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  Fairfax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Division of Fairfax, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland.
Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English General in the English Civil Wars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fairfax   (197 words)

  
 Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fairfax District is an area of neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles, California, that is roughly bordered by West Hollywood on the north, La Brea Avenue on the east, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on the west and Wilshire Boulevard on the south.
The Fairfax District is also commonly known as Park La Brea and the curious Beverly Hills Adjacent, particularly on housing rental advertisements.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, the Fairfax District was the center of Jewish life in Los Angeles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fairfax_District,_Los_Angeles,_California   (428 words)

  
 Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles is the largest city in California, and the second most populous city in the United States, with a population of 3,694,820 as of the 2000 census.
The district attorney, elected by the county voters, prosecutes misdemeanors in unincorporated areas and in 78 of the 88 cities in the county, as well as felonies everywhere in the county.
For example, Downtown Los Angeles is the area of Los Angeles roughly enclosed by three freeways and one river: The Harbor Freeway to the west, the Hollywood Freeway to the north, the Los Angeles River to the east, and the Santa Monica Freeway to the south.
www.askfactmaster.com /Los_Angeles,_California   (4060 words)

  
 Los Angeles, California - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Los Angeles is also home to the largest populations of Persians (Iranians) and Japanese living in the U.S., and has one of the largest Native American populations in the country.
Residents of the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and various cities within the county are served by the County of Los Angeles Public Library The LAPL is funded by voter-approved bond and tax levy packages.
Los Angeles is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Sparks, the Los Angeles Kings, the Club Deportivo Chivas USA and Los Angeles Galaxy, the Los Angeles Riptide, and the Los Angeles Avengers.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Los_Angeles   (6532 words)

  
 Los Angeles, California - City Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It was incorporated as a city in California on April 4, 1850 and is the county seat of Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers men's basketball teams, the Los Angeles Sparks women's basketball team, the Los Angeles Kings hockey team, the Club Deportivo Chivas USA and Los Angeles Galaxy soccer teams, and the Los Angeles Avengers arena football team.
Los Angeles is also home to the largest populations of Japanese and Persians living in the U.S., and has one of the largest Native American populations in the country.
www.yp.com /cities/los-angeles.php   (5258 words)

  
 Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Historically, the Fairfax District has been a center of the city's Jewish (Jewish: the word jew (hebrew:) is used in a wide number...
The Improv (The Improv: the improv is a comedy club at 8162 melrose avenue in the fairfax district of los angeles,...
Pan-Pacific Auditorium (Pan-Pacific Auditorium: the pan-pacific auditorium was a landmark structure in the fairfax district of los angeles,...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/fairfax_district_los_angeles_california   (380 words)

  
 Barbara Myerhoff Papers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
She received her B.A. degree in Sociology in 1958 at the University of California at Los Angeles and a M.A. in Human Development at the University of Chicago in 1963.
She was noted for her studies of Huichol Indian shamanism and on the elderly Jewish communities in Venice and the Fairfax district in Los Angeles, California.
In addition to the above, Dr. Myerhoff was also a consulting editor to Parabola (a magazine of myths and traditions), a lecturer at the Center for the Healing Arts in Westwood, California, and a consultant and lecturer for psychiatric residents in the Department of Social Psychiatry at the Los Angeles County General Hospital.
www.usc.edu /isd/archives/arc/libraries/collections/records/276home.html   (462 words)

  
 Los Angeles
Note: Because Los Angeles is a city of neighborhoods, we have included the nearest ones in the addresses listed below.
California fresh, modern Japanese-Chinese-Thai dishes such as oyster fry, Beacon roll, and grilled hanger steak, are mostly under $10 and nothing is over $20.
The latest from the dean of Los Angeles’ Italian cuisine, Celestino Drago, is an Italian wine bar serving small plates: fried green olives; oxtails Roman style; spit-roasted suckling pig; lardo (cured pig fat melted on fried bread); and "la bomba" (domed pizza).
www.sallys-place.com /food/dining_directory/north_america/los_angeles.htm   (3028 words)

  
 Green Earth Institute
The Appleton Area School District later expanded the program to other schools in the district and updated its Student Nutrition Policy to eliminate unhealthy snacks and beverages and improve the food served for meals.
This School Lunch Initiative is a partnership of the Chez Panisse Foundation and the Berkeley Unified School District, in collaboration with the Center for Ecoliteracy and Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute.
California Project LEAN keeps a list on their website of success stories of school nutrition programs and policies in California schools.
www.greenearthinstitute.org /nutrition/school_policies_programs.html   (1453 words)

  
 Los Angeles, California, national and world news, jobs, real estate, cars - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles is famously a city of today and tomorrow.
Los Angeles has its own place where the freedom to express is alive and thriving — the Brewery Art Colony in downtown Los Angeles.
Westdale, in the heart of Los Angeles' bustling Westside, is a quiet, tree-lined residential development built for families seeking a peaceful sense of community.
www.latimes.com /classified/realestate/printedition   (6126 words)

  
 CNN.com - Four killed when plane hits L.A. apartments - Jun. 7, 2003
A small plane crashed into a three-story apartment building in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles late Friday afternoon, setting the structure ablaze and killing at least four people, according to officials.
Cheryl Mimura, spokeswoman for the FBI field office in Los Angeles, said FBI agents were at the scene helping police, but that "there is absolutely no intelligence to suggest this is a terror-related incident.
Los Angeles Fire Battalion Chief Bob Franco said fuel in the plane caused a "very extensive fire" that spread rapidly.
www.cnn.com /2003/US/West/06/06/apartment.fire   (847 words)

  
 California State Assemblymember Karen Bass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The 47th AD includes the cities of Los Angeles and Culver City, as well as the communities of Ladera Heights, Baldwin Hills, View Park, Cheviot Hills, Westwood-UCLA and Windsor Hills.
Resolving to reverse the tragic local trends, she founded Community Coalition to improve the quality of life in South Los Angeles and served as the executive director for 14 years.
Assemblywoman Bass lives in the Baldwin Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles County, and is the proud mother of a daughter attending a University.
democrats.assembly.ca.gov /members/a47/bio.htm   (304 words)

  
 Welcome to California
LOS ANGELES - On Sunday, September 7th, between 6 a.m.
and noon, in commemoration of the City of Los Angeles’ 4th Annual Triathlon, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close off-ramps from the Hollywood Freeway (SR-101) to northbound and southbound Hollywood Boulevard, and northbound Spring Street.
In addition, traffic control will be in effect during this time on Venice Boulevard (SR-187) between Pacific Avenue and Fairfax Avenue, and Highland Avenue (SR-170) between Wilshire Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard.
www.dot.ca.gov /dist07/announc/pr03/pr0309/sept05_triathlon_closures.shtml   (108 words)

  
 California Real Estate Agents: Find Realtors and Relocation Info
California real estate borders the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and the Mexican state of Baja California.
In the center of the state lies the Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the granite Sierra Nevada mountain range to the east, the volcanic Cascade Range in the north, and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
Sacramento, the capital of California, lies in the Central Valley.
www.neighborhoodscout.com /real-estate/california   (621 words)

  
 Los Angeles California CA hotels
Westwood is in the heart of the academic, medical and government communities of West Los Angeles, and the Best Western Westwood Pacific Hotel is at the hub of the Westside, with the beaches of Santa Monica to the west, Westwood Village to t...
The Los Angeles Marriott Downtown is located in the heart of the financial district with skywalks connecting the hotel to the World Trade Center and many other downtown corporate headquarters.
The new destination in Los Angeles is Downtown, and in the center of it all is the Holiday Inn Los Angeles City Center.
emol.org /hotel/hotels/us-ca-los-angeles.html   (2406 words)

  
 Los Angeles Apartments for Rent
L.A.'s large metro area is made up of dozens of varied communities and no true center, so regardless of where you're looking for apartment rentals, you can create a lifestyle for yourself as rich as those you see in Hollywood movies.
The one constant in Los Angeles is the need for a car.
In the city of Los Angeles, the median cost for apartment rentals is $735 per month.
www.rent.com /rentals/california/los-angeles-and-vicinity/los-angeles   (754 words)

  
 American Jews -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In descending order, the metropolitan areas with the highest Jewish populations are New York City (1,750,000), Miami (535,000), Los Angeles (490,000), Philadelphia (254,000), Chicago (248,000), San Francisco (210,000), Boston (208,000), and Washington DC (165,000).
Also, some areas of the Sunbelt outside of Florida and California (in which both states have always had significant Jewish communities) that have seen a large general population growth have also seen both the size and proportion of their Jewish population grow significantly.
Some American communities of Iranian Jews, notably the large group in and around Los Angeles, CA and Beverly Hills, primarily speak Persian in the home and synagogue and support Persian newspapers.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Jewish_American   (2032 words)

  
 KPFF Los Angeles - Civil Division
The project site is situated next to the historic Farmers Market at Third Street and Fairfax Boulevard in the Fairfax district of the City of Los Angeles.
The overall design concept for the 13.2 acres site is a downtown street with visually rich authenticity, echoing the great Los Angeles boulevards of the ‘30s and ‘40s.
The project also included a complete hydrology and hydraulic study of the on and off-site storm water runoffs that had to be captured and conveyed to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District Storm Drain Box Culvert.
www.kpfflacivil.com /projects/displayproject6.asp   (518 words)

  
 Results in
The auction, to be held at the Petersen Automotive Museum in the Fairfax District, is part of the four-day "California Classic" event that includes a classic car rally to Santa Barbara and a concourse on Rodeo Drive.
Sinatra, for example, was stopped by a California Highway patrolman for speeding in his Eldorado during a run from Las Vegas in 1958.
Years later, the patrolman's brother, a car collector, bought the car and gave it as a gift to his sibling, who is now selling the car.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_23_21/ai_54958183   (462 words)

  
 Live Music in Los Angeles: Farmers Market Bars
Enjoy some of the best live music in Los Angeles at EB’s Bar in the West Patio with the Thursday Night Jazz Series, the Friday Night Music Series, or the Saturday Night Home Grown Series.
Both bars are the perfect Southland spot to savor the best of Los Angeles live entertainment.
Farmers Market Bars are located in the heart of the Fairfax District at Third and Fairfax, just West of the Grove in Los Angeles.
www.farmersmarketbars.com   (228 words)

  
 Welcome to California - Caltrans, District 7 - FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE FOR SANTA MONICA FREEWAY (I-10) PAVEMENT ...
LOS ANGELES - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces a full freeway closure from 1 a.m.
The closure is in connection with a project to rehabilitate an 11.3-mile stretch of road on I-10 between La Brea Avenue and Robertson Boulevard.
Peterson Chase General Engineering of Irvine is the contractor on this $547,000 project.
www.dot.ca.gov /dist07/announc/pr03/pr0305/may16_10_pav_rehab.shtml   (153 words)

  
 Los Angeles Location Info
Located in the Fairfax District, it's within walking distance of the legendary Cantor's Deli and several hip lounges.
By Air: Los Angeles is served by two major airports — Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the smaller Ontario International Airport.
The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau website provides an excellent guide to LA driving and mass transit.
louisrosenfeld.com /presentations/seminars/eia/LosAngeles.html   (306 words)

  
 Los Angeles Travel Guide - Hotels, Restaurants, Sightseeing in Los Angeles - The New York Times Travel Section
A collection of free articles from The Times with multimedia featuring highlights of Los Angeles.
North Fairfax Avenue, known for its kosher markets and watering-holes-in-the-wall, is now home to a skate shop and a D.J. supply store.
Los Angeles, the car capital of America, leads in another category: wilderness hikes in an urban area.
www.nytimes.com /top/features/travel/destinations/unitedstates/california/losangeles   (458 words)

  
 Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino Juvenile Law Attorney Lawyer George Kita
In California, we have set up a separate court for minors, those persons under 18 years of age.
Long ago, this state decided children and their needs are different from adults and a separate court system was required to provide those needs.
Under these circumstances, the court, upon the urging of the district attorney's office can transfer a child from the juvenile justice system to the adult justice system.
www.topjuveniledefender.com   (1920 words)

  
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Project 10 is a Los Angels Unified School District program that provides education and support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning (LGBTQ) students, and other sexual minority youth.
Founded in 1984 at Fairfax High School by teacher and counselor Dr. Virginia Uribe, Project 10 has at its core the establishment of confidential, voluntary support groups led by IMPACT-trained facilitators on the high school level.
Additionally, the Project 10 Teacher-Adviser assists district personnel to implement policies that directly affect the LGBTQ student population.
www.lausd.k12.ca.us /lausd/offices/hep/programs/01.html   (311 words)

  
 Travel Channel :: Los Angeles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1934 two entrepreneurs convinced oil magnate E. B. Gilmore to open a vacant field for a bare-bones market; a group of farmers simply pulled up their trucks and sold fresh produce off the back.
This mouthwatering gathering place, the city's largest and most active food market, is a testament to Los Angeles's diversity.
The butcher shops display everything from lambs' heads to pigs' tails; the produce stalls are piled high with locally grown avocados and heirloom tomatoes.
travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/losangeles/sightsacts_7930_1.html   (278 words)

  
 Hotel Los Angeles, Accommodations in LA - Hollywood Downtowner Inn Hotel Los Angeles
Other park features: the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Fern Dell Park, and for a nominal fee, the merry-go-round, pony rides and train rides.
Among the most interesting are the 50-foot high Hollywood Sign, which headlines the Hollywood Hills; the circular Capitol Records building resembling a stack of LP's with a needle on top and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which boasts the Olympic Rings of the 1932 and 1984 summer Olympic Games.
The Los Angeles State and County Arboretum is free to the public on the third Tuesday of each month.
www.hollywooddowntowner.com /attractions.html   (1697 words)

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