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Silicon Alley Channels Silicon Valley in South L.A.

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Silicon Alley Channels Silicon Valley in South L.A.

In Southern California’s underdeveloped tech world there’s Silicon Beach, the 3-mile stretch of startups from Santa Monica to Venice modeled after Silicon Valley, and then there’s much more obscure Silicon Alley. The latter, as its name suggests, also strives to incorporate the tech capital’s successes and “represents what Los Angeles could be”. A Hack-A-Thon at Normandie Christian School in South L.A. on Saturday gave a glimpse into this work-in-progress. The techies weren’t entrepreneurs with investor…

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Shoot or pass? It’s the Kobe conundrum

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Shoot or pass? It’s the Kobe conundrum

No. 24 gets the basketball in his hands more than any other Laker for the mere fact that he is Kobe Bryant, one of the most talented and accomplished players the game has ever known. In his more than 1,400 NBA games (including the playoffs), Bryant has constantly found himself in position to either shoot or pass the ball. If he shoots and makes it, he receives praise. If he passes and gets the assist,…

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Reign dazzle Bulls with shootout finish

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ONTARIO — If it was doomsday on ice for the San Francisco Bulls at their “End of the World As We Know It” game on Friday, then the day after doomsday turned out to be, well, doomsday again. The Bulls took charge at the start Saturday and entered the final period with a 3-1 lead. But history repeated itself before 8,409 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena as the Ontario Reign caught up to force…

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Lakers visitan a los Warriors buscando mantener su racha de triunfos

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Lakers visitan a los Warriors buscando mantener su racha de triunfos

Las cosas son muy diferentes para los Lakers ahora que visitan el Área de la Bahía. Los Guerreros de Golden State, un equipo que por años ha batallado y siempre ha sentido una rivalidad con Los Ángeles por la proximidad, han jugado mejor ésta temporada que la púrpura y oro. Hace 10 días, los Guerreros derrotaron la escuadra poderosa del Heat de Miami, y ayer vencieron a los Bobcats de Charlotte por cinco puntos mientras…

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Kobe Regresa a Philadelphia

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Kobe Regresa a Philadelphia

Los Lakers, al alivio de sus fanáticos, pudieron conseguir la victoria el viernes pasado contra el peor equipo de la éne-bé-a, y permaneciendo en el duodécimo lugar en la conferencia oeste, esperan otro triunfo ésta tarde contra los 76ers de Philadelphia, octavo en la conferencia este. Es a Philadelphia donde se fue el centro Andrew Bynum de los Lakers en el intercambio que trajo a Dwight Howard a Los Ángeles y envió Andre Iguodala de…

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Los Angeles pot club battle heats up

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Los Angeles pot club battle heats up

LOS ANGELES — The fighters in the medical marijuana battle down south took a step toward the ring after supporters hoping to derail a ban on marijuana dispensaries filed 72,000 signatures with the city. Well in excess of the 41,138 valid signatures needed by last Friday were collected by proponents with more than a week to spare, according to Rigo Valdez, vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770. The union, which represents…

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With D’Antoni, will the defense rest?

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With D’Antoni, will the defense rest?

One of the first things that Lakers fans emotionally invested in the return of Phil Jackson pointed to in the hiring of Mike D’Antoni was that he apparently doesn’t coach defense. D’Antoni, 61, who has never before had a player on a level with Dwight Howard – the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year — had something to say about that in his introductory press conference last week. “Maybe he can put the D…

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Relaciones raciales, un capítulo inconcluso

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Relaciones raciales, un capítulo inconcluso

Los disturbios de 1992 dejaron heridas abiertas que tras el pasar de los años no han sanado del todo. El tema de las relaciones raciales entre los diversos grupos que componen el abanico multicultural angelino es uno de ellos. La revuelta civil iniciada por los afroamericanos en 1992 es recordada como el grito de guerra nacional de una comunidad marginada a nivel económico, social y cultural. El proceso de saneamiento ha sido largo, lento y…

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Tragedia en la escuela

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Tragedia en la escuela

Veladoras, notas de “descansa en paz”, globos y otros recordatorios de Joanna Ramos, una niña de 11 años que murió el viernes horas después de una pelea con otra joven de su misma edad, no pudieron aliviar el estado de shock que venció a los amigos y padres de la estudiante de Long Beach. “Me siento triste porque era mi mejor amiga”, expresó Alexandria Martínez, de 12 años, ayer cerca del altar creado en los…

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