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LA in 2028, tension over homeless population in the Valley, how to be a NASA scientist for a day
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Aug 1, 2017
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LA in 2028, tension over homeless population in the Valley, how to be a NASA scientist for a day

What Los Angeles could look like when it hosts the Olympics, groups clash over the Valley's homeless population, NASA asks citizen scientists to collect data.

Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a ceremony officially announcing the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 2028, on July 31, 2017.
Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a ceremony officially announcing the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 2028, on July 31, 2017.
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What Los Angeles could look like when it hosts the Olympics, groups clash over the Valley's homeless population, NASA asks citizen scientists to collect data.

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