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The fried chicken and the fried fish dinner with an assortment of sides (collard greens, corn and okra salad, candied sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese and cornbread muffins) from Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen at Manchester and La Brea.

Food

17 Local Chefs And Bakers Named James Beard Award Semifinalists

Several local bars and restaurants also make the list for this year's James Beard Awards.

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Transportation & Mobility

Metrolink And Amtrak Suspend Rail Service in San Clemente Due To Landslide

Crews are working to clear boulders and debris on the Mariposa bridge but its uncertain when rail service will resume.

A man wearing a suit jacket and tie speaks into a microphone as a placard states "Vicente Sarmiento District 2."

Civics & Democracy

OC leaders tussle over ethics and transparency after LAist reporting on top official

The ethics proposal deadlocked among O.C. supervisors 2-to-2. O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do, who directed millions to his daughter’s nonprofit without publicly disclosing the connection, was absent for the vote.

A man in a black jacket with a red hoodie over his head looks down at piles of clothing and a soaked red sleeping bag on the ground next to a road. A bus station advertising board is in the background.

Housing & Homelessness

Anaheim To Pilot New Winter Shelter Model

Faith-based organizations will host small overnight shelters.

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News

Cheesecake Factory Must Pay Janitors $1 Million In Back Pay

An investigation revealed that workers at eight Cheesecake Factory locations did not get law-mandated meal breaks or overtime pay.

An elevated and distant view of a wave splashing up against a passenger train on tracks along the coast. In the distance, surfers take waves.

Climate & Environment

San Clemente Will Have To Wait For Better Sand, Delaying Replenishment Project

The contractor is expected to get back to work in about two months with better quality sand.

House keys sitting on an eviction notice received in the mail.

Housing & Homelessness

Orange County Will Give Out Millions To Fight Homelessness Before It Happens

The county allotted $3 million to administer a pilot program over the next year to assist households at risk of evictions.

A computer screen inside a courtroom has graphics which read "CARE Court: LA County Caring together." An American flag and a California flag are to the left of the screen.

Health

CARE Court Has Been Live For Weeks in LA and OC. How’s It Going?

The state’s new voluntary program aimed at getting people living with serious mental illness into treatment appears to be off to a modest start.

News

Road Signs To Go Up Directing Motorists to 'Little Arabia' In Anaheim

The ethnic enclave received the designation in 2022.

A person looks through a fence at a massive structure on fire, with at least half already destroyed by the flames.

Climate & Environment

Tustin Has Spent More Than $54 Million To Clean Up The Navy Hangar Fire

The city also renewed its plea this week for state and federal disaster assistance.

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Climate & Environment

Why You Can No Longer Fly Balloons At Parks And Beaches In Laguna Beach

The use of balloons on public property in Laguna Beach and their sale within the city could lead to a $500 fine. The city council voted to enact the ban last year.

A white man wearing a black beanie, jeans and sweatshirt stands on a sunny, wide beach pointing a camera with a long lens at the ocean.

Explore LA

One OC Beach. Hundreds Of Photos. (Almost) Every Single Day

Dave Gibbs has been taking daily photos of surfers at Bolsa Chica State Beach for more than a decade.

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