April 2011 Archives
Commentary:
The city and Olvera Street merchants are mutually dependent on a paternalistic business model hardly changed in 80 years.
LA Vitamin Report:
Despite high gas prices and a glut of available housing, the city of Santa Clarita just approved yet another massive commuter-driven mixed-use project.
History:
With many Angeleños attending this weekend's L.A. Times Festival of Books, L.A. as Subject looks at book manufacturing's historical role in Southern California art and commerce.
Commentary:
Obama has finally stood up for himself, but not quite in the way I had in mind. What does the underground birther movement that's gone mainstream and won't go away say about the country he's struggling to govern?
Arts & Culture:
From filmmaking with pinhole cameras to a history of dust, this week's media arts events celebrate the odd and unusual.
Commentary:
It is a rite of passage for every Asian to be asked at least once if they are going to eat their pet.
Commentary:
The results of a PPIC survey released today are unsurprising in many respects. Californians are worried about the budget, very concerned about the impact of the budget on public education, and have little faith in elected officials. The survey also gives weight to the belief that DTS voters are likely to be moderate swing voters who will possess a growing voice in politics in the Golden State.
LA Vitamin Report:
A glimpse into the public transit life of the developing world in the Philippines.
Commentary:
100 years ago, Pierre Grimaud ran his sheep illegally into the Sierra National Forest. He had no idea that he would end up embroiled in a landmark U. S. Supreme Court case that saved the national-forest system.
Departures:
It is said there was a great "council tree" of the Gabrielino village of Yangna that once sat in the flood plain of the Los Angeles River where tribal leaders debated and shared stories. Today we are still sharing stories about the city's waterway.
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