Every Sunday the Veterans for Peace make a field of crosses on the beach north of Santa Monica Pier signifying the number of American troops killed in the Iraqi war. Last Sunday, they placed a pair of empty boots beside each cross.
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Catch California Pizza Kitchen’s World Cup Faceoff Pizza on Broadway before it leaves Santa Monica
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LA Leaders Request $15.7B in Wildfire Relief from Congress
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