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Dan Tana, founder of eponymous L.A. restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90

Dan Tana, founder of eponymous L.A. restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90

Dan Tana, the restaurateur whose eponymous Santa Monica Boulevard eatery has for decades been a Hollywood hotspot — one with dishes named for celebrities who are liable to be there on any given night — died in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. He was 90. Tana, born Dobrivoje Tanasijević, was a professional soccer player before opening the clubby red-sauce Italian restaurant …

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Border Patrol agents in L.A. show up outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting press conference

Border Patrol agents in L.A. show up outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting press conference

Federal immigration operation outside Gov. Newsom news conference Federal immigration operation outside Gov. Newsom news conference 06:18 U.S. Border Patrol agents appeared outside of the Japanese American National Museum on Thursday morning as Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state and local leaders were conducting a news conference announcing a plan to move forward with a redistricting plan. A group of …

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In L.A., Fear of ICE Raids Created a Tense First Day of School – The New York Times

In L.A., Fear of ICE Raids Created a Tense First Day of School  The New York Times Los Angeles public schools to open with unprecedented protections for immigrant children  Los Angeles Times LAUSD students return to class amid fears over immigration enforcement  ABC7 Los Angeles Teen with disabilities detained by federal agents at gunpoint in Arleta  NBC Los Angeles First day of school tests …

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L.A. Olympics to sell naming rights to handful of venues

L.A. Olympics to sell naming rights to handful of venues

Aug 14, 2025, 10:06 AM ET Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for a handful of its venues in deals expected to bring multiple millions of dollars to the 2028 Games while breaking the International Olympic Committee’s long-sacrosanct policy of keeping brand names off its arenas and stadiums. The organizing committee announced the landmark deal Thursday, …

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L.A. Olympics will be first to offer venue naming rights

L.A. Olympics will be first to offer venue naming rights

More than 40 years after L.A. produced the most financially successful Olympic Games in history, the 2028 Olympics will feature a new advertising revenue path for the Games. In an Olympic first, venues used for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will be allowed to have corporate sponsor names after LA28 and the International Olympic Committee came to a tradition-bucking agreement …

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Federal Court Hears Arguments Trump Violated Posse Comitatus Act by Deploying Troops to L.A. – Democracy Now!

Federal Court Hears Arguments Trump Violated Posse Comitatus Act by Deploying Troops to L.A. – Democracy Now!

Federal Court Hears Arguments Trump Violated Posse Comitatus Act by Deploying Troops to L.A.  Democracy Now! Trump vs Newsom showdown lands in court with family ties to the nation’s highest bench  Fox News National Guard rehearsed show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies  AP News Trial exposes internal tension over Trump’s use of National Guard in LA  Politico Judge hears case on …

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Legality of Trump’s deployment of National Guard in L.A. is argued in federal court

Legality of Trump’s deployment of National Guard in L.A. is argued in federal court

Just hours after President Donald Trump said he would deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., a federal judge in San Francisco heard arguments Monday about whether the administration violated federal law when it mobilized troops to Los Angeles this summer. California is asking U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer to order the Trump administration to return control of the …

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General involved in Trump’s L.A. military deployment testifies he didn’t hear protests described as “rebellion”

General involved in Trump’s L.A. military deployment testifies he didn’t hear protests described as “rebellion”

Three officials involved in President Trump’s controversial deployment of National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles testified Monday as the trial in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against the Trump administration began. The question at issue is whether the military forces sent in by Mr. Trump — including members of the Marine Corps and National Guard — …

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