January 2011 Archives
Around SoCal:
The warm weather is here, so take advantage this weekend. The National Weather Service is seeing an uptick of 5 to 10 degrees more than normal for this time of year across Southern California.
Places:
Lloyd Wilkins is one of the several longtime residents of Richland Farms who has seen the city change over the years. During that time the 42-year veteran public school teacher has kept tabs on the political workings of Compton, becoming an 'old school' political provocateur.
Arts & Culture:
Steve Anker has helped galvanize the LA alternative media scene, and this month presents an amazing series of film programs in conjunction with "Radical Light," a book he co-edited that documents the San Francisco avant-garde film scene.
Places:
The fire is a longtime annual event where residents, and even some travelers from afar, haul their Christmas trees into a large pile. Firefighters use it as a safety demonstration, the community enjoys the spectacle.
Commentary:
The death of a friend can be a real trip, in every sense of the word
Arts & Culture:
Offworld promises pure possibility, while Radical Light revels in alternative visions of the world around us.
History:
On January 3, Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. was sworn in as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago. The archives of Southern California's cultural institutions and private collectors, many of whom are members...
Places:
Marie Hollis is one of the many African-Americans who migrated from the South to the West after World War II. Where she eventually settled, and still lives, is Compton's Richland Farms.
Places:
Skeletal remains found at the construction site of a downtown Los Angeles museum have been a focal point for American Indians in Southern California this week. Despite requests to stop archaeological excavation from a state commission, work continues, museum officials said today.
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