August 2012 Archives
Economy:
Imperial County has the highest unemployment in California. Again.
Where We Are:
California's cities earn overwhelming approval from voters. The Legislature has a dismal rating. So why is the Legislature dismantling cities and concentrating authority in Sacramento?
Po-Law-Tics:
There were more than 70 fundraisers this month as legislators were finalizing the session, voting on numerous bills.
Commentary:
Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina displaced my family in New Orleans -- and my own sense of a home I never lived in
Commentary:
It has long been the (Asian) American Dream to be well-represented and recognized in the mainstream, most particularly within the entertainment industry. Then, this summer, something happened.
LA as Subject:
In June 1943, L.A. witnessed some of its most surreal scenes of street violence: sailors coursing through the city streets in their Navy uniforms, carrying sticks and targeting anyone wearing a zoot suit.
Movie Miento:
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has been around nearly 30 years and it's never had an L.A chapter?
Environment:
Does this weekend's swarm of earthquakes mean the Big One is coming? Yes... but not in the way you might think.
West Is Eden:
On average, less than a dozen humans are killed by sharks each year, and it feeds worldwide fear and media fascination. But an estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year by fishermen.
Where We Are:
In looking for a poet laureate we may reconcile some of our past and find ways of looking at our common future.
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