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Starving sea lion pups are washing up on Southern California beaches in record numbers -- at a rate five times the norm. It has gotten so bad the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared an "unusual mortality event."
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Why a walk through this both formerly and currently Jewish neighborhood, recently the incubator of first-rate revival cinema and a world-famous "willfully repugnant" hip-hop group, must naturally end with the contemplation of a tortilla full of chili, ...
Commencement address delivered to the graduates of the Master's Program in Urban Sustainability of Antioch University Los Angeles.
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Imperial County is the California desert's toxic capital, with places like the east Coachella Valley and a few other spots not far behind.
The monument that marks the border between the U.S. and Mexico, photographed c. 1900. Photo courtesy USC Digital Archives.
People of Mexican origin in California rarely tire of pointing out: "It was the border that moved, not us."
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Daniel Ruiz is an artist, muralist, theater actor, set designer, and construction worker born in raised in Highland Park.
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This week L.A. Letters offers a quick scene report from our rich backyard. Like my old friend DJ Dusk would say, "We're not done."
Architect Richard Neutra explored domesticated modernity in his mid-20th Century homes. House-proud collectors today pay a premium to own one. Now you can build your own "new" Neutra. But why?
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The cross will stay on the stoic hill as an early form of public art that supports the idea that California culture was defined by Father Junipero Serra.
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The purpose of the video at UC Irvine was innocent enough -- that is, until one of the members performed in blackface.
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Tony Wafford fights the good fight -- mostly alone -- for HIV awareness in places that need it the most.
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They lived at a pigeon ranch on the banks of the Los Angeles River until a flood destroyed their home in 1914.
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