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Tourists pick wildflowers in an Altadena poppy field, 1907. Courtesy of the David Klappholz Collection.
A century ago, Angelenos didn't have to travel far to see some spectacular wildflower shows.
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My neighbors and new friends are definitely moving, something I just can't seem to accept.
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In Los Angeles County, children who are of color and low income disproportionately live in the areas with the highest levels of obesity and the worst access to parks and schools fields.
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"Putting the L.A. Metro symbol on me would really encompass the past two years. I feel like it will close a chapter of me traveling and starting a new life."
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Phil Reller is a Pastor who is active in Los Angeles and Arizona.
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The Colorado River will outlive us all. What's endangered are the communities, human and non-human, who depend on it.
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There are a few other tamale festivals in California, but this one has a unique purpose.
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This month, for the first time in thirty years, a Millard Sheets mosaic is being installed.
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Despite making genuinely credible claims to importance in eating, drinking, and specialty shopping, La Brea remains, on a human being's scale, for much of its twelve-mile length, starkly inhospitable.
Painting by Gary Lang, used with permission.
The words just kind of snuck up on him. Words can do that. Depressing, inspiring, uplifting, unsettling, erotic. Life-changing.
Would expressly shielding cities from liability lead to more dog parks? Lawyers, insurance providers, city council members, and legislators don't necessarily agree that it would.
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Even before Israel was established, the Technion was educating engineers to build a nation.
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