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- The "Sunrise" service has been canceled this year, but thousands will still flock to the Hollywood Bowl for Easter at the Bowl, hosted by Bel Air Presbyterian Church.
- How's this for sort-of encouraging? Californians have a "generally positive" view of health care, according to a poll.
- A 25-year-old male UCLA student has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted rape of a female co-ed last week.
- GreenLAGirl has some ideas for making our city a walker's paradise.
- Good news for fans of Pershing Square's outdoor summer concert series. The shows will go on this year!
- Culver City is not so hip to the idea of doing a ton more drilling in local oil fields.
- LA Observed's Kevin Roderick has a lovely tribute to the late Jaime Escalante in his weekly KCRW report.
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