Paying higher wages could threaten Bobak Roshan’s business, already burdened by fees and taxes. Continue reading
![[Neon Tommy] Minimum wage plan tastes bitter to Café Demitasse](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/bobbyroshan-amparorios.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Neon Tommy] Minimum wage plan tastes bitter to Café Demitasse")
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Category Archives: LOS ANGELES
![[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/mrt-trafficking.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking")
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[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking
Los Angeles will soon see several dozen new billboards and posters across the city featuring digits outlined in bright teal – a hotline for human trafficking victims to get help. Continue reading
![[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/santablogslider3.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate")
[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate
Hedge fund manager William Ackman says Herbalife is a pyramid scheme that exploits the poor. Yet the company attracts fans grateful for a chance to run their own businesses. Continue reading
![[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/spencer-horizontal.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots")
[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots
Brandon Spencer has recently begun serving a prison term for opening fire at a Halloween party two years ago at the University of Southern California. He is paying a 40-year price for four shots that killed no one. Continue reading
![[Intersections | LA Weekly] An unexplained death in South LA](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/coroner3.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections | LA Weekly] An unexplained death in South LA")
[Intersections | LA Weekly] An unexplained death in South LA
Stanley Thiesfield’s cause of death will likely remain “undetermined” to the coroner and investigators. So will hundreds of other deaths each year in Los Angeles, haunting both families and officials. Continue reading
![[Blog] Social justice history saved from the trash](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_2750.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Social justice history saved from the trash")
[Blog] Social justice history saved from the trash
The Southern California Library in South LA preserves historical records that could have been lost. Continue reading
![[Sierra] Comfort Zone: Breathing Rooms](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/2014_7_comfortzone_ph1.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Sierra] Comfort Zone: Breathing Rooms")
[Sierra] Comfort Zone: Breathing Rooms
One family has turned their house green, walls and all. Continue reading
![[Intersections] City collects 950 guns in buyback](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/mexicogunedit2-650-forblog.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] City collects 950 guns in buyback")
[Intersections] City collects 950 guns in buyback
The Los Angeles Police Department collected 950 weapons in its annual buyback program that gives Angelenos gift cards for guns.
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![[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/sandwich2.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.")
[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.
Chef Micah Wexler spent months developing the rye bread recipe in his aim for craftsmanship. Continue reading
![[Blog] Back at Ted Gibson’s framing shop, this time in for a surprise](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/129.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Back at Ted Gibson’s framing shop, this time in for a surprise")
[Blog] Back at Ted Gibson’s framing shop, this time in for a surprise
Ted Gibson’s framing shop has stubbornly stayed in business. It has kept its charm, too. Continue reading
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