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How Monterey Park residents pushed back on a data center

After a marathon City Hall meeting on Wednesday, residents secured not just a temporary moratorium, but momentum toward an outright ban.

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In the foreground of a crowded meeting room is a sign that reads "No Data Center" held up by a woman who's face is obscured by the sign.

Old tapes find new life at this VHS swap meet in Echo Park

Whammy Analog Media is helping keep tape culture alive in Los Angeles with events like their quarterly VHS swap meet Sunday.

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A view inside Whammy Analog Video. Countless VHS tapes can be seen lining the walls. A large projected screen is in the background. A row of old CRT Televisions sit on the left side of the picture.

Whisky. Poetry. Haggis?! Welcome to Burns Day, a party for Scotland's beloved poet

Every Jan. 25, Scotland celebrates its National Poet Robert Burns. Los Angeles joins the party.

A hand holding a book written by Scottish poet Robert Burns

LA punk scene in the 1980s, through the eyes of a tween who lived it

Steven McDonald was a kid when he and his brother formed L.A. punk band, Red Kross, in the '80s. Now he's gearing up to play a benefit show for Eaton fire musicians.

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Two musicians with long hair swinging their heads while performing

Columbia Space Center to honor pioneering astronauts on 40th anniversary of Challenger mission

The event will honor astronaut Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher selected to fly to space

A black and white space shuttle model sits inside a large building. People surround the shuttle model.

For LA youth musicians, performing 'I Have a Dream' is a dream come true

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day program at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park includes a speech, a youth orchestra performance and more.

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People gather in the shade under the sign for CAAM, the California African American Museum.

Fans snap up SoFi Stadium watch party tickets after L.A. Rams extend playoff run

The Rams beat Chicago Bears over the weekend and will next face the Seahawks in Seattle. Fans can watch the NFC Championship game in Inglewood but will have to act fast.

A man in a Rams football uniform jumps over the goal line into the End Zone on a snowy football field.

At Backyard Party, young musicians who survived a pandemic and firestorm are making a scene

Teens who lost garages and backyards in the Eaton Fire have a new place to play loud, mosh and make some cash.

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The band Saints of Sinners plays on stage under the glow of orange lights. The guitarist has long hair and is shirtless.

‘Happy place for everyone’: Koreatown’s Aladdin Used Books prepares to close

Customers paid their last respects to the bookstore which carried books, CDs and other media in both Korean and English.

people stand around amid shelves of books in a well lit store

Officials say South LA, but for many, it’ll always be South Central

A campaign in the early 2000s rebranded the neighborhoods south of the 10 freeway, but today, the South Central name means history, culture and resilience to some locals.

a woman holding a shirt that says "south la cafe" stands next to a man holding a shirt that says "south central"

Activists are using a tiny tool to keep the community safe during ICE raids: Whistles

A workshop — already at capacity — is held today to show participants why the humble but mighty whistle is such a powerful tool.

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A box of hundreds of blue, green and grey whistles are depicted. They have a phone number on one side and the words "Report ICE" on the other. They are a few hundred in a box stacked up against each other.

A place to sit in LA: Inside a guerilla campaign for public benches

Across the country, residents are creating DIY seating without government permission.

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A shot of the exterior to the West Los Angeles Municipal Building with a stone sign in the foreground and a wooden bench in the background.

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