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07Feb/17

Inside Apple’s new ‘spaceship’ HQ

February 7, 2017InnovationApple, Apple Campus, Apple Inc., Apple Park, Apple Store, California, Company: Apple, Computing, CUPERTINO, Geography of California, High-tech architecture, Human Interest, IOS, IPhone, Jane Lee, Silicon, Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs, Technology, Technology/Internet, United States, Videotelephonysmbale

Apple’s latest product isn’t for sale to consumers: It’s a new headquarters referred to by Silicon Valley as the ‘spaceship’. Jane Lee reports. Continue reading →

09Nov/16

Man opens fire near a polling station in southern California, killing one

November 9, 2016US ElectionsASUZA, Azusa, Geography of California, Government, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Sheriffs in the United States, United States, Vincent Plairsmbale

One person is killed and three others wounded in shooting near a polling station in a southern California residential neighborhood.
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08Nov/16

Skid row votes on Election Day

November 8, 2016US ElectionsCalifornia, Cristina Carrera, Donald Trump, Downtown Los Angeles, Geography of California, Hillary Clinton, Homelessness, Los Angeles, Ray Robert Stout, Robert Calhoun, Skid row, Skid Row, Los Angeles, Star Apartments, United Statessmbale

The residents of Los Angeles’ skid row, the city’s predominantly homeless area, turn out to vote in the U.S. election. Continue reading →

18Mar/16

Fatal fall of L.A. worker from unfinished high-rise probed as suicide

March 18, 2016WorldBlack Lives Matter, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, Central Los Angeles, Company: J.T. Turner, David J. Smith, David Smith, Disaster/Accident, Downtown Los Angeles, Economy of Los Angeles, Geography of California, Joseph Sabbatino, Korean Airlines, Los Angeles, Neomodern architecture, New York, Race and crime in the United States, Skyscraper, U.S. Bank Tower, United States, Wilshire, Wilshire Boulevard, Wilshire Grand Centersmbale

The fatal fall of a construction worker from an unfinished L.A. skyscraper is under investigation as a possible suicide, the medical examiner’s office says.

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26Jan/16

Collective punishment, Boycott, Civil disobedience, Community organizing, Academy Awards, Boycotts of Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Oscars, Los Angeles

African-Americans told to tune out Oscars

January 26, 2016FilmsAcademy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Al Sharpton, Ali Najee, Boycott, Boycotts of Israel, California, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Chris Rock, Civil disobedience, Collective punishment, Community organizing, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Geography of California, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Los Angeles, national action network, Oscars, Spike Lee, United States, Will Smithsmbale

Los Angeles activists urge viewers to boycott Oscars by tuning out until Academy implements change.
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19Jan/16

Black Lives Matter protest shuts down the Bay Bridge

January 19, 2016Social20 March 2003 anti-war protest, Anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, California, Criminal justice reform, Geography of California, George Floyd protests in California, Greg Suhr, Hashtags, Highways in the United States, Jam, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race and crime in the United States, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, Traffic congestion, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 50, United Statessmbale

A Black Lives Matter protest shut down the Bay Bridge in San Francisco causing hundreds of cars to get stuck in a massive traffic jam.

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28Dec/15

San Diego’s Sunset Cliffs

Man distracted by cellphone dies walking off a cliff in San Diego while

December 28, 2015SocialBurwell, California, Christmas day, Cliff, Foot drop, Geography of California, Joshua Burwell, Landforms, NEXT MEDIA, OB Rag, Ocean Beach, San Diego, San Diego, The San Diego Union-Tribunesmbale

A man who was so distracted by his cellphone didn’t see a 60-foot drop in front of him and tumbled to his death off a California cliff on Christmas Day.
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02Dec/15

Staff member hid in closet after hearing gunshots – relative

December 2, 2015WorldBERNADINO, California, Geography of California, I (Almost) Got Away With It, Inland Empire, Islamic terrorism in the United States, Los Angeles, Mario Gradias, Mass shootings in the United States, San Bernardino, San Bernardino California, San Bernardino County California, San Bernardino Line, Santa Fe Depot, States of the United States, United Statessmbale

The brother of a woman who was at the San Bernardino social services office where where a mass shooting occurred says he received a text from his sister saying she is hiding in a closet.

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02Dec/15

Presidential candidates tweet reactions to California shooting

December 2, 2015WorldBen Carson, California, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Geography of California, Hillary Clinton, Inland Empire, Jeb Bush, Los Angeles, Martin O'Malley, Mass shootings in the United States, Mike Huckabee, San Bernardino, San Bernardino attack, San Bernardino California, San Bernardino County California, San Bernardino Police Department, States of the United States, Thoughts and prayerssmbale

U.S. Presidential candidates react to San Bernardino, California shooting, in which three deaths and up to 20 wounded are reported.

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02Dec/15

Possible three suspects in California mass shooting – police

December 2, 2015WorldBERNADINO, California, Geography of California, Islamic terrorism in the United States, Mass shootings in the United States, San Bernardino, San Bernardino attack, San Bernardino California, San Bernardino County California, States of the United States, United Statessmbale

Aerials show multiple police units and paramedics responding to a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.

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