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Can cloud seeding help solve LA’s water problems?

Los Angeles County has been seeding storm clouds since the 1950s to help fill up reservoirs to secure the region’s water supply. And when there were heavy rain storms — or when big wildfires upped the...

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With Ted Cruz out, is California’s GOP primary irrelevant?

Texas Senator Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign Tuesday night, removing the biggest impediment to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination. While Cruz did not have the...

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Mayor Garcetti, elected officials weigh in on homelessness

The Los Angeles City Council voted today to place a bond measure on the city’s November ballot aimed at raising money to address the city’s homeless problem. At last count, there were more than 27,000...

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Embracing Ann Coulter, hating Hillary Clinton: A visit with the California...

California may have the largest contingent at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. But Californians who are there don’t feel very big, or important. The delegation is staying at a...

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Proposition HHH: What your money would pay for

There are 47,000 homeless people living on the streets of Los Angeles County, and more than half of them live in the city of LA. Critics say local leaders have been unable to effectively address the...

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Democrats, Republicans split over Trump administration threat to California

State Democrats are preparing for the worst. State Republicans are optimistic their voices — and those of their constituents — will finally be heard. Sacramento is split over how to prepare for the...

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Measure H: Will voters tax themselves – again – to fight homelessness?

It was just last November when Los Angeles city voters approved a property tax increase to fund new housing construction for the homeless. Now it is the County of L.A.’s turn to decide if it will...

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What you need to know about LA traffic

For the third year in a row, Los Angeles was named the most congested city in the United States. It’s a distinction that L.A. drivers know all too well, but have little control over. A new project...

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LA Jewish center threats have community on edge

Alexis Keiner never thought she would send her children to a religious school, let alone a Jewish community center. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Mid-City, Los Angeles and is not...

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Gustavo Arellano out at OC Weekly

Gustavo Arellano, the editor of the O.C. Weekly and a regular contributor to KCRW, announced his resignation on Friday from the paper. Arellano says he decided to step down after the paper’s publisher,...

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Remembering Schoolhouse Rock! musical director Bob Dorough

You may not know the name Bob Dorough, but there is a very good chance you know his music. The jazz musician and composer, who passed away this week at the age of 94, is perhaps best-known for his...

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Snap is leaving Venice, but its imprint remains

Social media giant Snap Inc. is moving out of Venice, the city that presided over its now $3 billion success story. The news comes as a relief to many in the neighborhood, who have long complained...

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