November 2012 Archives
Where We Are:
The inflatables on my block whir and glow at night, grinning Christmas cheer. In the gray light of morning, their expression has changed.
Po-Law-Tics:
This month Californians experienced a full round of elections under our new open primary, top-two election system and our new legislative lines, drawn for the first time in the state's history by an independent redistricting commission.
Weather:
It looks like the large rainstorm now bearing down on Southern California may skip the desert, or at least most of the desert.
LA as Subject:
Southern Californians have long maintained a complicated relationship with the Santa Ana River, accepting its life-giving water but fearing its wrath.
Commentary:
The future of Crenshaw High, and the movement for educational justice in Los Angeles, hangs in the balance
West is Eden:
I whistle as I drive because this road makes me happy, and long ago I ascertained that getting lost presents no problem if you don't care.
Where We Are:
Californians buy one out of every ten new cars sold in America. Southern Californians buy most of those.The L.A. Auto Show has been packing them in since 1907 to show what their future on wheels will be.
Where We Are:
Less outdoor lighting is the goal of a new county ordinance and the aim of those who see darker night skies as benefiting both people and wildlife.
LA as Subject:
With many of the imported goods sold across the county at deep discount this Black Friday having passed through the twin seaports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, explore the story of Southern California's unlikely harbor -- and how it came to be divided between two cities -- through selected images from the region's photographic archives.
Commentary:
Grocery shopping on Thanksgiving in my neighborhood can be frustrating, but not for the usual reasons
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