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McKeown Honored as “Environmental Champion”:

Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters President Mitchell Schwartz presented Santa Monica Councilmember Kevin McKeown with the Smith-Weiss Environmental Champion award at an LALCV event in Hancock Park on Sunday, May 17. photo by Margaret Molloy

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