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Take Two® FOR May 4, 2018

The future for Angeleno drivers, cycling for tacos, the best things to do in SoCal this weekend

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CA GOP Convention goals could be pretty 'modest'

Just 25% of registered voters in California are Republicans. Here's what you might hear this weekend.
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Here's the future of LA traffic, according to the people planning to improve it

At the Petersen Automotive Museum's first Future of the Automobile Conference, LA's city planners say there isn't any single solution.
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ICE has blasted California's sanctuary laws, but immigrant arrests in jails are up

California ICE arrests other than those occurring in the community went from 12,705 in fiscal year 2015 to 14,259 in fiscal year 2017.
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Seeing L.A. tear itself apart made Michelle realize the city was home

She discovered L.A. was home as she cried watching the city burn during the Rodney King riots.
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This LA bike tour serves up Boyle Heights history — and tacos

The tour is trying to change the way you see Los Angeles and communities around you through local history, bicycles and that beloved Mexican cuisine.
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Disneyland goth gathering Bats Day scales back

The annual goth gathering celebrates 20 years at the park, but with plans to cut back by organizers, the anniversary will be bittersweet.
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How America's first female Chinese-American mayor fought for her community

Lily Lee Chen talks about coming to America, getting national attention when she became mayor and her lifelong fight for her community.
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17 awesome things to do this Cinco de Mayo weekend

Margaritas or mint juleps? When the Kentucky Derby happens on Cinco de Mayo, you get both. Plus, a street art exhibition, free comic books, ice skating and pies.
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