Show Notes
1848 SAN DIEGO Pacific Watch On West Coast Topics Jeff Bliss explores In-N-Out Burger’s popularity, fresh food model, and celebrity appeal across the West. He details political friction and homelessness in Seattle. Bliss explains how forensics identified a body in a Lake Mead barrel, reviews a famous 1958 Sands Hotel photo, and discusses Los Angeles monorail delays. (4)
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