The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist.
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An essay about clearing out a dead father’s home, and the evolution of a landfill in California’s Central Valley.
Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang. Groups like the Crips and MS-13 have spread from coast to coast, and even abroad. But on the streets of Southern California they’ve seen a significant decline. Why?

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Former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez was once considered the most powerful lawmaker in California. This two-part series examines whether political influence trumped justice when Nuñez’s son Esteban was charged in the 2008 stabbing death of 22-year-old Luis Santos.

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The story of a homeless man who became the guardian of a California beach and its birds

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Thao Nguyen | Radio Silence | October 2014 | 6 minutes (1500 words) Read more…

Adele Oliveira | Longreads | Nov. 2014 | 15 minutes (3,798 words)
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