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Jury deliberating in Juarez murders
DOWNTOWN L.A. — The fate of two imprisoned gang members charged with murdering two brothers at a Santa Monica clothing...
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Getting their caffeine fix
MAIN STREET — A woman hops out of a black car as it pulls over outside the Edgemar building on...
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Saint John’s opens new hospital
MID-CITY — More than a dozen years of fundraising, planning and construction culminated in jubilation on Wednesday when Saint John’s...
Read moreL.A. Marathon gets early nod from council
CITY HALL — The Los Angeles Marathon on Tuesday got a preliminary nod from the City Council to locate the...
Read moreAfrican grooves rock pier
SM PIER — The 25th Annual Twilight Dance Series is bringing a unique blend of traditional African music with western instruments...
Read moreNot so many other fish in the sea
SM BAY — With sea life being threatened daily, environmentalists, fishermen and other interest groups proposed competing visions this week...
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Wilmont residents eyeing church garage for parking
WILMONT — As the lack of parking spaces continue to haunt residents living in perhaps the most densely-packed neighborhood in...
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City Hall trying to stop birds from pooping in surf
CITY HALL — One of the biggest polluters of the Santa Monica Bay, pigeons could soon lose easy access to...
Read moreRent Control chair resigns
CITY HALL — Just more than half a year into his second term on the Rent Control Board, Joel Koury,...
Read moreGreen from the jump
Dear EarthTalk: What are some things that children and families can do to be greener (and to provide life lessons...
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