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Compassion Prison Project reforms trauma through peace
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Meet the Southern California finalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards
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With AI, Hollywood work will require new skills
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Who gets priority for affordable housing? Mayor Bass has new rules
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From basic to baroque, here's the best (and the worst) in tortilla package design
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