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LA’s 60-year effort to protect city’s history, cultural heritage
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The weaponization of shame
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New mask mandate seems imminent for LA as BA.5 infections rise
CoronavirusAs the ultra-contagious BA.5 Omicron subvariant sweeps through LA, the county is poised to issue a new universal mask mandate for indoor spaces by the end of July.
California’s High Sierra inspires a vision of the future
CaliforniaAt a time of rapidly changing climate, a new memoir says California’s most majestic mountains will be transformed, offering hope to humanity.
Behind the front lines of drug legalization and harm reduction
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LA pharmacies fall short on Plan B and other contraceptive access
Health & WellnessNot all LA County pharmacies prescribe contraceptives. That can be dire in post-Roe America.
Renovated Hollyhock House: Flower motif, art glass, Maya stonework
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Monkeypox reaches kids. Is wider outbreak unfolding?
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