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Battle-tested Los Angeles faces fires that challenge its resilience and sense of community
“Trial by fire.” It’s a cliché, but Los Angeles has a way of validating clichés — riots, earthquakes and fires...
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Los Angeles County wildfires underscore California’s growing threat of disaster
Hollywood thrives on depictions of desperate battles against overwhelming forces of destruction. A real life version, the equal of any...
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If California actually wants to lead on AI, it can’t let 3 companies hog the infrastructure
When California state Sen. Scott Wiener introduced the nation’s most ambitious AI safety bill last year, it became a flashpoint in the...
Read moreAround Town: Polar Plunge & More
WEEKLY HEADLINE: SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the annual Polar Plunge, a...
Read moreJanuary at the market
Hello and Happy New Year everyone! We are very excited to announce the 30th Anniversary of the Main Street Farmers...
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Around Town: New Years Events
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the Last Week of Cirque du Soleil...
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The game is afoot
Editor The writer Arthur Conan Doyles fictional character Detective Sherlock Holmes used a 7% solution of cocaine to assist him to...
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My Favorite Restaurants
This is the time of year when people tend to eat out more often. As a result, I often get...
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Tax loopholes cost California and its cities $107 billion but get little scrutiny
Among the hundreds of bills introduced in every session of the California Legislature, a few deal with what state officials...
Read moreBillions of dollars later, California’s homeless crisis persists under Newsom
When asked by pollsters, Californians repeatedly rate homelessness as one of their top concerns — and for good reason. This...
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