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Paramount Skydance pledges to keep industry jobs local if a merger with Warner Bros is approved. How this heat wave is affecting the local lizard population. For Food Friday, we ask a Mar Vista local where to grub around town.
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The L.A. Report is a breakdown of the day's top news from Southern California, featuring the award-winning reporting of LAist 89.3 FM &ndash; L.A.'s number one NPR station. Hosted by Austin Cross in the morning and Julia Paskin in the afternoon, it's the smart way to start and end your day.
This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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