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California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves’ descendants
By Sophie Austin, Trân Nguyễn and Olga R. Rodriguez Associated Press A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill...
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Fewer homeless people in Reed Park prompts reduction in needle program
Los Angeles County’s needle distribution program has reduced, but not eliminated, operations in Reed Park following a reduction in the...
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Progressive candidates deemed ‘bright spot’ in local election despite state, national defeats
Despite a national rejection of progressivism in the 2024 presidential race, Democratic leaders in the Los Angeles area called Santa...
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Compass Rose at SMO designated as a historical landmark in unanimous vote
The Compass Rose, a 12-point circular magnetic compass, painted nearly 100 years ago onto the tarmac at the northwest corner...
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Sustainable water facility wins awards for recycling over 50 million gallons from runoff
Santa Monica’s state of the art water recycling facility, the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) marks two years in operation...
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Monday’s City Council meeting will be the last before the mayoral handover
With cancellations of future meetings factored in, this will be the last Santa Monica City Council meeting with Phil Brock...
Read moreCalifornia beat Trump in court his first term, it’s preparing cases for his second
During the four years that Donald Trump was president the first time, California sued him about every 12 days on...
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Why Kamala Harris losing may not boost Gavin Newsom’s presidential prospects
As debate raged this summer over whether President Joe Biden should abandon his re-election bid, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stock soared....
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Biden blamed by Harris allies for the vice president’s landslide loss to Trump
Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too....
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Adam Schiff wins US Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff won the California US Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on...
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