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How Climate Change Could Be the Ruin of Los Angeles
If the models hold true, L.A. is in store for a double whammy of floods and drinking water shortages.
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Maps
The Rise of the NBA Superstar City
What the geography of the All-Star game says about American cities and metros.
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The High Cost of a Homelessness Surge
With shelter space scarce, this winter has seen U.S. cities shelling out big bucks to house families in motels.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Tupelo Takes Aim at Baggy Pants
Also recently banned: Bath salts in Tennessee, prayers in England, and possibly "reckless skateboarding" in Los Angeles.
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Democracy in America
East L.A. Denied Cityhood Once Again
Neighborhood has been seeking incorporation for decades, but is turned down over financial concerns.
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Democracy in America
Occupy L.A. Asks the City to Return Its Murals
The Los Angeles protesters are up in arms about the prospect of their artwork landing in a museum or art gallery.
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Maps
Where the Jobs Will Be in 2020
A critical look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment projections for the rest of the decade.
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The Oz of Los Angeles Traffic Lights
How the city controls its traffic system, then and now.
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Ode of the Day: In Defense of L.A.
GOOD writer Cord Jefferson on falling in love with the West Coast.
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Rankings
Los Angeles Is the Smelliest City in America, Says GQ
The best smelling, that is. See where your city ranks on this highly unscientific listing of odorous burgs.
