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

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The November ticket has 28 races between members of the same party. Those candidates now must appeal to all voters, regardless of party.
There is no better place to read than in one of the wide, deep, comforting chairs in the waiting room of Union Station.
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Is surfing a civil right? Maybe not, but the film "White Wash" uncovers the racial history that lies beneath the sport's sunny surface
Boasted as one of the largest fireworks shows in the country, San Diego can also take the claim as having one of the shortest.
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The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that may well have significant impact on one of the California Desert's most popular spots.
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A recent change in the law shuffles the order of propositions on the ballot. That means the Governor's tax proposal will be placed higher than a rival proposition.
The waning of voter participation and media oversight made L.A. County corruption inevitable.
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Political campaigns may see an uptick in contributions from younger voters because of new laws.
In the competition for transit funding, inequalities, windfalls, and politics.
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A chance encounter with coyotes shows just how wild the 96-Mile Santa Ana River can still be.
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As the Forum prepares for renovation, AEG disses Inglewood as a place where entertainment magic can't happen like it does in L.A. Those are fighting words.
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A long-promoted plan to pipe water from one of the driest parts of the Mojave Desert to irrigate Southern California's cities continues to find new critics.
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