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A lock is easy to ignore until the exact moment it stops doing its job. Most people do not think about the deadbolt on their front door, the smart lock on their…

A lock rarely fails at a convenient time. It sticks when you are late for work, snaps a key on a Sunday evening, or refuses to latch right after you have brough…

Getting locked out in Los Angeles has its own particular flavor. It never seems to happen on a quiet afternoon with plenty of shade and no plans. It happens whe…

There are few small disasters as irritating as losing your keys in Los Angeles. It never happens at a convenient time. It happens when your groceries are thawin…

Getting locked out in Los Angeles has its own particular flavor of frustration. It might happen outside a Koreatown apartment at 11:40 p.m., with dinner still s…

Getting locked out of a car in Los Angeles has its own special flavor of frustration. It rarely happens in a quiet driveway with plenty of time to spare. It hap…

There is a particular kind of panic that comes with standing outside your own door in Los Angeles, patting the same pocket for the fifth time, hoping the keys w…

A business door tells a story before anyone walks through it. A clean storefront with a stiff deadbolt, a warehouse roll-up gate that rattles at closing time, a…