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I went into the attic and dug out a banker's box sized container of Día de los Muertos paraphernalia.
1920 view of the Ridge Route ascending Grapevine Canyon. Courtesy of the Metro Transportation Library and Archive. Used under a Creative Commons license.
A vital link between Los Angeles and points north, the winding Ridge Route traced historical routes through the mountains.
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My neighborhood acted like a real community -- people pitching in to help me out for the good of us all. Too bad affirmative action is no longer that model.
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Graffiti and street art are the most significant forms of art making in recent history, which makes this conversation so meaningful today.
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The death penalty is outrageously expensive to administer and wastes taxpayers' dollars that should be better spent to improve life.
Zimbabwe-born, South Africa-raised former rock'n'roller has been in L.A. for 25 years -- but still doesn't consider it home.
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Pencil drawing, markers, creative writing, and collage were some of the mediums that the students used to explore the theme -- Mapping the Metropolis.
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The glow-in-the-dark murals echo the ocean and sea-beach life, complete with ammonite fossils.
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Here's a look at mural and public art stories for the month of October.
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"Hearst broke down social strata," says Jim Allen of Hearst Castle. "He was definitely a Californian."
Does it make sense to teach teens how to tune up a car engine when their training might be made obsolete?
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So much for transparency. A donation of $11 million has been given by an Arizona non-profit corporation to two California ballot measure committees -- and that's about as much as we know at this point.
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