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Extra, Extra: Beverly Hills Wants The Purple Line...Sorta
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- A Metrolink train was evacuated after a passenger allegedly referenced a bomb on board.
- Before Bell, before Cudahy, before Maywood, there was South Gate: Court Lessens Corruption Convictions of Former South Gate Treasurer and Local Businessman
- We’ve all felt like this guy before, right?
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