Happy New Year! Today is the first How To LA newsletter of 2024, and it coincides with one of the big events happening later this year: the presidential election.
March 5 is when Californians will cast their ballots in the presidential primary election. But, can you vote for a candidate if you're registered as “No Party Preference”? Yes, you can.
My colleague Brianna Lee reports on how you can still vote for a presidential candidate if you take a few steps ahead of time.
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Just remember, you have to act fast. Ballots start getting mailed out in early February, so if you don’t make this request early, you will get one with no presidential candidates on it. Learn more here.
Have a great Tuesday, friends. There’s more news below - just keep reading.
(After you stop hitting snooze)
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Did you watch the Rose Parade? If you did, then you probably saw the student-built float featuring an eel playing with a Gibson Flying V guitar and a giant scallop DJing.
Students from Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo teamed up to bring it to life. They designed the float and decided on what materials and flowers to use to build it.
Fun fact: It was also one of just six floats not built by professional float-building companies.
The roughly 50 students who participated say that the experience changed their lives. Read all about it here.
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