Design and Architecture
Ballot Design, Looff Hippodrome, Earthquake Preparedness
Voters heading to the polls on June 7 may find their ballots very confusing, especially with 34 US Senate candidates to choose from. Can better design improve election results? Plus, we visit the home of the carousel at the Santa Monica Pier that turns 100 this week. And the new In Case of Emergency asks if we are ready for the Big One.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenPhoto: The carousel in the Looff Hippodrome at the Santa Monica Pier (Avishay Artsy)
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3 storiesBallot Design
Can you understand your ballot? Tuesday, June 7 is primary election day in California. Besides voting for presidential candidate, there’s also a ballot measure as well as races for Congress, judiciary and a US Senate seat that has 34 candidates competing to succeed U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer.
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The Looff Hippodrome, home to the iconic carousel on the Santa Monica Pier, will commemorate its centennial exactly 100 years to the day since Charles Looff opened the doors on June 12, 1916.
Read the story9 minEarthquake Preparedness
"Locked loaded and ready to roll." That's how one scientist recently described the San Andreas fault, meaning it is ready to spring a big quake on southern California at any moment. Generally, disaster preparedness is something many of us ignore -- especially newcomers to LA who haven't yet felt the earth move.
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