December 2011 Archives
History:
The Studio for Southern California History aims to document the region's history through a social and cultural perspective.
Commentary:
Just about everything in my field of view is horrendously spiny, or coated with unpalatable resins, or armed with pincers, stingers, or fangs. But I can't bring myself to think the desert hates me.
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region, including the nation's busiest port, the tech workforce in South L.A. and more.
Commentary:
What does it mean when a neighbor that I routinely sawy but didn't really know moves out? A lot more than I realized.
Arts & Culture:
Don't miss the one-week run of "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel" at the Nuart Theater.
Commentary:
Josh Schaedel's father lives in a hotel that charges by the week. He is an artist, carpenter, painter and journeyman. He also suffers depression and has an ongoing struggle with alcoholism.
Economy:
Five of Southern California's metropolitan areas received the lowest ranking possible a recent Urban Institute survey.
Around SoCal:
A big picture look at the region, including stories about sketchy billing practices at a hospital chain, rethinking tree planting in L.A. and a fictional take on a SoCal Christmas.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
I went to my grandmother's house in the San Jacinto Valley last week, praying that there would be sheep because I have missed them.
LA as Subject:
It's been nearly 70 years since the last recorded military attack on a Southern California land target. While conventional warfare in L.A.'s vicinity is an unlikely prospect today, in historical times war did occasionally mar the region's landscape.
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