April 2011 Archives
Commentary:
You wouldn't think that something like sand would be vulnerable to human activity, but the great system of sand rivers and dunes actually faces significant threats from the way we behave.
Around SoCal:
The U.S. Post Office has worked with Seventh-day Adventists in Loma Linda, CA for 81 years to deliver mail on Sundays instead of Saturdays, their Sabbath. That service stopped this weekend.
Movie Miento:
JOTEAR (from the Spanish joto, fag, often derogatory as queer used to be derogatory.), verb that's being reclaimed by Latino activists to center Queerness, i.e. to nudge the dominant paradigm of white maleness, and shove Queer experiences into the mainstream.
Departures:
The Museum of Contemporary Art's ambitious "Art in the Streets" carries a decree declaring graffiti is a contemporary art form. While the show has been tagged as a success by critics and been enjoying solid attendance, the exhibition isn't matching the action found on the streets.
Commentary:
It turns out that our love affair with the Dodgers was mostly one-sided.
Commentary:
Governor Jerry Brown and members of the California Legislature have been at a budget impasse for weeks, but our representatives appear about five minutes away from a sandbox fight that commences with the perennial favorite, "I'm rubber, you're glue."
Commentary:
Millions of dollars, that is. And still AEG isn't satisfied.
![[Updated] BritWeek Ticket Giveaway!](http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/assets_c/2011/04/BritWeek-thumb-100x100-13243.jpg)
Arts & Culture:
Celebrate BritWeek, participate to win a pair of VIP tickets to celebrate your favourite British document, the Magna Carta!
Transportation:
Public meetings were held last week for the High Desert Corridor, a 63-mile freeway that will connect Palmdale and Victorville, replacing long dark stretches of routes 138 and 18.
Commentary:
Update, May 4th: A second updating of the committee vote on SB 147: on Monday, May 2, the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development again voted down SB 147, 8-1. Update, April 21st: On Monday, April 25, the...
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