May 2012 Archives
LA as Subject:
The cluster of towers rising today from the remains of Bunker Hill belies the fact that, for decades, Los Angeles lacked a modern skyscraper.
Commentary:
Despite objections from the Quechan Tribe, construction on the project in Imperial County started as soon as the ink was dry on federal government's Record of Decision approving the fast-tracked wind installation.
Where We Are:
City Council members want to keep L.A. from going to hell in a shopping cart.
Commentary:
We now live in a state where winning an election and obtaining a position that allows an individual to represent their fellow citizens are things to hide (or at least not highlight) from the voters.
Where We Are:
They are "inauthentic" in an entirely authentic Californian way.
Commentary:
Losing Donna Summer, we lose yet another towering figure of R&B who represented an era of black music we tend to dismiss. But that would be a mistake.
Commentary:
The controversy about Manny Pacquiao's and gay marraige this week is yet another reminder to be more vigilant about what we repost and tweet.
LA as Subject:
Although the orange and the palm loom large in Southern California's iconography, another imported tree -- the eucalyptus -- has been almost as prominent a feature of the region's landscape.
Commentary:
It didn't take very long for the consequences Obama's gay marriage statement to make their mark on the upcoming race to represent the Coachella Valley's 36th Congressional District.
Where We Are:
Tethered to nothing but an iPhone and Bloomberg, billionaires unburden themselves of citizenship.
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