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FILE - In this June 30, 2011 file photo, a customer walks into a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Redwood City, Calif. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted a last-minute extension giving the state of California more time to comply with a federal Real ID Act, which sets stricter standards on identification. The state Department of Motor Vehicles announced Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, that the federal agency would have until Oct. 10, 2016 to comply with the rules. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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What happens if I miss the looming Real ID deadline? Can I still travel?

About half of Californians still don’t have their Real ID. Here’s what you need to know about how not having one may affect your travel plans.

CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA - JANUARY 12: A person, left, on an electric bike (e-bike), next to a person on a conventional bike, rides the coastal bike trail along the 34800 block of Pacific Coast HWY on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 in Capistrano Beach, CA. Orange County cities attempting to regulate electric bikes (e-bikes) with varying degrees of success. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

California e-bike voucher drawing returns. What are your chances this time?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 05: Doughnuts are sold at a Krispy Kreme store on May 05, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The doughnut chain reported yesterday that it plans to take the company public again. The company was taken public in 2000 but struggled before being acquired by JAB Holding Company in 2016. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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APRIL 18, 2013. ANAHEIM, CA. Victoria Dale, guest relations guide holds open the door to Club 33 for visitors on a special paid VIP tour, "Walk in Walt's Disneyland Footsteps" at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA on April 18, 2013. There is a growing popularity of VIP tours at theme parks. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Want to join Disneyland’s exclusive Club 33? New details for membership are online

Mammoth Lakes, CA - December 04: Hotels, condominiums, shops and restaurants in The Village at Mammoth with Mammoth Mountain in the background on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 in Mammoth Lakes, CA. The threat of mass deportations in a town where most of the jobs are in hospitality and construction and half of the school kids come from Spanish speaking homes is concerning to many residents of the small Eastern Sierra town. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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