Los Angeles is defined by its deep-rooted car culture. Could the recent I-10 freeway fire make Angelenos rethink that relationship?

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In this aerial view, a key stretch of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles is empty due to a closure in the aftermath of a fire.

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This $70,000 backyard amenity isn't even for you — it's for your cat

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Left: A man stands with his arms crossed smiling. Right: a screened outdoor enclosure for cats with a scratching pole.
Alan Breslauer, left, launched the Southern California-based company Custom Catios in 2017. He specializes in indoor-outdoor enclosures for cats, like the one pictured right.

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Moving to Tulsa: 4 transplants share how the small city has changed their cost of living

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Laura Landers (left), Corinne Gaston (middle), and Michael Boyink (right) all moved to Tulsa through Tulsa Remote

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We moved from California to Texas and back to California after 4 years. Now we live in a mobile home park by the beach.

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Dan Otis and Mary Collins (left) moved from Coarsegold, California to Rosenberg, Texas in 2018. Four years later they moved back to California and now live in a mobile home in Santa Cruz (right).

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We're Gen Xers who left California to live in Spain. Now we work only 20 hours a week and save thousands every month.

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Jason Luban and Selena Medlen in Ronda, Spain.
Jason Luban and Selena Medlen in Ronda, Spain.

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A boomer left California for West Virginia and fell in love with small-town living: 'The stress has gone out of my life'

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Jan Pfrimmer recently moved from a suburb of San Diego to Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

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San Francisco is moving forward with its tallest-ever apartment building as California's new laws to fight the housing crisis start to pay off

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The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline including the Salesforce Tower are seen in this view from the bay on Monday, March 9, 2020.
The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline including the Salesforce Tower are seen in this view from the bay on Monday, March 9, 2020.

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A boomer moved from Silicon Valley to a small city in Texas' Hill Country. He said the people are friendlier and his community is much more peaceful.

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Bill Ross and his wife moved to Boerne, TX.

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Californians who moved to Texas reveal the one thing that gave them sticker shock in their new state

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Marie Bailey stands with her family in front of her home in Prosper, Texas.
Marie Bailey and her family moved to Prosper, Texas in 2017, where she is now a realtor helping other Californians make the move to The Lone Star State.

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A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, according to a new report

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An aerial photo taken of the Colorado river.
The Colorado River flows into Lake Mead.

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