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The Daily Brief: Newsom Provides Safe Haven for Arizona Women & Doctors, our Weekend Guide, and more.

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Andrew Curry
May 24, 2024

Good Morning! It’s Friday, May 24.

With a high of 66°, expect to see clouds throughout the day, with some sun breaking through later on in Los Angeles.

Our holiday weekend ahead has temps in the low 70s and cloudy skies. While the rest of the nation has stormy skies in the North and extreme heat in the South, the best coast will enjoy mild temperatures and dry weather.

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Help select Los Angeles Magazine’s Best of 2024!

Every year, Los Angeles Magazine’s editors fan out across the city in search of its best offerings in food, shopping, attractions, activities, services and more. But we can’t crawl all of L.A.’s sprawl, so we look to you to help us select this year’s list. Below you’ll find a variety of categories under the section headings EAT, DRINK, SHOP, PLAY, OTHER. Please write in your choices (which must be based in Los Angeles or the surrounding areas) and provide a short explanation of why your choice deserves to be in Best of L.A.

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Help select Los Angeles Magazine’s Best of 2024!
Every year, Los Angeles Magazine’s editors fan out across the city in search of its best offerings in food, shopping, attractions, activities, services and more. But we can’t crawl all of L.A.’s sprawl, so we look to you to help us select this year’s list.

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