December 2012 Archives
Commentary:
Social mobility used to mean you moved when and where you wanted to. No more.
West Is Eden:
In this world where so many things are going wrong, so many things are also going right -- like this choir program in Ventura County.
Where We Are:
Does your city have too many police officers or not enough? A new study suggests there is an answer, but it's not likely to be one that your city council will care to hear.
Where We Are:
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is getting a new permanent exhibition ready. It will help us understand how we became Los Angeles.
History:
With streetcars likely returning to downtown L.A. after a five-decade absence, take a look back at the city's very first streetcars -- diminutive, horse-drawn vehicles that spawned L.A.'s first suburbs.
Commentary:
Columnist Erin Aubry Kaplan learns that when animal rescue doesn't work, it hurts.
West Is Eden:
The end of Jalama Road in Santa Barbara County may be beautiful, but dawdling along it can be just as rejuvenating.
Where We Are:
A letter found at the swap meet gives a young visitor's vivid account of Mount Wilson's observatories during the first months of World War II.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
It may be one of the most quintessential Southern California landmarks, beloved by thousands, and now it's made national news.
Po-Law-Tics:
A funny thing happened on the way to Election Day for this congressional race in San Bernardino County. New York City's mayor got involved and changed the outcome.
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I Am Los Angeles: Dreamer
To many Veterans, a little trailer barber shop in West L.A. is something akin to an island oasis.
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