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Extra, Extra: PETA HQ Opens, So Does the Reptile House and Downtown Could Get a New High-Rise
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- L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson works to push his district farther into Koreatown, the community pushes back.
- Author Lawrence Weschler longs for the light of Los Angeles.
- Downtown could see its first high-rise break ground since 2007
- It's been a rough few weeks for mail men: recently one in San Diego County was attacked by a dog and had a stroke that ended up being fatal.
- Blogdowntown checks out MOCA's permanent collection
- West Coast PETA headquarters opened today
- L.A. Zoo's reptile house opened today
- Iranian-Americans are (understandably) worried about how the show "Shahs of Sunset" will portray them
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