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SoCal Focus is a blog about the people, places, and issues in and around Southern California.

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This strikes me as a terrific way to use technology to enhance civic engagement.
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Buckling sidewalks, decomposing streets, leaking water mains, and failing sewers add up to a city that's lost focus and is losing the faith of its residents.
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Our annual block club party was more than just a get-together, it was proof once again that the neighborhood can survive in bad times.
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The EPA's proposed limits on airborne soot could save 25,000 lives a year -- but making them slightly stronger could save 12,000 more.
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In 21st century America, Korean culture is emerging into the mainstream, yet it still remains a mystery to most Americans.
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Little things are often more interesting and, if you pay close attention, they sometimes dole out lessons applicable to very big things.
You can still get to the pier in Seal Beach by bus, but it's going to be whole lot harder for riders.
Down PCH, rambling in and out of memory and history, from Seal Beach to Huntington Beach
Relief map inside the Historic Route 66 museum. | Photo: Douglas McCulloh
San Bernardino's making national headlines because elected officials have filed for bankruptcy, but a lot of people said what really outraged them: The city council said it couldn't host the Route 66 Rendezvous downtown.
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Losing a long-time business on Market Street in Inglewood feels like losing it all.
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The lurid hooked me but the straightforward narration of her body, her soul, her desire, her thirst, and her hunger for love and life kept me reading.
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It was the perfect drink for hot summer days, until I saw Rihanna holding it in an oversized advertisement wrapping a Hollywood office building, 
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