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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 seasonal crowds of Point Bennett, San Miguel Island, Channel Islands National Park in California.
One day great hordes of sea lions may loll on the beach at Santa Monica, watching with liquid-eyed disinterest as ravens poke curiously at the skeletal remnants of amusement rides.
When Lakewood residents voted for incorporation in 1954, they determined the kind of city they wanted Lakewood to become.
Until the past few years, nobody but water wonks knew or cared about what the Central Basin Municipal Water District did.
Michael and his dog, Topaz.
Michael Reed was a friend of mine. That was something I sometimes struggled to accept for reasons I'm not proud to admit.
Ventura Harbor.
Ventura's current dredging project will continue and continue and continue as long as we decide we want a harbor.
Currently, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handle about 40 percent of the nation's entire containerized trade from Asia but competition is rising quickly.
A Chrysler 300M.
For thirteen years my car and I have had a splendid relationship. But now it may be over, and I'm taking it hard.
In the early decades of the 20th century, some California hillsides bloomed not with golden poppies but with concrete numbers.
The 626 Night Market, seen here during its April 2012 debut, has already inspired a wave of other Asian-themed nocturnal bazaars across Southern California.
Less than two years after the first Asian-style night market made its debut in the San Gabriel Valley, the nocturnal bazaars are finally making their mark on the cultural landscape of Southern California.
Lake San Antonio, which is near the Monterey/San Luis Obispo county border, was found to be nearly dry on January 15, 2014.
The hills are not green. In places, they are not even brown. They look almost alkaline. Gray. Sickly, like something's bled from the land.
Thai Town is part of the federally-designated 'Promise Zone' in central Los Angeles, a White House initiative designed to combat urban poverty.
The Promise Zone designation from the White House struck me with great interest -- not only do I live there, but I'm a homegrown product of the area as well.
A surfer among paddleboarders north of Ventura, CA.
I realize I'm a little past the window for New Year's resolutions, but now I know you won't judge me. You might even thank me when you've finished reading.
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