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##  [ How Los Angeles Homeowners Can Use Home Equity to Finance Major Home Improvements ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33207:how-los-angeles-homeowners-can-use-home-equity-to-finance-major-home-improvements&catid=312)

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## [Summer is Hot, LAUSD is Not. City Hall is Boiling](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33201:summer-is-hot-lausd-is-not-city-hall-is-boiling&catid=312)

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