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Los Angeles bike enthusiasts look to Rotterdam for inspiration
Meredith Glaser is a svelte 31-year-old from Long Beach. A couple of years ago she found a job as an urban planner in Rotterdam, the second-largest city in the Netherlands. She’s learned to tolerate the wind and snow. And she’s fond of riding her bike on Rotterdam’s impressive bicycle infrastructure.
Before the second world war, Rotterdam had narrow streets and typical Dutch row houses. But in …
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The dirty truth about dirty diesel
Soccoro Diaz is a single mom with seven kids. Just a few years ago her family was homeless and staying at a hotel. Now they live in a small, two-story, low-income apartment at the Jordan Downs Housing Projects in Watts in South Central LA. Three of her children suffer from acute asthma. Why are her kids — and a lot of other kids across LA County …
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Los Angeles Celebrates the Dia de Guadalupe
Today, thousands in southern California celebrate one of Mexico and Latin America’s most important religious figures: the Virgin of Guadalupe. The tale of the Virgin’s first appearance centuries ago is central to the story of Mexico. But the Virgin of Guadalupe isn’t the only virgin in the Mexican religious pantheon. Others are venerated as well, and they all cross paths here in Los Angeles. KCRW’s Saul …
