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The day before, the House voted along similar lines to end California’s ability to set emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and to combat smog levels in the state.

What’s more, cars from this era are considered smog-exempt, meaning they don’t require smog checks, saving both the cost and hassle of compliance.

California Senate Bill 712, which would fully exempt collector cars at least 35 model years old from smog check requirements, would “set our progress back decades,” Ruacho said.

A ghost–like downtown skyline rises through the smog Monday afternoon as seen from the Mulholland Scenic Corridor overlook above the Hollywood Bowl in 1995.

Two dozen works are on view, including sculptures, installations, videotapes, drawings and prints, plus the artist’s book “LAAir,” featuring 10 full-page color photographs said to show the city’s famous smog.