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Election 2024Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.
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Cirque du Soleil returns to its US home in Santa Monica
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Measure G would remake LA County government
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LA’s 14th District race could reshape City Hall
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