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Korean beauty giant to open second Calif. store after blockbuster launch

Korean beauty giant to open second Calif. store after blockbuster launch

(Left) Exterior view of Korean retailer Olive Young in Pasadena, Calif.; beauty products for sale at Olive Young. In late May, the Korean beauty giant...

09.06.2026 7

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The decaying California mansion that horror fans can't stop staring at

24.05.2026 10

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Locals demand to reopen LA's Cinerama Dome. Without it, 'Hollywood is dead.'

On Tuesday morning, the Los Angeles City Planning Department held a tense virtual public hearing for an ordinarily benign topic: a new conditional use...

13.05.2026 10

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Joshua Tree's Airbnb castle seemed charming. The reality was different.

09.05.2026 10

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Coachella closes with a historic performance

13.04.2026 10

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'I like to do chugs and hugs': Coachella tradition draws hundreds

Coachella attendees gather to shotgun beers in Indio, Calif., on April 10, 2026. Shortly before noon on Friday, a festivalgoer named Planty Stamey...

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The sought-after California club that billionaires can't buy their way into

14.03.2026 20

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Santa Barbara's unlikeliest beach taco spot is 'a whole other world'

28.02.2026 20

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Warriors' Kristaps Porzingis has POTS. An SF doctor explains what that means.

06.02.2026 20

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She was once a stray. Now she's starring in the Puppy Bowl.

06.02.2026 10

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Turbulence on Hawaii flights has increased up to 30%, study says

06.02.2026 30

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Simple hack for cheaper Ubers, Waymos and Lyfts arrives in Bay Area

06.02.2026 20

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Nobody knows what to do with LA's 1,000-acre urban oilfield

06.02.2026 10

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Body of missing girl found after man who drowned off Calif. beach ID'd

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Fan says he called Draymond Green a WNBA player before confrontation

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Kyle Shanahan benches, confronts 49ers player on sideline after costly penalty

17.11.2025 20

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50 years after debut, rock iconoclast plays electrifying SF show

17.11.2025 20

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NFL player honors former coach John Beam after making game-changing INT

17.11.2025 10

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Trader Joe's item returns after 4-year hiatus

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Hundreds of ancient rock circles in California park defy explanation

17.11.2025 10

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UC Berkeley student hospitalized after emergency at fraternity pool

17.11.2025 10

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San Francisco hotel, once a celebrity hot spot, prepares to close

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The California neighborhood that stands in for anyplace, USA

17.11.2025 30

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Before announcing retirement, Nancy Pelosi spent election night at SF restaurant

07.11.2025 10

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San Francisco hits peak Y2K at sold-out show

07.11.2025 10

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The ramshackle charm of LA's 29-year-old Caribbean beach shack

07.11.2025 10

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The young SF restaurateurs doing Costco runs to keep menu prices low

07.11.2025 20

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LA's horny Abraham Lincoln statue leaves little to the imagination

07.11.2025 10

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America's longstanding obsession with hating the Valley, LA's giant suburbia

13.10.2025 30

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Bay Area tech pioneer sells Atherton home for $27 million

24.08.2025 20

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Man driving to Burning Man arrested on drug charges

24.08.2025 20

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A nightmarish mystery is unfolding in a former LA swamp

24.08.2025 20

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'They just appeared overnight': Teslas clog Calif. neighborhood, locals say

06.08.2025 20

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I waited 2.5 hours at SF's hottest new dumpling spot. I wish I hadn't.

28.06.2025 20

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A Northern California pho restaurant wins Michelin Bib Gourmand status

28.06.2025 10

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Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million

28.06.2025 20

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Driver dies when car plunges off I-80, suspected DUI driver arrested

28.06.2025 10

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The LA mobster who ran with Sinatra and dodged 11 assassination attempts

28.06.2025 20

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