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1. More than 120 vote centers opening across LA County
More than 120 vote centers will open across Los Angeles County Saturday for the June 2 statewide primary election, county election officials announced Thursday.
The 122 vote centers will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration and vote-by-mail ballot returns.
Eligible voters who have not yet registered can visit any vote center, complete a conditional voter registration and cast a ballot. Once the registration is validated through the statewide database, the ballot will be processed like all others, officials said.
2. Metrolink adding special service for World Cup events
Metrolink announced Thursday it will add special rail service during World Cup events in Los Angeles, including match days at SoFi Stadium and fan events at Union Station.
The expanded service will operate on the 91/Perris Valley, Antelope Valley, Orange County, San Bernardino and Ventura County lines during eight Los Angeles match days and four fan fest dates scheduled between June and July.
Officials said the additional service is intended to help fans and visitors travel to matches while easing traffic congestion across Southern California.
Los Angeles match days at SoFi Stadium are scheduled for June 12, 15, 18, 21, 25 and 28, along with July 2 and 10.
Metrolink will also provide service for the “Heart of the City: Los Angeles Union Station Fan Zone” scheduled June 25-28 at Union Station.
3. Riverside celebrates America’s 250th with exhibit honoring the country’s history
America’s 250th is right around the corner, and cities across the state have already started honoring the country’s rich history in different ways.
Riverside is honoring that history through an exhibit called “Riverside: An All-American City.”
“I thought we couldn’t just let this big celebration happen in 1976 and not do something now for America 250,” said Councilman Phillip Falcone.
Councilman Falcone said he handpicked many of the items for the exhibit from his own personal collection.
“That was sort of the impetus of, it is 50 years later, we did so much then, we need to have some kind of celebration now,” said Councilman Falcone.
Falcone co-curated the collection with Arman Agahi. He said they had to choose carefully from thousands of historical artifacts and documents when they were deciding what to put in the exhibit because only a small portion could fit.
(Spectrum News/Cody Taylor)
Around the Nation
1. Republican progress on immigration bill stalls out over Trump’s ballroom, DOJ settlement
2. Trump eases refrigerant rule to help reduce grocery costs
3. Supreme Court sides with U.S. company in claims over property seized in Cuban revolution
In Case You Missed It
The play “Ascent” has deep connections to Los Angeles — past and present. It tells the story of Qian Xuesen, a Chinese immigrant who came to study in America on a Boxer Indemnity Scholarship in 1935 and had a meteoric rise through the scientific community.
“He co-founded JPL, Jet Propulsion Lab, which is now NASA,” actor Trieu Tran said. “He helped America win World War II. He was recruited by the Department of Defense and Department of War.”
Tran, who plays Qian, admits he’d never heard of the scientist before he was cast in early workshops of the play. The reason can be traced back to the McCarthy Era and the Red Scare, when Qian was accused — without evidence — of being a communist.
“Too much of an asset to let go and too much of a threat to stay,” Tran explained. “So they kept them for five long years in misery under house arrest, constant surveillance.”
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