July 2013 Archives
West Is Eden:
Would you want it in your neighborhood? We all know the answer to that. But how might you feel about being abandoned?
Where We Are:
The world I know seemed to have fallen still.
East CA:
Good news for Mojave Desert wildlife and the people who value it: Representative Paul Cook has called for a full Federal environmental review of the controversial Cadiz Water Project, which would pump water from a desert aquifer to suburbs in Orange County.
Where We Are:
Science proves that Angeleños are slackers, easily distracted, and barely rational. But that's okay, because it's not our fault. The problem is our climate.
Cakewalk:
Driving a less than lovely car in L.A. doesn't mean what it used to. That's both bad and good.
LA as Subject:
A famous family of child actors became a family of news photographers, creating an indispensable visual record of 20th-century Los Angeles.
West Is Eden:
It is a place so quiet that when you bend to the tall wind-stroked grasses the sound you hear is like the softest snowfall. It is the loveliest almost-quiet and satisfying beyond words. It is also a reminder.
Where We Are:
The homely sugar beet begat development in both Los Angeles and Orange counties at the turn of the 20th century. The city of Los Alamitos began with sugar, but celebrating the beet isn't entirely sweet.
Where We Are:
Long Beach tops the nation in spending on ice cream according to some statistics. Meanwhile, city council members plan to silence the annoying tunes of the vendors who sell frozen treats.
Transpacific Routes:
In a city that prides itself on its cultural diversity, its legislative body is currently comprised of eight whites, three Latinos, and three African Americans. And zero of Asian/Pacific Islander ancestry.
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