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All In Our Places: School Desks and the Persistence of Things
February 15, 2013 2:00 PM
by D. J. Waldie
Where We Are:
The persistence of things is part burden, part murmured dialog. Time slipping is our common condition, and we're never wholly new.
When L.A. Was Empty: Wide-Open SoCal Landscapes
February 14, 2013 6:00 PM
LA as Subject:
Early photographs of Los Angeles surprise for many reasons, but often what's most striking is how empty the city looks.
No Backup: The Lessons of Christopher Dorner
February 14, 2013 5:25 PM
'There it is, Give it Back': L.A. Aqueduct Ceremony Draws Protest
February 14, 2013 5:19 PM
by Zach Behrens
Saint Valentine's Day: Sweethearts Even Now, After Decades of Love
February 14, 2013 12:28 PM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
There is a wedding day and then there is the rest of your married life. Richer or poorer.
West is Eden:
Mist blew in. I tasted salt on both our lips.
Restoring the Hall of Justice. Remembering Los Angeles.
February 11, 2013 2:00 PM
by D. J. Waldie
Where We Are:
Ghosts, gangsters, glamour, and grime are all part of the heritage of downtown's Hall of Justice. The iconic building from Jazz Age Los Angeles is being restored after nearly 20 years of abandonment.
Where We Are:
The distinction between east and west in Los Angeles has been a fixture of the city's landscape from the beginning. But does that distinction -- even though it persists -- shape what Los Angeles is becoming?
Proposition Aimed at Unions Exemplifies Why California Needs Initiative Reform
February 8, 2013 12:00 PM
Commentary:
Do you ever wonder why there are so many ballot initiatives designed to decrease the political clout of unions? Well, simply put, because they have a lot of it.
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