Last night the formerly woeful Dodgers reeled off their 6th win in a row against the Philadelphia Phillies. They did it in fine style too, with Cuban rookie phenom sensation Yasiel Puig driving home two runs in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the 8th inning. Just before Puig&#8217;s game-winning hit, the TV cameras focused…

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<p><span class="il">Lizbeth</span> Solorzano is a graduate student pursuing a Master&#8217;s in Specialized Journalism. As a native to Los Angeles, she loves writing stories about arts, culture, and local news. Growing up bilingual, she loved learning about different cultures and stories around L.A.</p>


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<div class="gmail_default">Nik Venet is an L.A. native and terminal Eastsider covering politics, law enforcement and human rights. After enduring a few years in legacy media, he found there is no way to cover politics without clear language. He is supervised by two rowdy black cats who remain unimpressed with his credits.</div>
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