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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 02/09/2026
How much of the America we know today would its founders recognize, and how much would surprise them? As the U.S. turns 250, join distinguished historians for a look at how America took shape and what history can teach us about its future. Free virtual event, open to all: bit.ly/4qYVFyb
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 22/07/2026
Museums, archives, and historic sites do more than preserve the past. They help communities understand how that past continues to shape the present. USC Dornsife historian Bill Deverell and his co-authors explain why protecting public history is essential. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/in-defense-o...
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In Defense of Public History | Essay
Four Scholars Refute the Attacks on the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 15/07/2026
Why is it sometimes hard to feel grateful to someone who helped you? A USC Dornsife philosopher explains how gratitude gets complicated when we question motives, take help for granted or feel conflicted about the relationship. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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How to be grateful to someone – even when you don’t want to
Struggling to find your sense of gratitude? Try thinking differently about what caused the person’s actions.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 09/07/2026
Extreme heat makes urban shade more important than ever. A new AI tool from our spatial science researchers uses free aerial imagery to help cities map tree canopy and target investments where they’re needed most. We've made the research, code and model freely available online. bit.ly/4vhHHb9
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USC researchers develop AI tool to help map urban tree canopy
Tool uses free aerial imagery, gives cities affordable way to target planting.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I’m fortunate to work with brilliant people who care deeply about making a difference in the world. Getting to recognize some of them through USC Dornsife’s Communicator of the Year Awards is one of the highlights of my year. Congrats to this year’s honorees - and thank you!
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 28/05/2026
They designed, tested, calculated, collaborated and competed — all before heading back to middle and high school. California just hosted the Science Olympiad Tournament for the first time, and @usc.edu was the stage, welcoming more than 2,000 of the nation's top young #STEM students. bit.ly/4nVgxVD
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Receiving this news was pretty cool.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 20/05/2026
One of our newest economics graduates is headed to the world final of a global innovation competition. Darnell Adler was named one of three U.S. winners of Red Bull Basement for Lifeline AI, his personal safety startup. We’re cheering you on, Darnell. Fight On! ✌️ dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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USC grad wins US Red Bull competition, heads to world final
Darnell Adler, who studied economics at USC Dornsife, is one of three to win Red Bull Basement, a competition for student innovators.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 16/05/2026
The smiles say it all. Today, we celebrated 2,700+ USC Dornsife graduates as they crossed the stage, cheered on by the people who helped them get here. Congratulations, Trojans. We’re so proud of you. Fight On! ✌️
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 13/03/2026
It’s Friday the 13th — how did this date get such a bad rep? Our scholars explain the mix of folklore, fear and cultural storytelling that gave it its eerie reputation. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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Friday the 13th: Luck and superstition throughout the world
Superstitions vary from culture to culture. For Friday the 13th, USC Dornsife faculty trace beliefs about what brings good and bad luck.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 19/02/2026
We’re finding life where we once thought nothing could survive. On Feb. 26, Dean James Bullock hosts a Dornsife Dialogues conversation with a USC Dornsife prof and a NASA JPL alum on extreme environments and the search for life beyond Earth. Save your spot: dornsife.usc.edu/dornsife-alu...
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 09/02/2026
Officially official: James Bullock (@jbprime.bsky.social) has been installed as the 23rd dean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He’s championing a “modern approach to the liberal arts” — rooted in tradition, tuned to today’s students and job market. bit.ly/4kqtMMd
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James Bullock officially installed as USC Dornsife dean
USC president calls him “the perfect person to steer Dornsife into the future.”
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 12/01/2026
If powerful #AI systems can sometimes start behaving like sociopaths, how do we keep them aligned with human values? We explore what it might take to keep them in check — including a built-in sense of “vulnerability,” so it has something to lose by causing harm. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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Can we prevent AI from acting like a sociopath?
Researchers are investigating how to keep artificial intelligence aligned with human values.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
Ensures that all the diseases covered by the previous immunization schedule will still be available to anyone who wants them through Affordable Care Act insurance plans and federal insurance programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Vaccines for Children program. Families will not have to purchase them out of pocket. Among peer nations, the U.S. will continue to offer the most childhood vaccines for free to those who want them.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 19/12/2025
As Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters, we’re revisiting the story behind Na’vi — a language crafted by a @usc.edu Dornsife linguistics alumnus. From phonetics to grammar, every word was built with science. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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The Science of Language (Na'vi, That Is)
From harmony (meoauniaea) to brainworm (eltungawng), Paul Frommer Ph.D. ’81 creates a brand new language for the film Avatar.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 25/11/2025
We may be rivals on the field, but off it, @usc.edu and UCLA often team up as powerful partners — from public service projects like our @weareshadela.bsky.social coalition to breakthroughs in tech, medicine and more. today.usc.edu/usc-and-ucla...
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USC and UCLA: 10 ways these football rivals are partners off the field
Trojan and Bruin faculty and students often work together to tackle societal challenges and spark discovery in medicine, technology and more. (They even play games together!)
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 02/10/2025
“Jane Goodall’s spirit lives on in the questions we ask, the way we study, and the deep respect we hold for the natural world.” Prof. Goodall left an enduring mark on USC Dornsife and inspired generations of students and faculty. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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Honoring Jane Goodall’s legacy at USC Dornsife
Trailblazing primatologist Jane Goodall advanced the study of great apes at USC Dornsife, and left a lasting mark on its students and faculty
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 16/07/2025
USC today announced ShadeLA, a bold new effort to cool Los Angeles by expanding tree canopy and shade infrastructure in key public and community spaces. ShadeLA is led by USC Dornsife Public Exchange in collaboration with UCLA @luskininnovation.bsky.social today.usc.edu/usc-teams-up...
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Our federal government is currently spending more money deporting childcare workers than fixing our broken, patchy childcare system. 19thnews.org/2025/07/chil...
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After a child care worker is detained by ICE, a community is left reeling
Nicolle Orozco Forero is one of the thousands of immigrant women who provide child care for American children, and one of the few who cares for children with disabilities. Now she and her seriously il...
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 07/07/2025
A USC Dornsife study finds rare bipartisan unity: both parties back civic education for kids.
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Civic Education As We Look To Our Nation’s 250th Anniversary
More than seven out of 10 U.S. adults give a grade of C or worse to K-12 public schools' efforts to prepare students "to be good citizens."
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Love seeing this turnout
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 27/06/2025
Trump will end crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. But L.A. has options for those in need
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Trump will end crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. But L.A. has options for those in need
The Trump administration is planning to slash specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 15/05/2025
Researchers call on Newsom to pay for post-fire soil testing in Los Angeles County
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Researchers call on Newsom to pay for post-fire soil testing in Los Angeles County
A group of environmental researchers is calling on the Newsom administration to step in and pay for soil testing at thousands of homes destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
This little story was a particulalry fun one to turn around quickly. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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USC Dornsife’s Percival Everett Wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The English professor’s novel 'James' offers a searing retelling of a Mark Twain classic — and has now earned fiction’s highest honor.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
What if Alexa, Grok, Siri, Gemini & other AIs were all in high school together? I asked ChatGPT to imagine each AI as a teen, complete with archetypes, 3 word descriptions, and yes… yearbook photos. Who would you sit with at lunch? #AIhumor #ChatGPT #Claude #Gemini #Grok #Siri #Alexa @openai
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 03/04/2025
Federal agencies may not be testing for lead near homes hit by wildfires in Altadena and the Palisades—but USC Dornsife is. At no cost. USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange launched the CLEAN project, a free soil testing effort led by our Earth Sciences faculty. Learn how to get yours checked:
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Free soil testing for lead helps L.A. residents after wildfires
Those affected by L.A. wildfires can submit soil for testing courtesy of USC Dornsife Public Exchange’s project assessing contamination
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
It’s not hard to imagine what Trump would be saying about Biden if he had claimed he “didn’t know anything about” such an egregious error during his presidency.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I was remade by learning how to make craft cocktails and appreciate bourbon. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | How Covid Remade America
It feels as if the pandemic is behind us. But we’re living in the world it made.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 18/02/2025
It's OK to feel like a 5-year-old when it comes to quantum computing. Want to learn? Join us Feb. 28 at noon: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 13/02/2025
L.A. has long turned catastrophe into opportunity, learning lessons and rebuilding in the wake of tragedy.
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Los Angeles consistently proves resilient in the face of disaster
L.A. has long turned catastrophe into opportunity, learning and rebuilding in the wake of fires, floods, earthquake and civil unrest
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 13/02/2025
Join this live discussion with quantum computing leaders at USC, who will break down the basics and discuss the incredible potential it holds for shaping our future! RSVP: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Feeling overwhelmed by the news coming from DC? Axios, a news source I trust more than most, has some helpful advice. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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Axios Finish Line - 1 big thing: Tuning out chaos
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
“Don’t be a dick!” CNN’s Anderson Cooper has had enough.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today at the White House, a wealthy monarch who takes money from the US meets with the King of Jordan.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Oregon coast to LA: hold my microbrew. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Huge undersea volcano off the West Coast may be getting ready to erupt
The good news is that because the top of the volcano is still 4,500 feet below the ocean’s surface, it poses no danger to people.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This may not be the best time for a 10% reduction in all gov’t jobs. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/b...
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285 of 313 Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed
Persistent staff shortages have raised safety concerns. At many facilities, staffing is so low that at least a quarter of the work force is missing.
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 27/01/2025
Trying to break bad habits, form good ones, or use the power of habit to reach your goals? Join our AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit with behavioral scientist and professor emeritus Wendy Wood! Tues. at 7:30 a.m. Pacific: www.reddit.com/r/DecidingTo...
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Try to imagine Joe Biden threatening to withhold federal aid from Florida after Hurricane Helene because Ron DeSantis is a climate denier. Impossible, right? No way around it: The Republican Party is betraying a devastated Los Angeles. My @latimes.com column: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Column: The Republican Party is betraying a devastated Los Angeles
Trump and his allies are threatening to withhold aid for a fire-ravaged city while fueling the climate crisis. It's unconscionable.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/01/2025
Climate Change wasn’t always partisan. The 2000 election’s red vs. blue divide helped reshape the narrative, with the oil industry playing a key role. An environmental studies professor explores how this shift happened: (@decisionlab.bsky.social @dornsife.usc.edu) 🌎#climatesky #polisky
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Don't say Trump is acting like a king. As a @dornsife.usc.edu historian of medieval power notes, even kings were never above the law. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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Presidential immunity ruling by SCOTUS doesn't make a king
Event monarchs were never above the law, says USC Dornsife historian Jay Rubenstein, an expert in early modern history
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
There is nothing in the algorithm that would suggest I had an interest in following these two on Instagram. Quite the opposite, in fact. And yet… Anyone else?
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 17/01/2025
If you'd like to support other members of the Trojan community impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires, visit the Trojan Family Relief Fund:
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Help Trojan Students and Employees Impacted by L.A. Wildfires
I am fundraising at USC and invite you to support this great project I am passionate about:
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Watching this SCOTUS case unfold will be like watching a Hallmark movie—you already know exactly how it ends, but you’re still there for the drama.
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Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books
Parents in Montgomery Count, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
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In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Good points here. Please don’t say things like “Everything happens for a reason” to those who just lost a home.” www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
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The dark side of 'brightsiding': Why you should avoid toxic positivity in times of crisis
If you find yourself wanting to say to someone who lost everything, 'You should make a gratitude list,' don't.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
I’m relieved to know the evacuation alerts are loud enough to wake me from deep sleep. Now, I’m just hoping the County can send them only to the people who should get them. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What's wrong with L.A.'s emergency system?
Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow mistrust in the alert system, potentially endangering residents down the l...
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
“We no longer need fact-checkers. We need reality-checkers.” True.
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Behind the Curtain: Reality is now up for grabs
Whole realities — the supposed culprits for the LA inferno, a new MAGA map of the world, a child-abuse scandal in Britain — now sweep the internet overnight.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 09/01/2025
Hollywood High School will serve as an evacuation site for the Sunset fire in Hollywood, KTLA reported. The school is at 1521 Highland Ave. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Sunset fire in Hollywood Hills: Evacuations, shelter
An evacuation zone was established between the 101 Freeway and Laurel Canyon and between Mulholland Drive and Hollywood Boulevard.
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Jim Key @jamesdkey.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Ten out of hundreds….
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