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Tucked in a converted truck loading bay in an industrial corner of Los Angeles is an extraordinary greenhouse filled with some of the world’s rarest plants.
It is tended by the landscape design company Geoponika for the sake of preservation, not retail.
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It is tended by the landscape design company Geoponika for the sake of preservation, not retail.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Tucked in a converted truck loading bay in an industrial corner of Los Angeles is an extraordinary greenhouse filled with some of the world’s rarest plants.
It is tended by the landscape design company Geoponika for the sake of preservation, not retail.
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It is tended by the landscape design company Geoponika for the sake of preservation, not retail.
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This cabin in Lake Arrowhead is listed for $329,000.
Yes, that 's a tree rising through the bedroom, and its growth threatens the structure. And per the listing agent: “One thing that we have to disclose is there are going to be bugs.”
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Yes, that 's a tree rising through the bedroom, and its growth threatens the structure. And per the listing agent: “One thing that we have to disclose is there are going to be bugs.”
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January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This cabin in Lake Arrowhead is listed for $329,000.
Yes, that 's a tree rising through the bedroom, and its growth threatens the structure. And per the listing agent: “One thing that we have to disclose is there are going to be bugs.”
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Yes, that 's a tree rising through the bedroom, and its growth threatens the structure. And per the listing agent: “One thing that we have to disclose is there are going to be bugs.”
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Southern California is getting a professional women’s flag football league, promoters announced on Tuesday. The So Cal Women’s Pro Flag Football League will have teams in all eight counties across the region and play a 14-game season between June and August.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Southern California is getting a professional women’s flag football league, promoters announced on Tuesday. The So Cal Women’s Pro Flag Football League will have teams in all eight counties across the region and play a 14-game season between June and August.
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The wildfire photographer Kevin Cooley watched his home burn in the Eaton fire last year.
He sought refuge in documenting the beauty of survival: flowers emerging through ash, grass reclaiming scorched yards, and people putting their lives back together.
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He sought refuge in documenting the beauty of survival: flowers emerging through ash, grass reclaiming scorched yards, and people putting their lives back together.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The wildfire photographer Kevin Cooley watched his home burn in the Eaton fire last year.
He sought refuge in documenting the beauty of survival: flowers emerging through ash, grass reclaiming scorched yards, and people putting their lives back together.
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He sought refuge in documenting the beauty of survival: flowers emerging through ash, grass reclaiming scorched yards, and people putting their lives back together.
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For an exhibition that opens this Friday, the artist Sayre Gomez created precise replicas of Los Angeles’ abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers, which were notoriously used as a massive canvas by graffiti artists in 2024.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
For an exhibition that opens this Friday, the artist Sayre Gomez created precise replicas of Los Angeles’ abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers, which were notoriously used as a massive canvas by graffiti artists in 2024.
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There’s a 50-foot-tall lighthouse rising from the middle of nowhere in the Mojave Desert.
Los Angeles artist Daniel Hawkins was struck by the idea while driving through the blackness of the desert late one night almost two decades ago.
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Los Angeles artist Daniel Hawkins was struck by the idea while driving through the blackness of the desert late one night almost two decades ago.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
There’s a 50-foot-tall lighthouse rising from the middle of nowhere in the Mojave Desert.
Los Angeles artist Daniel Hawkins was struck by the idea while driving through the blackness of the desert late one night almost two decades ago.
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Los Angeles artist Daniel Hawkins was struck by the idea while driving through the blackness of the desert late one night almost two decades ago.
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Around this time of year, crowds gather on Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur to catch the rays of the low angling sun burst through Keyhole Arch. But the beach is a marvel year-round, light show or no.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Around this time of year, crowds gather on Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur to catch the rays of the low angling sun burst through Keyhole Arch. But the beach is a marvel year-round, light show or no.
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Storms in November and December produced an early wildflower show in the Southern California desert.
In Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, an unusual burst of color erupted months ahead of the main bloom season, as seeds were jolted awake after a dry summer.
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In Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, an unusual burst of color erupted months ahead of the main bloom season, as seeds were jolted awake after a dry summer.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Storms in November and December produced an early wildflower show in the Southern California desert.
In Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, an unusual burst of color erupted months ahead of the main bloom season, as seeds were jolted awake after a dry summer.
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In Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, an unusual burst of color erupted months ahead of the main bloom season, as seeds were jolted awake after a dry summer.
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Happy New Year! In 2026, California plans a number of new state laws:
Declawing cats will become illegal outside of medical necessity.
The Hindu celebration of Diwali will become an official state holiday.
And grocery store plastic bags will be banned.
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Declawing cats will become illegal outside of medical necessity.
The Hindu celebration of Diwali will become an official state holiday.
And grocery store plastic bags will be banned.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Happy New Year! In 2026, California plans a number of new state laws:
Declawing cats will become illegal outside of medical necessity.
The Hindu celebration of Diwali will become an official state holiday.
And grocery store plastic bags will be banned.
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Declawing cats will become illegal outside of medical necessity.
The Hindu celebration of Diwali will become an official state holiday.
And grocery store plastic bags will be banned.
www.californiasun.co/newsletter/b...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
First thing I read every morning. Mike has created an essential daily compilation of California-centric news, current events, and cultural touchstones. Mega kudos!
“Heat,” the Michael Mann crime thriller film that featured Los Angeles itself as a character, turned 30 this week. When it came out in 1995, it didn’t even crack the top 20 films of the year in earnings. Yet many critics now regard it as an American classic.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“Heat,” the Michael Mann crime thriller film that featured Los Angeles itself as a character, turned 30 this week. When it came out in 1995, it didn’t even crack the top 20 films of the year in earnings. Yet many critics now regard it as an American classic.
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As the Central Valley’s 400-mile-long fogbank turned 25 days old on Tuesday, some weary locals are asking if it will ever go away.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
As the Central Valley’s 400-mile-long fogbank turned 25 days old on Tuesday, some weary locals are asking if it will ever go away.
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In a series of tests, users of the San Francisco-based app Instacart who shopped from the same store at the same time were shown different prices. At a Target, for example, some were charged $3.59 for a jar of Skippy peanut butter. Others got it for $2.99.
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Study finds Instacart prices vary between customers // The dark drawings of Laurie Lipton
Good morning. It's Wednesday, Dec. 10. Study finds algorithmic pricing on grocery app Instacart. Police blocked I-5 for eight hours to talk to suicidal
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December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In a series of tests, users of the San Francisco-based app Instacart who shopped from the same store at the same time were shown different prices. At a Target, for example, some were charged $3.59 for a jar of Skippy peanut butter. Others got it for $2.99.
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The elite rock climber Sasha DiGiulian spent three years preparing for a career-defining ascent up one of El Capitan’s hardest routes. But when she and a partner finally went for it in November, an unforeseen storm hit on the 10th night.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The elite rock climber Sasha DiGiulian spent three years preparing for a career-defining ascent up one of El Capitan’s hardest routes. But when she and a partner finally went for it in November, an unforeseen storm hit on the 10th night.
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In 1975, when Peter Turnley was just 20 years old, he accepted a commission from California’s Office of Economic Opportunity to take pictures of the state’s working poor.
His photos will be exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Los Angeles this month.
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His photos will be exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Los Angeles this month.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In 1975, when Peter Turnley was just 20 years old, he accepted a commission from California’s Office of Economic Opportunity to take pictures of the state’s working poor.
His photos will be exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Los Angeles this month.
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His photos will be exhibited at the Leica Gallery in Los Angeles this month.
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Looking for a quick weekend hike near the Bay Area? Mount Diablo State Park has nearly 20,000 acres of parkland. Mary Bowerman Trail, which loops around the summit on a path less than a mile long, is a great introduction to the mountain.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking for a quick weekend hike near the Bay Area? Mount Diablo State Park has nearly 20,000 acres of parkland. Mary Bowerman Trail, which loops around the summit on a path less than a mile long, is a great introduction to the mountain.
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The Stahl House, among the most celebrated midcentury modern homes ever built, was just listed for sale for the first time in its 65-year history.
Asking price: $25 million.
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Asking price: $25 million.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Stahl House, among the most celebrated midcentury modern homes ever built, was just listed for sale for the first time in its 65-year history.
Asking price: $25 million.
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Asking price: $25 million.
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“Set table. Whip cream. Figure out pies. Start fires. Turkey out — 6 or 6:30.”
Joan Didion, the angsty California writer, was big into holiday dinners. On Thanksgiving, she hosted as many as 75 notables at her home, staging events with military discipline.
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Joan Didion, the angsty California writer, was big into holiday dinners. On Thanksgiving, she hosted as many as 75 notables at her home, staging events with military discipline.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“Set table. Whip cream. Figure out pies. Start fires. Turkey out — 6 or 6:30.”
Joan Didion, the angsty California writer, was big into holiday dinners. On Thanksgiving, she hosted as many as 75 notables at her home, staging events with military discipline.
www.californiasun.co/newsletter/n...
Joan Didion, the angsty California writer, was big into holiday dinners. On Thanksgiving, she hosted as many as 75 notables at her home, staging events with military discipline.
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After the LA wildfires in January, a photo of a blue 1977 VW van in the ashy ruins became a symbol of resilience.
One side of the van was melted and cracked, and after a restoration, it was unveiled this week at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
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One side of the van was melted and cracked, and after a restoration, it was unveiled this week at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
After the LA wildfires in January, a photo of a blue 1977 VW van in the ashy ruins became a symbol of resilience.
One side of the van was melted and cracked, and after a restoration, it was unveiled this week at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
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One side of the van was melted and cracked, and after a restoration, it was unveiled this week at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
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Roddy Bottum is interviewed on California Sun for his new memoir, "The Royal We!"
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Roddy Bottum: A queer rock pioneer remembers San Francisco's lost era
Roddy Bottum, a founder of the alternative metal band Faith No More, chronicles 1980s and '90s San Francisco — a dark, overlooked era between the Summer
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November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Roddy Bottum is interviewed on California Sun for his new memoir, "The Royal We!"
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A man was captured on video surfing the wake of a massive container ship entering San Francisco Bay over the weekend. He appeared to be using a hydrofoil surfboard along with a “tow boogie,” a remote-controlled vehicle that provides propulsion.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A man was captured on video surfing the wake of a massive container ship entering San Francisco Bay over the weekend. He appeared to be using a hydrofoil surfboard along with a “tow boogie,” a remote-controlled vehicle that provides propulsion.
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Two days a year, the setting sun hits the "Stonehenge of Manhattan Beach," a glass keyhole sculpture known officially as Light Gate, “unlocking” a hidden alignment with the heavens.
One of those days is this Friday, Nov. 14.
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One of those days is this Friday, Nov. 14.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Two days a year, the setting sun hits the "Stonehenge of Manhattan Beach," a glass keyhole sculpture known officially as Light Gate, “unlocking” a hidden alignment with the heavens.
One of those days is this Friday, Nov. 14.
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One of those days is this Friday, Nov. 14.
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In 2005, passengers watched the emergency landing of their own plane at Los Angeles International Airport live on their seat back televisions.
One of the passengers recently recalled the euphoria of realizing she was not going to die.
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One of the passengers recently recalled the euphoria of realizing she was not going to die.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In 2005, passengers watched the emergency landing of their own plane at Los Angeles International Airport live on their seat back televisions.
One of the passengers recently recalled the euphoria of realizing she was not going to die.
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One of the passengers recently recalled the euphoria of realizing she was not going to die.
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In 1980, the Southern California artist Dustin Shuler bought a 1959 Cadillac for $150, fashioned a one-ton nail out of steel, and had it dropped from 100 feet above through the car’s roof — creating a monument to the end of the “gas-guzzling automobile.”
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November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In 1980, the Southern California artist Dustin Shuler bought a 1959 Cadillac for $150, fashioned a one-ton nail out of steel, and had it dropped from 100 feet above through the car’s roof — creating a monument to the end of the “gas-guzzling automobile.”
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When a climber cracked his arm on Yosemite’s El Capitan on Oct. 20, rescuers had to pull of a one-of-a-kind maneuver to save him. Unable to approach from directly above, a helicopter hovered about 20 feet from the cliff face.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
When a climber cracked his arm on Yosemite’s El Capitan on Oct. 20, rescuers had to pull of a one-of-a-kind maneuver to save him. Unable to approach from directly above, a helicopter hovered about 20 feet from the cliff face.
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