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Isaac Bryan declares victory in California Assembly special election. He wants to ‘move policy at a faster rate’
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Faster, cheaper: How California is revolutionizing homeless housing — and why it might not last
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Echo Park Lake reopens — Angelenos cheer and mourn
HomelessnessEcho Park Lake reopened to the public this week after two months of being closed for repairs, with some obvious changes.
Year after George Floyd’s murder, what happened to ‘defund the police?’
NationalTuesday marks one year since George Floyd walked into a store to buy cigarettes and ended up dying at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
With ‘A Quiet Place Part II,’ the box office begins to bounce back
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Anniversary of George Floyd’s murder: Southern Californians reflect on a year of change
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Michelin-starred chef Josiah Citrin on losing his son to a drug overdose
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