January 2013 Archives
LA as Subject:
With "Gangster Squad," the world's attention turns to the criminal underworld of postwar L.A. and its pugilistic boss, Mickey Cohen.
Commentary:
Quentin Tarantino was well represented -- and then some -- at a recent discussion of his latest movie in Leimert Park.
West Is Eden:
What is right, wrong, innocence, guilt?
Where We Are:
Cities are supposed to carry out the state's affordable housing mandates. Except the state has clawed back the money that's supposed to build the homes that working-class Californians need.
Po-Law-Tics:
Thus far the City Council has failed to put forward specific plans to regulate so-called pot shops. Two groups, both medical marijuana advocates, are proposing competing ballot initiatives.
Where We Are:
No NFL team has expressed "serious interest" in moving to Los Angeles, and the game clock runs out in six weeks.
LA as Subject:
Mission bells along Highway 101 imply that motorists' tires trace the same path as missionaries' sandals. But much of El Camino Real's story was imagined by regional boosters.
Commentary:
On New Year's I found myself strategizing about change with somebody I didn't know -- not a bad way to start out
Po-Law-Tics:
As we embark on the new year I encourage all of you to review the legislation proposed and passed by your representatives. Examine their other political activities. Determine for yourself whether they are doing their jobs by serving you.
West Is Eden:
As the world marks another year's passing, life, the onrushing gift, might best be unwrapped with a moonlit neighborhood walk.
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I Am Los Angeles: The Art of Being Earnest
OBEY/Studio One artist Ernesto Yerena grew up in El Centro near the border, where there was a distinction between "good" and "bad" Mexicans.
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