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Your morning catch-up: Gavin Newsom’s story, safety concerns at Hollywood Burbank airport and more big stories.
Your morning catch-up: A new Disney CEO faces high park prices, Bass watered down fire report and more big stories
Your morning catch-up: Cat Breed could become the first person to swim the length of California, celebrating Black History Month in L.A. and more big stories
Your morning catch-up: Deported Mexicans stand out in their old hometowns, Disney names new CEO plus more big stories.
Your morning catch-up: Who will succeed Newsom, the best places to eat in L.A. and more big stories.
Your morning catch up: Believe it or not, rent is getting cheaper in L.A., the latest Epstein files dump include emails from LA28 Olympics head Casey Wasserman, and more big stories
Your morning catch up: Peet’s coffee says goodbye to some, L.A. museums and cultural hubs go dark in solidarity with anti-ICE ‘National Shutdown’ protests, and more big stories
Your morning catch-up: A 41-year fire veteran loses his post, Peet’s Coffee is closing SoCal locations and more big stories
Your morning catch-up: A builder wants to put a data center in Imperial County, a jazz renaissance is happening in L.A., and more big stories.
Your morning catch-up: L.A. loves Baller Hardware, L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low and more big stories.
Your morning catch-up: California feels Minnesota’s ICE pain, why Trump is skipping the Super Bowl and more big stories.
Your morning catch-up: A multibillion-dollar transit project gets approval, Kaiser nurses go on strike and more big stories.