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In early October, as promised, with my CURIOUS CITY (since 2012) column. I took a
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He was a giant, for having dramatically transformed the very ground that jazz rested on, but also for his spiritual life that came through
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Like all communities across the nation, in Santa Monica, many of us spend late August and September reacclimating our families to the new school year. Even
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In October 2021, the Orange County coastline suffered a catastrophic oil spill, damaging the coast and its wildlife and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency. More
