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

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A San Diego trolley passes outside the Museum of Contemporary Art
A big picture look at the region, including where 11% of San Diego's speeding tickets are written, fracking and the Dallas Cowboys.
Defeat of the socialist candidate for mayor brightened the season for the Los Angeles Times.
Photo Courtesy of California High-Speed Rail Authority
A U.S. House committee hearing about a high-speed train system between Los Angeles and San Francisco had opponents talking in circles for four hours on Thursday.
L.A.'s traffic problem is more than a century old
The Studio for Southern California History aims to document the region's history through a social and cultural perspective.
Along Black Eagle Mine Road, near the spot where two tourists died in August 2011 | Chris Clarke photo
Just about everything in my field of view is horrendously spiny, or coated with unpalatable resins, or armed with pincers, stingers, or fangs. But I can't bring myself to think the desert hates me.
In Chatsworth, Los Angeles
A big picture look at the region, including the nation's busiest port, the tech workforce in South L.A. and more.
Homes in Inglewood
What does it mean when a neighbor that I routinely sawy but didn't really know moves out? A lot more than I realized.
Cormans World
Don't miss the one-week run of "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel" at the Nuart Theater.
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Josh Schaedel's father lives in a hotel that charges by the week. He is an artist, carpenter, painter and journeyman. He also suffers depression and has an ongoing struggle with alcoholism.
Detail of Map | Courtesy Urban Institute
Five of Southern California's metropolitan areas received the lowest ranking possible a recent Urban Institute survey.
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A big picture look at the region, including stories about sketchy billing practices at a hospital chain, rethinking tree planting in L.A. and a fictional take on a SoCal Christmas.
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