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Gov. Brown pushes for cap-and-trade, snakes make a comeback, a look at one of LA's oldest venues
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Jul 14, 2017
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Gov. Brown pushes for cap-and-trade, snakes make a comeback, a look at one of LA's oldest venues

Lawmakers prepare for Monday's cap-and-trade vote, Southern California snake population increases post-drought, the Ford Amphitheatre finishes a multi-million dollar renovation.

California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, joined by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, urges members of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee to approve a pair of climate change bills, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The committee advanced the the bills, AB 398, that would extend the state's cap and trade program. and AB617. that is intended to improve air quality around oil refineries. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, joined by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, urges members of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee to approve a pair of climate change bills, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The committee advanced the the bills, AB 398, that would extend the state's cap and trade program. and AB617. that is intended to improve air quality around oil refineries. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Lawmakers prepare for Monday's cap-and-trade vote, Southern California snake population increases post-drought, the Ford Amphitheatre finishes a multi-million dollar renovation.

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Inside the century-old Ford Theatre's $72 million renovation
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One of L.A. County's oldest venues just got a facelift. Take Two's A Martinez got a peek behind the scenes.