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

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Trip to the Moon
Technicolor's Tom Burton describes the dazzling restoration of a celebrated 1902 silent film, "A Trip to the Moon," slated to screen Tuesday, September 6.
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There is one collective and inescapable national question: Are we better? Ten years later, are we better?
Some urban loafing leads to an encounter with an artist and his muse
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Quite simply, more people who are registered to vote means more people who actually will vote.
For nearly half of the 88 cities in the county, the Board of Supervisors isn't a political abstraction.
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The Walk-In Closet thrift store n Inglewood promotes high fashion and work opportunities for all--and I mean all.
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A 4.2 earthquake struck north of Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. It had a magnitude of 4.2 and was located in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to the USGS.
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LA media this week includes flashlight art, music produced underwater, and screenings of Thom Andersen's brilliant ode to Los Angeles.
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There is no shortage of opinion about the $48 billion--and rising--estimates for high-speed rail infrastructure.
The Border Fence | Creative Commons photo by Edmond Meinfelder
In the southern deserts the border is a fact of life. People are used to it.
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In April, Maria Rivera stood in Mexico City's main square and read "Los Muertos," a poem that for one of the first times in public dared name those killed in the country's government and drug cartel violence war.
In Hollywood, films about gay and lesbian civil rights are the surefire choice these days for anyone looking to craft a prestige pic, but in a California federal court this week, the ultimate gay rights flick may wind up buried.
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