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L.A. panel OKs Academy Museum, but objections are heard

Unlike Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day," planners and backers of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will be delighted if Wednesday is a repeat of Tuesday.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences received a thumbs-up for its $300-million museum from the Los Angeles City Council's planning and land use management committee in a hearing Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. The full City Council is scheduled to vote on final approval at its meeting Wednesday morning.

At the meeting Tuesday, the committee's chairman, Councilman Jose Huizar, presided alone because the two other members were absent.