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Film Production Boosting San Juan Bautista Economy

02/21/2024
A sizable number of crew members are working to recast locations near the Mission Plaza as a “Southwestern Town” for the “DL Project,” an as-yet-named film by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

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SBALT Hosts Plein Air Painters on Nyland Property

02/19/2024
Artists sold chosen pieces in celebration of San Benito Agricultural Land Trust’s 30th anniversary.

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Hollywood Film Plans to Shoot Scenes in San Juan Bautista

02/09/2024
City Manager Don Reynolds confirmed that he had met with location scouts from Warner Brothers. Mission Plaza, the Zanetta House, the bar at the Plaza Hotel and the Mission itself have been named as likely locations.

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Taylor Swift Has San Francisco-Hating Trump Fans Rooting for the ’49ers

02/08/2024
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Fears that pop superstar will encourage her “Swifties” to vote for Joe Biden has Trump fans declaring “Holy War.”

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Lawmakers Now Calling for Regulation of Social Media

02/08/2024

CEOs of Instagram, Snapchat tell parents at Senate hearing they’re sorry for deaths of children.

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UC Merced to Feature on ‘The College Tour’ Show

02/07/2024
UC Merced will be highlighted on an Amazon Prime show that showcases universities around the world.

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The One Thing Reporters and Members Must Fight For

02/07/2024
Journalism and democracy are undeniably intertwined. As the late media critic James Carey put it, “No journalism, no democracy; but, equally, no democracy, no journalism.”

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Was L.A.’s Ellen Beach Yaw the Proto-Taylor Swift?

02/05/2024
She toured the world wowing audiences, and she captured the public’s imagination for decades. No, not Taylor Swift; Ellen Beach Yaw, also known as Lark Ellen.

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Despite Disbanding in 1995, Grateful Dead Make Billboard History

02/05/2024
The Grateful Dead have broken the record for the most Top 40 albums to chart on the Billboard 200.

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James Dean Made His Last Stop at This Lonely Gas Station

02/01/2024
James Dean’s last stop before he died in a car crash was at Blackwell’s Corner, a gas station in rural Kern County. His memory isn’t the draw it once was.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Final Position as Star of New Museum

01/30/2024
A shrink-wrapped Endeavour was hoisted and then carefully placed in its final location at the still-under-construction Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

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Art, Culture & Media Education

Gov. Newsom’s Budget Proposal Calls for Expanding Arts Ed Pathway

01/28/2024
The proposal aims to help working artists become arts teachers in elementary schools.

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Hollister Resident Brings His Music to Hollywood

01/27/2024
In several recent films, you may have heard soundtrack music composed by Hollister resident Jared Michael Fry. His most recent film soundtrack, Miramax’s “The Beekeeper,” is playing at Hollister’s Premiere Cinemas.

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Collapse of California’s News Industry Is So Severe It’ll Require Taxpayer Support to Rebuild

01/25/2024
A combination of tax credits, revenue sharing and coupons could bring stability, writes Steven Waldman, president of Rebuild Local News.

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Young Gilroy Author Releases First Novel

01/17/2024
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LJ Hardwicke will celebrate the release of her first novel, “Red Watson and the Gifted Lands,” with a book signing event.

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San Juan Bautista Library Inherits Theater and Literature Collection

01/12/2024
Milt Commons, long-time stage manager for El Teatro Campesino, willed his book collection to the San Juan Bautista City Library, where some volumes will form a new theater studies section.

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Pasadena Named Travel Destination for 2024 by NY Times

01/09/2024
Pasadena is the only California city named a travel destination for 2024 by The New York Times. This comes despite the Los Angeles-area city being just the 45th-largest city in the state.

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Audacy Bankruptcy Could Impact Six Bay Area Radio Stations

01/08/2024
Philadelphia-based Audacy, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $1.9 billion in debts, owns six radio stations in the Bay Area. These include 95.7 The Game, KCBS and 102.1 Jams.

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Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain. What That Means for California

01/05/2024
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Can anyone make a Mickey Mouse cartoon now? Yes, but it’s not that simple.

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American Graffiti is Back: Cruising Now Legal Again in California, But So Are Speed Cameras

12/27/2023
Under new state laws, five cities will test cameras to catch speeding drivers and cruising bans will be lifted statewide. The first is supposed to improve road safety, but critics of the second say it will endanger the public.

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