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Garcetti, Reyes Show Support for Second Latino-Majority County District
The two council members, both of whom represent parts of Echo Park, left a city council meeting Tuesday to speak in support of the redistricting.

Anthea Raymond was a Patch local editor until May 2013.
The two council members, both of whom represent parts of Echo Park, left a city council meeting Tuesday to speak in support of the redistricting.

The girls were in a crosswalk in the 1400 block of West Temple Street when a driver blinded by the sun hit them.
Paramedics took them to the hospital in serious condition after a car went through an intersection.
The bulldozers that tore down a row of buildings on Santa Monica Boulevard that once housed A Different Light had legal permission to level the site.
Workers topped sections of the drying lakebed with the mixture to fight a strong odor.
The man was walking east on the south side of Sunset Boulevard after coming out of the club.
An L.A. superior court judge denied GIovanni Ramirez's request to be released from a San Diego jail where he is being held on a parole violation.
Bulldozers took down several buildings at the original site of the "A Different Light" bookstore Saturday.
Pinball ace Keith Elwin is the partner of Molly Atkinson, who runs Pins and Needles, a vintage game salon out of her costuming shop in the Bedrock Studios complex.
Eagle Rock's Spencer Elden--who works at Obey Giant in Echo Park-- talks about fame, art and the photo shoot at the Rose Bowl pool that made him famous on the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album.
Artists, songwriters got the lowdown on selling songs and getting signed at the Echo Sept. 17. Listen to part one of the panel here.
The author got over her own fears of public-speaking to charm the children and parents at the new Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy.
The community is invited to be at Taix at 6 p.m on Thursday to discuss ways to lessen the effect of removing 43 protected trees from a parcel where 15 new homes are planned.
The board voted Tuesday to file the document to help those defending efforts to redirect local economic development income to core services.
In an interview, co-producer Jeff Gauthier talks about how the innovative festival is taking on the world including Echo Park.
Kayser will introduce a motion asked the trustees to file an amicus brief in the lawsuit challenging Gov. Jerry Brown's efforts to redirect money from local redevelopment agencies (CRAs).
Stepan Dovlatyan did not make a plea in the two attempted robbery charges against him, including one for an incident March 19 in Echo Park.
Wonder praised Steve Jobs and Apple for making products accessible to those with disabilities Sept. 10 at the Echoplex.
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The dog was found on Friday around 4 p.m. at Parmer Avenue and Morton.