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City: Los Angeles (United States) | Population(~): 3877129 | City Forum

Rating: +64 (+64, 0) | Global position: 71 | Country position: 4

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LAPD Fires Nonlethal Projectiles Into Crowd of Protestors [Scary]

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 ...

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Family tours police station named for patriarch

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

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Labor heads for car washes in Los Angeles

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

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Protesters throw rocks, eggs at L.A. police station

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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LAFNO: Los Angeles Fashion's Night Out

Hosted by the Mayora s Office of Economic and Business Policy Friday, 10 September 2010 6pm - 11pm A A A A A An event which was originally created to economically jump-start New York City's desire to shop in 2009, has now migrated to Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and over 100 more cities for 2010.A Stores all over Los Angeles County will be ...

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Los Angeles is a massive, sprawling city that has come to embody the glamour, richness, and excitement of the West Coast. The name alone is iconic and likely to bring to mind ultramodern skyscrapers, smog, boulevards lined with palm trees, sunshine, swimming pools, movie stars. The second most populous city in the U.S., Los Angeles began as a Spanish settlement on the banks of the Porciuncula River (now called the Los Angeles River). Founded in 1781 by California governor Felipe de Neve, the community was given the name El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula ("The Town of Our Lady of the Angels of the Porciuncula River"). Over the years, this was gradually shortened to "Los Angeles." After the Mexican-American War, the territories in California were ceded to the United States. People flooded into the Los Angeles area during the California Gold Rush, and the tiny pueblo quickly grew into a wild frontier town. Los Angeles was basically lawless at the time, to such an extent that the City of Angels was given the nickname "Los Diablos." The railroads and the discovery of oil brought more settlers and ushered in a land boom around the turn of the century. William Mulholland's controversial aqueduct, completed in 1913, diverted water to the city from nearby Owens Valley and allowed Los Angeles to expand and annex its neighboring communities. Meanwhile, the cinematic arts were in their infancy on the East Coast. Thomas Edison owned the patents on the movie-making process and was charging exorbitant fees to filmmakers. To get around this, a number of filmmakers flocked to Los Angeles and set up shop in the newly annexed community of Hollywood. Over the years, the city of Los Angeles has continued to grow, spreading from the banks of the Los Angeles River to the surrounding canyons and foothills. Many communities have been absorbed into the growing city as neighborhoods. Others, such as Beverly Hills and Inglewood, have maintained their independence as Los Angeles grew around them, becoming cities within the city. Los Angeles' economy is driven by a number of diverse industries, including international trade, oil, aerospace and entertainment. The Mediterranean climate of Los Angeles means hot summers and mild winters. Snow is rare in the city basin, but falls regularly on the mountain slopes, which means its possible to surf and snow ski in Los Angeles on the same day.

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Best City Sight: Hollywood Hills

Rating: +5 (+8, -3) | Global position: 5 | Country position: 1

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The myth, the velocity, the edginess in creative and technological fields – this is Los Angeles, where the multicultural future that awaits the rest of the country is already a firm reality. In little more than 200 years, LA has grown from a dusty Spanish outpost into one of the world’s largest and most complex cities offering top venues for everything from archaeology and the arts to food. The birthplace of Mickey Mouse and Hollywood, LA has shaped the imaginations of millions.