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				<title>Memo to Don Mattingly: Shut the Puck Up!</title>
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Don Mattingly is on a plane home from Wisconsin as we speak, and may be handed a pink slip with his luggage upon disembarking.

Perhaps his firing comes during the team's day off tomorrow -- as...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:23 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title>How L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Spent His 12-Hour Days in 2012</title>
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			 Please see today's L.A. Weekly cover story, "L.A. Mayor With Baggage Seeks Job: Antonio Villaraigosa's quest for Wall Street, Washington and wealth," and check out the mayor's original, unedited...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:52:54 -0800</pubDate>
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				<featured_headline>How Mayor V. Spends His Time</featured_headline>
			
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				<title>&apos;Priceless&apos; Indian Deluxe Bicycle Stolen in Lancaster</title>
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			 A nearly 100-year-old bicycle said to be quite valuable and rare was stolen from its owner's home in Lancaster, authorities said.

The red Indian Deluxe, which looks like Pee-wee Herman's dream ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:35 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Dennis Romero</author>
			
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				<title>Marijuana Shops Might Sue to Stay Open in L.A.</title>
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			 Measure D. a law that would close 9 out of 10 marijuana dispensaries in town, maybe more, was passed by you, the voter, last night.

But that doesn't mean it's over for hundreds or perhaps even ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:09:24 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Dennis Romero</author>
			
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				<title>Mitch O&apos;Farrell Beats the Candidate from Nowhere, John Choi, and a Union Machine</title>
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			  Hollywood and the Tri-Hipster Area are nothing if not independent, and on Tuesday they defied months of wrongheaded conventional wisdom that said John Choi, a guy nobody in City Council Distric...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:11 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title>5 Interesting Reasons People at Eric Garcetti&apos;s Victory Party Voted For Him</title>
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			  By Kate Stephanus

Eric Garcetti's victory party last night at the Hollywood Palladium drew hipsters, activists and campaign pros -- along with a few people who had, shall we say, more unusual ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:21 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Fake Cop&apos;s &apos;Prostitution Sting&apos; Leads to Sex Attack in El Segundo, Police Say</title>
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			 A woman who apparently offered escort services online was no easy prey when she was allegedly attacked by a suspect this week.

Police say the victim arranged to meet 33-year-old Wesley Robert S...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:38 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Dennis Romero</author>
			
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				<title>1,000 Medical Marijuana Shops to Close in L.A. after Prop. D Wins in a Landslide</title>
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			 Proposition D's huge win on Tuesday was a clear message from liberal Los Angeles that it does not want more than 1,000 weed shops in virtually every business district of the sprawling city, as t...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:33 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Jill Stewart</author>
			
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				<title>Memorial Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints For Los Angeles</title>
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			 Ready for summer? Ready to party? Be ready to have your ass busted if you drink and drive.

The LAPD, the sheriff's department and Pasadena police are rolling out the troops this holiday weekend...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:18 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Eric Garcetti Wins Mayor&apos;s Race By Rebuilding The Villaraigosa Coalition, Plus San Fernando Valley Republicans</title>
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			 Eric Garcetti was elected mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday, reassembling the coalition of Westsiders and Latinos that carried Antonio Villaraigosa into office eight years ago.But as this L.A. Tim...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:22:23 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Gene Maddaus</author>
			
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				<featured_headline>Eric Garcetti Wins</featured_headline>
			
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				<title>Can Marijuana Help Keep Diabetes in Check?</title>
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			 Of all the good things marijuana can do for you -- enhance your hearing at reggae concerts, make you fall in love with otherwise unattractive people, inspire you say profound things while sittin...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:08 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title>Freeway Marriage Proposal Ring For Sale</title>
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			 Remember that freeway marriage proposal that stopped interstate 10 earlier this year and got the groom-to-be, Hector Martinez, arrested?

Maybe it wasn't worth it after all. A ring said to have ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 07:04:28 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Dennis Romero</author>
			
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				<featured_headline>Notorious Ring For Sale</featured_headline>
			
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				<title>Ron Galperin Beats Dennis Zine to Become L.A. City Controller -- Final Election Results</title>
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			 The final tally is in: By 3:16 a.m., with 100 percent of precincts reporting, newcomer Ron Galperin had decisively beaten City Hall veteran Dennis Zine, getting elected L.A.'s new controller wit...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:40 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Sarah Fenske</author>
			
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				<title>Why Laura Chick -- Not Wendy Greuel -- Would Have Beaten Eric Garcetti for Mayor</title>
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			 The wrong city controller ran against Eric Garcetti.

As current Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel's run for mayor ended in defeat, one can't help but think that Laura Chick, the hard-cha...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Patrick Range McDonald</author>
			
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				<title>Wendy Greuel Concedes; Eric Garcetti To Be L.A.&apos;s 42nd Mayor</title>
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			 Wendy Greuel called Eric Garcetti at about 1:45 a.m. to concede the race for L.A. mayor.Greuel is expected to publicly concede at a press conference this morning. The Garcetti campaign confirmed...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:04:09 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Gene Maddaus</author>
			
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				<title>Eric Garcetti Poised For Victory In L.A. Mayor&apos;s Race</title>
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			  After nearly two years of campaigning, Councilman Eric Garcetti is poised for victory in the race for L.A. mayor. Just before midnight Tuesday, Garcetti addressed a cheering crowd of at least 2...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:35:49 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Gene Maddaus</author>
			
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				<title>Ron Galperin + Dennis Zine Election Results: Galperin Holds Onto Lead</title>
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			  See updates at the bottom of the post. First posted at 9 p.m.

Ron Galperin has taken an early lead in the race for City Controller tonight, with early results showing him ahead of City Hall ve...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:29 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Sarah Fenske</author>
			
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				<title>Mitch O&apos;Farrell + John Choi Election Returns: O&apos;Farrell Ahead in City Council District 13</title>
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			 Update: Choi is steadily gaining on O'Farrell as more votes flow in. See bottom for details. First posted at 10:49 p.m.

Local knowledge is prevailing over ambitious newcomer -- at least in the ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:14 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Jill Stewart</author>
			
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				<title>Antonio Sanchez + Monica Ratliff Early Election Results: Ratliff Ahead In LAUSD Board Race</title>
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Updated below; first posted at 9:06 pm

Based on early returns, we can say that Monica Ratliff leads Antonio Sanchez by four points, with roughly 14,000 ballots cast.

This is the final LAUSD ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Hillel Aron</author>
			
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				<title>Gil Cedillo + Jose Gardea Early Election Results: Cedillo Ahead in Eastside L.A. Council District 1</title>
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			 Update: Gardea is closing the distance to Cedillo. See details at bottom.

Updated at bottom to explain that the city election web site's confusing "7.52 percent reporting" is wildly misleading....]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:06 -0800</pubDate>
				<author>Gracie Zheng</author>
			
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