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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 - U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, 79, speaks with Paula Chatman, 58, who has been homeless in Skid Row for the past 40 years, in downtown Los Angeles on September 29, 2023. Judge Carter was leading an early morning tour of Skid Row that included retired Judge Jay C. Gandhi. After appointing retired judge Jay C. Gandhi to monitor of L.A. County's settlement of the L.A. Alliance case, Judge Carter challenged Gandhi to prove his passion for the job by meeting him on Skid Row. Judge Gandhi showed up at 6;30 a.m. for the tour of Skid Row with Judge Carter. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 26, 2024 - - A security guard patrols the new New York set at Fox Studios in Los Angeles on March 26, 2024. The Fox Studio Lot had a legendary New York set on its backlot that was built in the late 1960s to film "Hello Dolly." The set was gradually reduced in size over the following decades and began to fall apart in recent years. Fox demolished the old set and has completed a new New York set that is different from conventional back lot facades because it has stages inside the New York "buildings" where filming can take place. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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WESTWOOD, CA - MAY 02: Campus is cleaned up by UCLA facility maintenance locksmith Adrian Banuelos after two days of violent overnight protests at UCLA on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Westwood, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 14, 2024 - Pamela Herrera, left, general manager of Homegirl Cafe, and Stefani Rios, assistant manager, share their stories about Father Greg Boyle after he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles on May 13, 2024. "He's truly someone special," Herrera said about Father Greg. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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FILE - Actor Kevin Spacey addresses the media outside Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released on May, 6-7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

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