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Readers’ Choice

Here are the California stories that latimes.com readers clicked most in the last week:

* Disposing of a whale? A hulk of a problem

* Immigration sweep targets Valley gangs

* The trouble with rehab, Malibu-style

* Street racing takes on a deadly new form

* Nunez travels the world like a high-roller

* Sad price of gang ‘rent’

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Homicide Report

Jill Leovy on L.A. County homicides: “ ‘When does this stop hurting?’ Althea Mizell wailed. She had begun sobbing while recounting her son’s murder. It has been almost a year since Marcellus D’Angello Mizell, 36, was shot at 57th and Western Avenue in South-Central Los Angeles.�

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Bottleneck Blog

“Left turn arrows are only necessary half the day. Nothing burns me up more than waiting at a red arrow at 1 in the morning when there’s no one else around, especially if it’s an intersection I use regularly. Unless these left turn arrow lights include timers to become inactive in the wee hours, this is a waste of money.�

-- Reader Reverto on L.A. adding more left-turn signals at intersections.

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What are your neighbors giving?

Check out campaign contributions to the presidential candidates by Zip Code with an exclusive Times interactive database.

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