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Extra, Extra: Occupying City Council, The Cyclist and the Bear, and Scandalous in San Fernando
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- Participants of the Occupy LA movement made a showing today during the City Council meeting, during which time they did a "mic check" declaration of their wishes. The City Maven details what happened.
- In news of another local Occupy movement, Occupy ELAC (that's East LA City College) has been granted a permit to keep their encampment up until at least January 1, 2012.
- Ray Bradbury's beloved novel "Fahrenheit 451" has beenreleased as an e-book after years of the author's protest. (At least the e-book format makes it harder to burn, right?)
- Here's a little tale of cyclist and a bear.
- Check out this 1955 photo of the interior of the Subway Terminal Building in DTLA. Yes, LA had a subway from 1925-1955!
- San Fernando's mayor admitted to having an affair with a councilwoman, among other secrets, during a recent council meeting.
- Feliz Navidad! Franklin Avenue tunes us to all-Christmas radio en Espanol programming in LA.
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