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Extra, Extra: West Adams as Black WeHo. Call it WeAd

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- The final offer has been submitted by the union of clerks for the LA and Long Beach Ports. If not accepted, strikes could begin Monday, stopping work for 40% of cargo container traffic in the country. 15,000 longshoremen of a different union have also agreed to honor the picket lines.
- West Adams, or WeAd is the black WeHo.
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- Planetizen asks if downtown is finally a real neighborhood due to the new Ralphs grocery store.
- There will be a memorial for downtown activist Joel Bloom in the Arts District tomorrow.
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