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Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312). ## [The Ugly Questions Californians Must Ask Themselves Now That GOP Tax Reform Has Passed](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14584:the-ugly-questions-californians-must-ask-themselves-now-that-gop-tax-reform-has-passed&catid=312) Maybe it's funny, maybe it's tragic, and maybe it's just a sign of the times that this question is being asked by just about everyone, rich or poor o… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f7/103p-f71bd3d7.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14579:innovative-new-japanese-stores-looking-for-world-class-cities-pick-hollywood&catid=312)### [Innovative New Japanese Stores Looking for World Class Cities Pick Hollywood](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14579:innovative-new-japanese-stores-looking-for-world-class-cities-pick-hollywood&catid=312) Written by Leron Gubler on December 21 2017. 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