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Daniel Medina

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Daniel has worked for over a decade in public media in Los Angeles. He enjoys exploring the West Coast and learning about its origins.

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From sand dunes to majestic waterfalls, Santa Cruz offers diverse camping opportunities for those looking for an adventure in northern Monterey Bay.
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From a rugged coast adorned with pine trees to highlands hosting lush canyons and exceptional vistas, Monterey County is a hiking destination like none other.
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From coastal bluffs to towering redwood groves, there is a unique camping opportunity to be experienced for all ages.
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A friend of archivist Charles Lummis, Manuela García was unmatched in her contributions to the earliest recordings of Mexican folk songs in Southern California.
A circa 1935 postcard of downtown Los Angeles. Courtesy of the Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
See our most popular history articles from 2015, and the stories that link some of L.A.'s milestones this year to the Southland's rich past.
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At ground level, San Bernardino is not just a blur in Greater L.A.'s suburban expanse, but a place that speaks pointedly to a larger narrative of violence that binds us all.
'Hollywoodland' sign | Photo: LAPL
Many things in L.A. will spike your curiosity.
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New episodes of "Father Brown," "New Tricks," and "DCI Banks" are coming to KCET in June!
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Moments of danger, innovation, and wonder in the San Gabriels are reminders of Los Angeles' place at the edge of the sublime.
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The emerging film industry and El Monte's Gay's Lion Farm shaped a bizarre period of exoticism surrounding the Whittier Narrows.
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Marrano Beach, a popular recreational destination for Mexican American communities, was unlike any beach in Los Angeles.
Women playing in the Río Hondo | Photo: La Historia Historical Society Museum
Often overshadowed by the L.A. River, the San Gabriel River had a major impact on the cultural and economic development of Los Angeles in the 20th Century.
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