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The British-born merchant married the "Most Beautiful Girl in Los Angeles," and owned much of the land that formed the foothills of the San Gabriels. But his good fortune and wealth had all but vanished by the end of his life.
Solar power facilities in the California desert may hurt wildlife populations from the Arctic to Panama.
The symbolic and physical properties of cardboard play a significant role in the set design of "Love on San Pedro."
This episode of Artbound features segments about the border photography of Paul Turounet, the preservation efforts behind the Watts Towers, Gary Baseman mid-career retrospective, the desert artwork of Diane Best, and the music of Best Coast.
Thanks to a history of Basque immigration, this Kern County town offers the best shepherd fare this side of Bilbao.
I was born in Guatemala and came to the United States with my mother, sister, and other members of my family when I was four years old. My arrival was part of a larger exodus from Guatemala to the United States.
The U.S. Senate thinks the "Border Surge" will make the country more secure.
They came here because of war, though no one might think of it that way when sitting down to get a massage or their nails painted.
Though proof of maintaining a U.S. residence would still be required, the measure would allow people without a Social Security number to apply for a license.
"A young man at the Santa Monica Pier asked how I could go to the movies by myself. When I told him I was a researcher, he responded, 'Oh. That's why you're single.'"