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Sun Valley, CA - July 13, 2026: Elena Salcedo, daughter of El Compadre owner Genaro Salcedo, stands with family outside the business on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Sun Valley, CA. An arson investigation is underway after multiple businesses were damaged, and beloved market El Compadre completely destroyed, in a fire early Sunday morning. (Arwen Clemans/Los Angeles Times)

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Westwood, CA - May 28, 2026: Students pose for graduation photos on the UCLA campus in Westwood, CA on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Santa Monica, CA, United States - May 13, 2026: A Waymo vehicle drives down a street on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 in Santa Monica, CA. Waymo has recalled 3,800 autonomous taxis after identifying a bug that allowed the vehicles to drive into standing water, per a letter on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) website (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles, CA, Friday, March 22, 2024 - California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as Jane Fonda hugs former Governor Schwarzenegger at a press event sponsored by Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California at a Ladera Heights soccer field. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles, Calif., November 17, 1950 - Dr. A.J. Haagen-Smit, a Dutch-born chemist at Caltech, shows how smog is produced when hydrocarbons like rubber are oxidized or burned. In this demonstration the balloon exploded when ozone, an oxidizing gas, came in contact with it. Photo Credit: Bruce H. Cox / Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, California, February 4, 1953 - Marian E. Lent walks to work on the morning for Feb. 4, 1953, as the City Hall building is seen through the smog-filled skies in downtown Los Angeles. Photo Credit: R.L. Oliver/ Los Angeles Times
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Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson starts a Bible-reading marathon at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, June 28, 1931. The contest will continue through July 1, with what is said to be the largest Bible in the world being used by contestants. (AP Photo)
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Los Angeles, CA - May 29, 1986 : Richard W. Miller (center) with his defense attorney (right) watch as the jury arrives to the Little League Park location as part of the espionage retrial. The park is located at Ohio Ave, and Sepulveda Blvd. May of 1986. ( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )

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