June 2013 Archives
Where We Are:
According to Rick Cole, "Simply speeding up the dysfunctional (development approval) process is clearly not the solution." And Ron Kaye says the result will be "a revolutionary change that allows every project to be put up for sale to fund political corruption."
LA as Subject:
Elysian Park, one of L.A.'s oldest parks, exists today because its rugged land was considered worthless.
East CA:
The names of places in the California Desert can tell interesting stories about those places' history, their landscape, and their importance to people who lived here for centuries.
Cakewalk:
In Inglewood, retail therapy is usually a political revelation.
West Is Eden:
Life requires some measure of practicality, for there are wages to earn and bills to pay and errands to run. But to also dismiss the miracles around us seems a shame.
Where We Are:
My neighbor's Chinese elm endured multiple assaults, ever returning to droop over the sidewalk as shade, annoyance, and a reminder of durability ... until it was gone.
Where We Are:
CEQA - the state's increasingly beleaguered environmental review process - empowers neighborhood residents to question development plans. Will a question of parking put new teeth in the law at the expense of streamlining the process?
Transpacific Routes:
Whenever I mentioned to friends and family that I was going to Hong Kong, I would often hear, "Don't forget to visit the Night Market.
LA as Subject:
Native to the Los Angeles area, sycamores can grow to massive proportions, inspiring romantic tales and standing as tangible connections to the region's past.
Cakewalk:
Little Saigon and other places like it have transformed space in SoCal, and that's a good thing. But African-Americans as a group are still struggling to plant the flag.
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