March 2011 Archives
Commentary:
"Zombie history" stalks the old plaza, and the dead are loosed to fight our posthumous battles.
Commentary:
With no legislative agreement over his proposed tax extensions in sight, Governor Jerry Brown may take his budget proposal directly to the people, via the ballot initiative process.
Transportation:
The high-speed rail that will carry passengers back and forth from the city of bling to the California high desert passed a major Federal junction.
Around SoCal:
When it snows, Mount Pinos in the Grapevine is one of Southern California's popular destinations for skiing and other winter recreation. But any such plans for this weekend might be hindered. Forest Service officials today advised travelers to postpone...
LA Vitamin Report:
Metro is commissioning a $4.7 million study about improving mass transit to LAX. But is the whole plan a waste of money?
Commentary:
The competitors are lining up for the race to be mayor. But do they know what winning should mean?
Environment:
With nuclear power plants near earthquake fault lines under the public microscope, a look at the 48-year odyssey of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear facility in San Luis Obispo County.
LA Vitamin Report:
Matthew Fleischer harbors grand notions of manly DIY self-sufficiency. For now, he'll settle for marmalade.
Commentary:
Times are hard, and nothing makes that clearer than doing taxes and summing up what you make, and don't make. But that paltry sum doesn't reflect what you're made of.
History:
L.A.'s new bicycle master plan envisions a future in which the bicycle is an integral part of urban transportation, but also represents an embrace of a past era when bicycle paths rather than freeways or rail lines connected the Southland's communities.
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