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Olvera Street: Make-believe marketplace or true celebration of Latino culture?
HistoryLA’s Olvera Street is a Mexican marketplace created according to the vision of a white outsider, though generations of Latino Angelenos have since claimed it as their own.
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Should Clarence Thomas recuse himself from cases about the January 6 riots?
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‘Rodney King was last straw’: LA DJ recalls anger behind LA Riots
HistoryWhen the LA Riots broke out, KJLH-FM dropped its all-music format to become a voice for the community. Its former news director reflects on the events.
LA’s push to get plastic out of sea and into recycling bin
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LA mayoral race: More about issues than polls and personalities
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Starbucks baristas hope unionizing will bring them respect
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