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Thursday, October 6, 2011 NorCal vs. SoCal: Who Runs The Golden State? LOS ANGELES -- California's fierce North versus South rivalry may soon be giving way to a battle between West and East -- at least according to a panel of Golden State experts at a Monday evening discussion entitled, "L.A. vs. San Francisco: Who Runs California?" The Zocalo Public Square event at the Grand Avenue MOCA was moderated by NBC Los Angeles anchor Conan Nolan and featured geography professor Dr. Gray Brechin, LA Observed editor Kevin Roderick, Silicon Valley expert Margaret O'Mara and Hollywood's "Master of Disaster" crisis specialist Allan Mayer in a lively (and often wistful) debate about who rules the Golden State. DOWNTOWN LOCKDOWN Parents Blast School For Issuing ID Cards Based On Test Scores PHOTOS: Matthew Perry's Malibu Manse For $13.5 Million Steve Jobs Gets Emotional Tributes From Hollywood Should Ronni Chasen Tipster Get Reward Despite Suspect's Suicide? BLOG POSTS Lisa Adams: Art Platform: A Bright Light in Los Angeles John Lopez: The Ides of March: Moral Compromise Has Never Been Sexier If great art holds a mirror up to society, The Ides of March holds that mirror up to politics and tilts it back at a flattering 15-degree angle: everyone looks thinner, and you can barely see the hairlines receding. David Freid: A Tree Grows in Wall Street Will LA have a Brooklyn Bridge? The people of NY are occupying under more challenging conditions than we of sunny SoCal. And there's rain on the horizon. I don't mean that metaphorically; there is literally rain in the forecast. Jay Weston: Wolfgang Puck's L.A. Food Wine Festival Is Special For the past 27 years I have faithfully attended and written about the Wolfgang Puck/Barbara Lazaroff "Meals on Wheels" Benefit. But this year there is a new gala. Kelly Trotter King: Where Oh Where Has Civility Gone? Just like we encourage our students to stretch their brain muscle, we also have to encourage them to stretch their heart muscle. As parents and educators, it is our job to model compassion and teach our students civility.

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