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From Jibbs the Chimp actor to Room 8 the cat, over 40,000 animals have been buried here since its opening in 1928.
Amgen Tour of California riders race through the town of Piru in Ventura County. | Photo: Courtesy Doug Penisinger
I asked him what it took to reach the top of his chosen sport. "Eat or be eaten," he said.
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The San Gabriel Mission has endured now for centuries. But in its first years it may not have seemed so fixed, so permanent, or so necessary.
Circa 1910 picture postcard of St. James Park in West Adams. Courtesy of the South Bay History Collection, CSUDH Archives.
It's one of the city's oldest parks, and you've probably never heard of it.
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"Professor Street Art" shares his thoughts about street art at Coachella and how such events can make us lazy art consumers.
Deltopia in Isla Vista, Santa Barbara County. | Photo: Courtesy Mike Eliason / Santa Barbara County Fire Dept.
The annual party in Santa Barbara County did not end well last month. UCSB's Chancellor wants students to help think up solutions, but isn't that precisely the point? People do not always think through their actions when drugs and alcohol are involved.
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Mississippi is miles away from California, but the challenges the film depicts are universal where community groups are grappling with similar concerns about environmental changes.
Nelson and Christopher Rising have made a "gift to the street" because they're businessmen and bright guys.
The I-710 and 60 Freeways.
High levels of air toxins along the 710 have been linked to various health problems, such as decreased lung function, asthma, increased lung and heart disease symptoms.
The Man Who Moved
The slow departure of Toyota from the company's Torrance headquarters should be a reminder that once Los Angeles was a dream destination.
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Los Angeles now has an opportunity to be re-invent what "cool" means for cities across the globe.
Manhattan Place Elementary School class photo in 1964. | Photo: Courtesy Kris Aubry
Memories of grade school are usually warm and fuzzy. Except when they also tell a story of integration that never had a chance.
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