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Julia Wick

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Julia Wick is the author of the Essential California newsletter and a Metro reporter. She was previously the editor in chief of LAist and a senior editor at Longreads. She has written for the Atlantic, Monocle, CityLab and most of the local papers in L.A. County. She is a native Angeleno.

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Essential California: Weinstein goes to prison

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Essential California: Weinstein goes to prison

The onetime mogul was convicted of two of five counts in the high-profile case.
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Essential California: Kobe’s public memorial and more in the week ahead

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Essential California: Kobe’s public memorial and more in the week ahead

The Kobe Bryant memorial will be held Monday at Staples Center, and those without tickets are urged to stay away from the arena.
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Essential California Week in Review: The death of Pop Smoke

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Essential California Week in Review: The death of Pop Smoke

A look at California stories from the last week, including the death of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke in the Hollywood Hills.
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Essential California: A 24-hour shift with the firefighters of L.A.’s skid row

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Essential California: A 24-hour shift with the firefighters of L.A.’s skid row

A reporter tells us what it was like to spend a 24-hour shift with firefighters on skid row in Los Angeles.
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Essential California: What Trump did in the Golden State

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Essential California: What Trump did in the Golden State

Here’s a look at how President Trump spent Tuesday and Wednesday in California.
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Essential California: Michael Milken’s long reinvention

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Essential California: Michael Milken’s long reinvention

The Los Angeles billionaire was pardoned by President Trump on Tuesday.
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Essential California: On an ugly anniversary, an apology

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Essential California: On an ugly anniversary, an apology

On Thursday, the California State Assembly is expected to approve a formal apology to all Americans of Japanese descent for the state’s role in policies that culminated with their mass incarceration.
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Essential California Week in Review: Kobe memorial takes shape

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Essential California Week in Review: Kobe memorial takes shape

A look at California stories from the last week, including the plans for Kobe Bryant’s public memorial in Los Angeles.
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Essential California: Jackie Lacey’s big move

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Essential California: Jackie Lacey’s big move

A sweeping dismissal of convictions offers a window into the L.A. district attorney’s race, which has quickly and unexpectedly become one of the more interesting local battles on the ballot.
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Essential California: The mounting ‘indirect’ death toll from the 2018 Camp fire

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Essential California: The mounting ‘indirect’ death toll from the 2018 Camp fire

A new report identified at least 50 additional fatalities that medical experts and lawyers have linked to the Camp fire.

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