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Chick-fil-A On Ching Chong Receipts: We Fired That Employee, But We're Not Racist

Chick-fil-A On Ching Chong Receipts: We Fired That Employee, But We're Not Racist

Fast food chain Chick-fil-A has responded to accusations an employee at their Irvine location used the code names "Ching" and "Chong" to identify Asian customers on their store receipts. more ›

No Love for the LUV Airline: Kissing Couple Calls Southwest Airlines Homophobic

No Love for the LUV Airline: Kissing Couple Calls Southwest Airlines Homophobic

Uh Huh Her rocker and "L-Word" actress Leisha Hailey and her girlfriend, bandmate Camila Grey, are speaking out today against Southwest Airlines after the couple were asked to leave their flight in El Paso bound for Los Angeles because they shared what the rockers say was a simple kiss. more ›

Sunset Junction Organizers Say City Tried to Gouge Them

Sunset Junction Organizers Say City Tried to Gouge Them

Sunset Junction organizers are firing back at city officials, who said they spent the entire year trying to hammer out negotiations over last year's bill before they voted to call the whole thing off. more ›

Sunset Junction Organizers Issue Statement, Say They Had the Money, They Got a Raw Deal

Sunset Junction Organizers Issue Statement, Say They Had the Money, They Got a Raw Deal

After the Board of Public Works decided without contest today to uphold Monday's decision that a permit not be issued for this weekend's scheduled Sunset Junction festival, the organizers have come forward with a statement. more ›

Local Leaders Reprimand Mitt Romney's NoHo News Conference

Local Leaders Reprimand Mitt Romney's NoHo News Conference

In response to Mitt Romney's North Hollywood visit today, Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who represents NoHo, and L.A. County Democratic Party Chair and California Democratic Party Vice Chair Eric C. Bauman, both issued statements reproving the Republican candidate's political agenda and economic policies. more ›

Antonovich Lambasts Overturning of Prop 8 as Judicial Tyranny

Antonovich Lambasts Overturning of Prop 8 as Judicial Tyranny

Thomas Jefferson warned that radical judicial activism would undermine the will of the people. He said, ‘When the people fear their government, there is tyranny.’ Today’s ruling was a direct assault to the over 4.5 million voters in 2000, and the over 7 million who turned out in 2008 to vote on this vital issue.” more ›

Operators of The Must Speak Up About Surprise Shut-Down

Operators of The Must Speak Up About Surprise Shut-Down

Operators of The Must, a popular Downtown wine bar, were doubly surprised this holiday weekend when what they thought was a robbery turned out to be an allegedly unexpected eviction. more ›

Duvall Denies Affairs, Says they were Tall Tales

Duvall Denies Affairs, Says they were Tall Tales

So Orange County Assemblyman Michael Duvall (R-Yorba Linda) yesterday resigned after being caught on video telling sordid tales of his alleged affairs. Apparently, those were just stories, he said in a statement: "I want to make it clear that my decision to resign is in no way an admission that I had an affair or affairs. My offense was engaging in inappropriate story-telling and I regret my language and choice of words. more ›

Chris Brown Says Sorry...But You've Got My Story All Wrong

Chris Brown Says Sorry...But You've Got My Story All Wrong

R&B star Chris Brown says the media's got it wrong when it comes to what happened the night before the Grammys leading up to his turning himself in and spending some time in jail instead of onstage at Staples center. more ›

Barack Obama's Grandmother Dies

Barack Obama's Grandmother Dies

"It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer," Presidential candidate Barack Obama and his sister said in a statement today. "She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure." more ›

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