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Spending in L.A. mayor's race breaks records
Spending in the hotly contested two-year race for Los Angeles mayor exceeded $33 million on Saturday, breaking previous records as unlimited outside money continued to play a dominant role in Tuesday's contest. Candidate super PACs and so-called...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Jose Huizar, AEG, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Port of Los Angeles
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...Tags: Teachers, University of California, Los Angeles, Columbia University, New York City, Justice System
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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction
Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...Tags: J. Crew, Human Accomplishments, Auction Service, Gerhard Richter, Jackson Pollock
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Michael Bloomberg donates $350,000 to L.A. school board race
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg donated $350,000 to the Los Angeles school board campaign this week, records show. Bloomberg's contribution, which was filed Tuesday, will enlarge the already sizable war chest of the Coalition for School Reform,...Tags: Local Government, Elections, New York City, Michelle Rhee, Human Interest
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N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg gives $350,000 to L.A. school board race
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $350,000 to the L.A. school board campaign this week, records show. Bloomberg's contribution, which was filed Tuesday, will enlarge an already sizable warchest of the Coalition for School Reform, a political...
Tags: Local Government, Elections, New York City, Michelle Rhee, Human Interest
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Juilliard School honorees include Daniel Day-Lewis, Dawn Upshaw
Daniel Day-Lewis will soon have a new role to obsessively inhabit -- recipient of an honorary doctoral degree from the Juilliard School in New York. The arts school said it also would bestow commencement honors this year on opera singer Dawn Upshaw,...
Tags: Daniel Day-Lewis, Celebrities, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Laura Linney, Nancy Wilson
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In L.A. school board race, sky-high spending continues
Record spending will continue in the last remaining race for a seat on the Los Angeles school board, as a political action committee has put together a war chest of about $600,000 to use on behalf of a candidate endorsed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa....
Tags: Teachers, Los Angeles Unified School District, Elections, Academic Progress, Michelle Rhee
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Koch Brothers, Right-Wing Ideologues, Serious About Tribune, L.A. Times Bid
ReutersApr 21 (TheWrap.com) - Hey Los Angeles, pay attention: Charles and David Koch are serious about buying the Tribune newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, according to the New York Times. In a front-page article on Sunday, The New York Times...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Americans for Prosperity, Newspaper and Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Rupert Murdoch
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MOCA gala takes walk on the wild side
It seemed only fitting that the MOCA gala celebrating the opening of Urs Fischer's new chaos-skirting show, organized under the "creative direction" of the crazy-making artist Rob Pruitt, would have a Dada sort of anti-logic. In other words, it was...
Tags: Celebrities, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Cheech Marin, Museums, Arts
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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: Teachers, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Apple iPad, Media Industry
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MOCA hits $75-million mark, nearing endowment goal
Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art say they have reached the $75-million mark in their campaign to establish a $100-million endowment, with $50 million raised in the last month alone. MOCA's board co-chairs Maria Bell and David Johnson said...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Museum of Modern Art, Arts, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Economy, Business and Finance
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MOCA says it has hit $75-million mark for endowment, and names donors
Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art announced Wednesday that they have raised more than $50 million since the middle of March for the museum’s endowment. A larger endowment is widely seen as the first step to turning around the troubled...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Arts and Culture
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