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And as smaller retailers get ready to conform to the ordinance, one local business owner says the law, which bans single-use plastic bags and mandates that merchants charge 5 cents for each paper bag ...

One candidate called the process "surreal" and "insane." After his race for a Northern California city council seat ended in a tie, candidate Cesar Zepeda wore several good luck charms to the drawing ...

There is something miraculous about drawing. From the scratches on the walls of ancient caves onwards, it functions as a sort of time-and-space machine. More than any other art form it brings you in ...