December 2011 Archives
Where We Are:
At the year's ending, we all remember some "long time ago."
Commentary:
On Christmas Eve, I was feeling good about home, the holiday, even eleventh-hour shopping. And then a troubling reality bit.
Commentary:
Filipinos have the highest rate of assimilation into the United States, specifically into Los Angeles.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
A lovely irony that many of us here in Southern California might have forgotten - the California Dream, the envy of the rest of the nation with our endless run and outdoor living, requires shade.
LA as Subject:
The presence of Occupy protestors at the Rose Parade serves as a reminder of the aristocratic origins of the Tournament of Roses, a 19th-century invention of Pasadena's exclusive Valley Hunt Club.
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region with stories about the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, freezing temperatures affecting citrus crops in Kern County and more.
People:
The journey is to raise awareness about homelessness.
Movie Miento:
They arrive torsos ripped down the middle, decapitated; fingers, hands, and toes severed.
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region with stories about California's first flu death of the season, traffic on the 101 and thousands wrongly jailed in L.A. County.
Commentary:
Hold onto your hats voters, candidates and observers, December 30th kicks the official start of the new election in California.
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