When former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa backed out of a run for Senate last week, he said, “My heart and my family are here in California.” So is his
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The beef roll — that inspired scallion pancake topped with slow-braised beef, scallions, cilantro and sometimes cucumber, then rolled up enchilada-style — works
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The word “buffet” alone likely conjures up thoughts of national chains or, at best, an Americanized-Chinese version with accompanying mental images of st
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When 41-year-old Oakland resident and author of Afro-Vegan cookbook Bryant Terry discovered his Mohawk Bend appearance was falling on Fat Tuesday, the former New Orl
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For 42 years, the Alquist-Priolo Act has banned new buildings on top of or right next to a particularly treacherous earthquake phenomenon known as
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Do you have anything that goes well with Beethoven?”
The clerk at the Denver Wellness Center looks at me strangely, before motioning me over to a display case full
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Do you remember where you were in 1994 when you saw O.J. Simpson fleeing down the 405? Your humble correspondent was busy getting engaged, and it kind of made me wan
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Recently at KCRW, a bespectacled young producer typed out names on a screen, spelled phonetically. He did so for the benefit of Warren Olney, host of politics talk s
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[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playl
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You know the aloe vera plant: Maybe you rub the inside of the succulent's leaves on your cuts and sunburns for relief; maybe you even drink aloe water or juice f
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