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### $9.2 Billion Budget but LA Can’t Afford to Trim Its Killer Trees

Written by Daniel Guss on May 29 2017.

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## [Could Music Account for California’s Rising Advanced Placement Scores?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13317:could-music-account-for-california-s-rising-advanced-placement-scores&catid=312)

 Good Teachers, a Good Education System and Apt Pupils The strength of the Californian system can be seen by the rising number of students across…

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Written by Phyllis Daugherty on May 29 2017.

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Written by Marc Joffe on May 29 2017.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on May 29 2017.

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Written by James Preston Allen on May 29 2017.

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Written by John Mirisch on May 29 2017.

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Written by Jay Handal on May 29 2017.

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Written by Andrea Bernstein & Ilya Marritz on May 29 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on May 29 2017.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on May 29 2017.

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Written by Jill Richardson on May 25 2017.

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Written by Steven Greenhut on May 25 2017.

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Written by Paul Hatfield on May 25 2017.

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Written by Tony Butka on May 25 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on May 25 2017.

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Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on May 25 2017.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on May 25 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on May 25 2017.

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