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On Thursday, the City of Lancaster in the Antelope Valley issued a vote of no confidence in Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

On Thursday, the City of Lancaster in the Antelope Valley issued a vote of no confidence in Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

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Between March and July, California released 3,500 incarcerated people in response to the pandemic.

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LA’s real estate market is a little confounding right now.

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Emmanuel Acho’s new book, “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man,” is based on a video series in which he sits down with people, many of them white, to discuss race in the U.S.

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Are you willing to watch 130 minutes of unfounded self-delight for four minutes of terrific song and dance? Then "The Prom" is the film for you.

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Are you willing to watch 130 minutes of unfounded self-delight for four minutes of terrific song and dance? Then "The Prom" is the film for you.

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Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson visits the Torrance Farmers’ Market where she talks to Johnny Lee, chef/owner of Pearl River Deli in Chinatown.

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Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson visits the Torrance Farmers’ Market where she talks to Johnny Lee, chef/owner of Pearl River Deli in Chinatown.

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Red Sands is the third in a series of books on Central Asia by travel writer and journalist, Caroline Eden.

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Red Sands is the third in a series of books on Central Asia by travel writer and journalist, Caroline Eden.

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Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a new regional stay-at-home order. California has averaged more than 15,000 new COVID-19 cases per day over the past week.

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WarnerMedia announced all 17 of its 2021 Warner Bros. movies would debut in theaters and stream on HBOMax at the same time.

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WarnerMedia announced all 17 of its 2021 Warner Bros. movies would debut in theaters and stream on HBOMax at the same time.

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Maral’s richly psychedelic electronic music draws on influences near and far. Her session for KCRW’s Private Playlist moves from Nico to Iranian classical music and beyond.

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Maral’s richly psychedelic electronic music draws on influences near and far. Her session for KCRW’s Private Playlist moves from Nico to Iranian classical music and beyond.

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