this decorative offering is said to represent the past and coming new year.

Voters were taking their time with the ballot.A long line formed early in the day and turnout was robust well into the evening.

“This is the way it’s supposed to be.”Officials said dozens were in line when the precinct opened at 7 a.which included a full slate of state and local races and measures in addition to the U.

as voters turned out in large numbers to cast their ballots in the 2024 General Election.when at least 100 stood in the queue for wait times of up to an hour.

(Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu Shimpo)By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS.

who was voting for the very first time.In the summer the temperatures can go as high as 120 degrees.

They were always holding hands.has opened his home Far East Feasts to benefit the musical troupe.

and saw a red ball of flames coming down from the mountains.Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoJohn Nishio stands in the backyard of his Pasadena home that was destroyed Jan.