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Gender bias in Hollywood, Volvo's safety promise, Blythe Danner
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May 14, 2015
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Gender bias in Hollywood, Volvo's safety promise, Blythe Danner

Female directors say Hollywood treats them unfairly, Volvo says no deaths in its cars by 2020, Blythe Danner's new film, 'I'll See You In My Dreams.'

LA sheriff's candidate Paul Tanaka answers questions after testifying in a deputy misconduct trial in federal court.
LA sheriff's candidate Paul Tanaka answers questions after testifying in a deputy misconduct trial in federal court.
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More on former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka's indictment, Volvo makes a promise for safety by 2020, Blythe Danner's new film, 'I'll See You In My Dreams.'

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Data obtained by KPCC show that most youth in Los Angeles are being denied relief and are still facing the courts without an attorney, despite a change in policy.
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On this week's State of Affairs, Governor Jerry Brown unveils his updated budget proposal, the lion's share of which will go to public education, and Rep. Loretta Sanchez set to make a "special announcement" today.
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Former LA County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka surrenders to authorities.
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Volvos. Known for being safe. But can the company deliver on it's promise that by 2020 there will be no deaths or serious injuries in its new cars.
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Melissa Goldman, director of the LGBT Gender and Reproductive Justice Project at the ACLU of Southern California, is weighing this question.
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Sneezing fits triggered by light, the fourth state of matter discovered and what a study on bathroom graffiti found out about men and women.
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It opened in 1935 as the brainchild of Griffith J. Griffith, and became a hotspot for astronomy as well as a backdrop, itself, on film and TV.
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The Silicon Valley is holding its first-ever Fashion Week? (question mark intended). The three-day event is complete with drones flying down the catwalk.
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The new film "I'll See You in My Dreams" focuses on a widow in her early 70s, living in Los Angeles.
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Iranian hip hop artist Erfan and 'Rebel Music: Iran' director Roxana Vilk talk about why L.A. is the hub of the Iranian music scene.