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Former Sheriff Baca's mistrial, LGBT youth in crisis, a shift in pop culture
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Dec 23, 2016
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Former Sheriff Baca's mistrial, LGBT youth in crisis, a shift in pop culture

The latest on former Sheriff Lee Baca's mistrial, an up close look at the fears facing LGBT youth during the holidays, a shift in attitudes towards holiday classics.

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca (center) and his attorney Nathan Hochman (right) outside federal court in Los Angeles after a judge declared a mistrial in the obstruction of justice case against Baca. He's now being retried.
Baca (center) and his attorney Nathan Hochman (right) outside a federal court in Los Angeles after a judge declared a mistrial in the obstruction of justice case against him.
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The latest on former Sheriff Lee Baca's mistrial, an up close look at the fears facing LGBT youth during the holidays, a shift in attitudes towards holiday classics.

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