for the better part of 20 years. The seed may have been planted in 1988, with the naming of Frank Gehry as the architect for Walt Disney Concert Hall - a civic commitment to return downtown to its early 20th-century glory days, when it was a hubbub of activity rather than a place to flee come sunset.

City officials and Guatemalan leaders have moved to calm feelings and quell anger after the fatal shooting of a Guatemalan construction worker by a Los Angeles police officer set off two nights of violent protests in a neighborhood populated largely by Central American immigrants.

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Tired of being stuck in traffic? Sick of pounding the virtual pavement for a new job? Stressed out about your everything ? Unfortunately, you are not alone.

Michael Buble just wrapped up a string of North American tour dates, but he's coming back for more.

Our ascendant sandwich seems to have yet to find its wax wings in the sunny, Los Angeles restaurant scene.

David Dortort, who produced "Bonanza," ''The High Chaparral" and other TV Westerns, has died.

There are lots of examples around for LA's politicians to see that state sponsored capitalism doesn't work and devastates a community.

Mekahlo Medina takes a "Local" look at someof Los Angeles' coolest neighborhoods.

Grabe your shades, call your agent, and alert the clubs. The North American Poker Tour event in Los Angeles, CA is just a couple of months away.

Los Angeles Jazz Society's 27th Annual Jazz Tribute Awards Dinner & Concert, honors Grammy Award musician Poncho Sanchez on October 10th GRAMMY WINNING MUSICIAN PONCHO SANCHEZ TO RECEIVE 2010 JAZZ TRIBUTE AWARD AT THE 27th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES JAZZ SOCIETY AWARDS DINNER & CONCERT LOS ANGELES MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN, SUN., OCT 10 Pianist and Composer Mike ...

For the second night in a row, a crowd gathered in Los Angeles to protest the fatal police shooting of a Guatemalan day laborer - but things quickly devolved as police fired "at least two volleys of nonlethal projectiles." The protest was intended to express displeasure with the Sunday shooting death of 37-year-old Manuel Jamines , who was said to ...

David Stephenson recalls sitting in his father's olive squad car and fiddling with the Motorola communication device.

The carwashes of Los Angeles would appear to be an unlikely target for a unionization drive, reports the New York Times.

Protesters on Tuesday night pelted a police station with eggs, rocks and bottles despite Police Chief Charlie Beck's plea for calm earlier in the day and his promise to thoroughly investigate an officer's fatal shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant wielding a knife.

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Nearly three dozen people face criminal charges stemming from three immigration protests that caused street blockages and traffic disruptions in Los Angeles and Westwood, city prosecutors announced today.

Emma Stone drapes it on at the 14th Annual GQ Men Of The Year Party at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on November 18, 2009 'Superbad' star Emma Stone began her acting career by performing in small productions in her hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona.

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