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Despite California’s kumbaya vibe, a deep lode of hate and racist one-upmanship undergirds Southern California.

Like a taut earthquake fault that too often unbelts itself and cuts loose with repellent force, a deep lode of hate and racist one-upmanship undergirds Southern California.

As opposed to placer mines, his property holds lode mines.

Despite California’s sapphire tilt, the state’s donors are the mother lode of campaign cash for both parties.

But it could be a mother lode for small and large local news outlets, providing $500 million a year to preserve and grow local newsrooms.