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Safety regulations require the design to allow not only the air to flow over the car, but also the people.
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The end of Jalama Road in Santa Barbara County may be beautiful, but dawdling along it can be just as rejuvenating.
A letter found at the swap meet gives a young visitor's vivid account of Mount Wilson's observatories during the first months of World War II.
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It may be one of the most quintessential Southern California landmarks, beloved by thousands, and now it's made national news.
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A funny thing happened on the way to Election Day for this congressional race in San Bernardino County. New York City's mayor got involved and changed the outcome.
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Here are some of the latest stories in the world of street and public art.
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Myth making has always been a big part of the California dream.
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The inflatables on my block whir and glow at night, grinning Christmas cheer. In the gray light of morning, their expression has changed.
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This month Californians experienced a full round of elections under our new open primary, top-two election system and our new legislative lines, drawn for the first time in the state's history by an independent redistricting commission.
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It looks like the large rainstorm now bearing down on Southern California may skip the desert, or at least most of the desert.
The mouth of a swollen Santa Ana River near Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, 1927. Courtesy of the Orange County Archives.
Southern Californians have long maintained a complicated relationship with the Santa Ana River, accepting its life-giving water but fearing its wrath.
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The future of Crenshaw High, and the movement for educational justice in Los Angeles, hangs in the balance
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