250 year anniversary: #Spanish forts and missions in California — Orange County Register #altacalifornia

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California Colonized Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Spanish-led ‘Sacred Expedition’ to establish forts and missions in what was then called Alta California headed north from the tip of Baja. The Russians are coming Spain had laid claim to territory in what would become California, Arizona and New Mexico more than 150 years before…

via 250 year anniversary: Spanish forts and missions in California — Orange County Register

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LAX-Adjacent Ghost Town Now ‘Priceless Coastal Real Estate’ for Rare Owls — KTLA

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When the Los Angeles beachfront community of Surfridge disappeared decades ago to make way for the jet age, nature was slow to reclaim the sandy dunes and upscale lots that once dominated the path of planes taking off from Los Angeles International Airport. Today however, this 2-mile ghost town of vanished homes supports a growing community of rare owls…

via LAX-Adjacent Ghost Town Now ‘Priceless Coastal Real Estate’ for Rare Owls — KTLA

Somewhere over the rebar rainbow, Desert X brings a splash of color to Coachella Valley #desertx #coachella — Orange County Register

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Desert X, a collection of public art so ambitious it crosses an international border, has returned to the Coachella Valley. This is the second edition of an event that launched in 2017 with the intention of returning every other year. The 2019 edition has “expanded in lots of ways,” according to artistic director Neville Wakefield,…

via Somewhere over the rebar rainbow, Desert X brings a splash of color to Coachella Valley — Orange County Register

Firefighters, Fish & Wildlife Officials Rescue Very Large Cat from Tree in Hesperia — KTLA

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San Bernardino firefighters and California Fish & Wildlife officials teamed up to rescue a young mountain lion that got stuck in a tree in Hesperia on Feb. 16, 2019. (Credit: California Department of Fish & Wildlife) Firefighters and wildlife officials teamed up to rescue a young mountain lion that became stuck in a tree…

via Firefighters, Fish & Wildlife Officials Rescue Very Large Car from Tree in Hesperia — KTLA

From an Undulating Table Design to a Plush Cocoon Swing, See the Best Pieces from Louis Vuitton’s Booth at Design Miami — Robb Report

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Ever since the brand launched “Objets Nomades” in 2012, style cognoscenti couldn’t wait for the newest installment.

via From an Undulating Table Design to a Plush Cocoon Swing, See the Best Pieces from Louis Vuitton’s Booth at Design Miami — Robb Report

No judgement: Your local county library branch will take back that overdue book without fines — Orange County Register

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Worried about what kind of fine you are facing for that library book you keep forgetting – and forgetting and forgetting – to return? OC Public Libraries is offering “Fine Free Library Days” through Feb. 24, so delinquent borrowers can return to their local county library branch without fear of having to pay…

via No judgement: Your local county library branch will take back that overdue book without fines — Orange County Register

Judge Blocks Deal to Limit Public From Accessing Hollister Ranch Beaches — KTLA

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In a major victory for coastal advocates, a Santa Barbara judge refused to approve a controversial deal that would have allowed access to Hollister Ranch’s coastline only to landowners, their guests, visitors with guides, and those who could boat or paddle in from two miles away…

via Judge Blocks Deal to Limit Public From Accessing Hollister Ranch Beaches — KTLA