"… Park, a middle-class Mexican-American neighborhood just north of downtown Los Angeles.Heredia had come for the Nix standard payday loan offer: a $400, 14-day lo …"

"… ighborhoods, Nix Check Cashing is one of the largest payday lenders in the Los Angeles area.The Nix chain was acquired four years ago by Kinecta Federal Credit U …"

"… Burton and Sean Sweeney, who will be leading the new group, made trips to Los Angeles and New York last month to meet with prospective donors for the new indepe …"

"… a few of whom were pitched in Hollywood last month. To help woo donors in Los Angeles, Burton and Sweeney were accompanied by veteran Democratic pollster Geoff …"

"… scores that trailed California by 18 percentage points in 2010. Los Angeles underperformed the rest of California by 6 percentage points in elementary …"

"… lion to experiments in Pittsburgh, Memphis, Hillsborough County, Fla., and Los Angeles charter schools, and millions more for research on what makes a good teach …"

"… companies. Thinking his billions might make a difference, as he did in the Los Angeles arts and cultural community, Broad embarked on a yearlong investigation of …"

"… to several traditional fundraising havens such as New York, Washington and Los Angeles to meet with small groups of bundlers and rev them up.In 2007, when he beg …"

"… her bombing incidents planned” soon at government offices in Houston and Los Angeles.The journalist agreed to be interviewed by counterterrorism agents again t …"

"… ion people.Refineries with HF also are located in or near cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as in rural parts of Oklahoma, Wyoming, …"

"… artment at the time. “They knew that they had to do something.”Another Los Angeles-area refinery wasn’t ready to follow suit. Despite prodding from the Sou …"

"… size and top attractions, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Disneyland to the Los Angeles International Airport. California has taken in at least $1.9 billion betwe …"

"… ons center so his staff can watch CNN and other newscasts during disasters.Los Angeles County didn't follow rulesQuestionable and improper spending wasn’t limi …"

"… ave lacked the sophistication needed to manage federal grants.Officials in Los Angeles County spent $20,000 on a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, $1,500 on a shotgun safe …"

"… to spend it on something else that is allowable.”The mayor’s office in Los Angeles transferred $661,439 worth of grant funds to the county sheriff during 200 …"

"… ents served.Former congressmen work on behalf of some of these developers. Los Angeles home builder Pardee, for instance, contracts with former California c …"

"… rt of a choreographed effort in several big money centers such as Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco to improve the president’s standing.Bundlers suggest t …"

"… ouse. Sweeney and Burton have met in recent weeks with potential donors in Los Angeles and New York and have had some early success: Hollywood producer Jeffrey K …"