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Are you doing any good by throwing food waste into green bins? Yes
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Love and immigration in film, curbing LA traffic with fees
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LA and Sacramento crack down on catalytic converter thefts
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Chinese doughnuts and comfort food, vegetarian Vietnamese
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Emilio Estevez, Maggie Bullock and Joe Manganiello on The Treat
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What to make with loquats, how Tina Turner reinvented herself
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Get to know LA’s Iranian communities — by car
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