February 2013 Archives
Notes of a Native Daughter:
"I've come to believe that there are two kinds of us here on earth -- people who stay and people who leave..."
Cakewalk:
What does it mean to be black in L.A.? Not what it used to mean -- and therein lies the challenge for the future.
Commentary:
Following State Senator Michael Rubio's surprise resignation a special election will be held to fill his seat. Many will be watching to see if this coveted seat changes party hands and Democrats lose their supermajority in the state senate.
West Is Eden:
On March 5th I will raise my glass to Channel Islands National Park and my friend James, who have both reminded me of a simple but infinitely valuable lesson.
Where We Are:
Bugs, bones, birds, and millions upon million more things fill the museum's collections, second only to the Smithsonian's. But there's nothing dusty about this 100-year-old archive of what was and what is Los Angeles.
Where We Are:
An alphabet soup of the promoters, players, and policies are shaping Los Angeles. It's not an appetizing mix.
LA as Subject:
From Anaheim to Catalina Island, Southern California once hosted major-league baseball teams' preseason training camps.
Cakewalk:
Jobs are the foundation of home -- and for too many people, the foundation is shaky and getting shakier.
Po-Law-Tics:
I'm curious how voters will decide which candidates to send to the May election. After all, what do we really know about them?
East CA:
In October, I criticized plans to widen a road in Joshua Tree National Park. Not long after, the park's superintendent persuaded me that I might need to reconsider my position. And he did so with one sentence.
SoCal Focus is a blog about the people, places, and issues in and around Southern California.
I Am Los Angeles: On His Way Back
A video portrait of a man whose dreams and determination allowed him to get off the streets and into a stable life.
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