SoCal Focus tag:www.kcet.org,2010-01-19:/updaily/socal_focus//1239 2013-05-21T20:38:48Z SoCal Focus is a daily blog about the people, places and issues in and around Southern California. Movable Type Pro 4.38 The Two Trees of Ventura tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59746 2013-05-21T17:00:00Z 2013-05-21T20:38:48Z Each time I see Two Trees they whisper the same thing to me. If your town has an icon -- and I'm betting it does -- you understand. Ken McAlpine http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/kmcalpine Each time I see Two Trees they whisper the same thing to me. If your town has an icon -- and I'm betting it does -- you understand.

Read the full article Density: Census Numbers Betray an L.A. Cliché tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59745 2013-05-20T21:00:00Z 2013-05-22T16:26:03Z That the Los Angeles region is pretty dense already is the counter-intuitive finding of a new Census Bureau report. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie That the Los Angeles region is pretty dense already is the counter-intuitive finding of a new Census Bureau report.

Read the full article Wandering Palms, Reforming CEQA, Rewriting Prop. 13, and Updating Where We Are tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59696 2013-05-17T21:00:00Z 2013-05-17T20:56:08Z The palm is definitely found; CEQA is severely questioned; Proposition 13's doubters have their own. And "where we are" gets a bit clearer. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie The palm is definitely found; CEQA is severely questioned; Proposition 13's doubters have their own. And "where we are" gets a bit clearer.

Read the full article Westlake-MacArthur Park: How a Neighborhood Dump Became a Civic Treasure tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59689 2013-05-17T18:00:00Z 2013-05-17T23:50:01Z When Los Angeles created Westlake Park in 1886, the site's use as a neighborhood dump had marred the beauty of its naturally occurring lake. Nathan Masters http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/nmasters When Los Angeles created Westlake Park in 1886, the site's use as a neighborhood dump had marred the beauty of its naturally occurring lake.

Read the full article Big Deal: Priceless Bargain Hunting tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59669 2013-05-16T21:00:00Z 2013-05-16T20:59:29Z The finer pleasures of Big Lots, a store for our times. Erin Aubry Kaplan http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/eakaplan The finer pleasures of Big Lots, a store for our times.

Read the full article The Heroic Hours: Men Who Changed Education in Riverside -- and America tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59629 2013-05-15T16:22:21Z 2013-05-15T16:22:31Z This year I spent time with four men who changed education here, back in 1965 when de facto segregation was the norm in California, when violently-enforced segregation was the law of the South. Susan Straight http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/sstraight This year I spent time with four men who changed education here, back in 1965 when de facto segregation was the norm in California, when violently-enforced segregation was the law of the South.

Read the full article A Lifelong Celebration of Teachers tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59577 2013-05-14T17:00:00Z 2013-05-14T01:12:12Z These kinds of people, they reside in the places that last. In our character. In our choices. In our minds and our hearts. Ken McAlpine http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/kmcalpine These kinds of people, they reside in the places that last. In our character. In our choices. In our minds and our hearts.

Read the full article Persistence: A Walk In Time tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59576 2013-05-13T21:00:00Z 2013-05-13T21:16:18Z Messing with the wet concrete of a new sidewalk is a trope of suburban comedy -- Dennis the Menace meets exasperated workman. But what persists after is a different kind of challenge. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie Messing with the wet concrete of a new sidewalk is a trope of suburban comedy -- Dennis the Menace meets exasperated workman. But what persists after is a different kind of challenge.

Read the full article Remembering What's Always Been Here: The Oldest Palm tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59433 2013-05-10T21:00:00Z 2013-05-14T20:42:01Z Plastic? Disposable? Shallow? A palm tree at least 150 years old is a reminder that Los Angeles has a durable, authentic past. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie Plastic? Disposable? Shallow? A palm tree at least 150 years old is a reminder that Los Angeles has a durable, authentic past.

Read the full article A Tale of Two Communities: Asians and Latinos and The Future L.A. tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59429 2013-05-10T17:08:00Z 2013-05-10T17:08:11Z What is certain will be our demographics: Los Angeles County's population will be predominately Latino and Asian. Elson Trinidad http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/elsongs What is certain will be our demographics: Los Angeles County's population will be predominately Latino and Asian.

Read the full article When L.A.'s Oldest Parks Were Young tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59423 2013-05-10T01:29:37Z 2013-05-17T01:35:07Z Many of the city's earliest parks were created out of marshes, hills, and other lands then considered worthless. Nathan Masters http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/nmasters Many of the city's earliest parks were created out of marshes, hills, and other lands then considered worthless.

Read the full article Why All of Los Angeles County Should Be Able to Vote in L.A. City Races tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59421 2013-05-10T01:08:40Z 2013-05-10T17:23:02Z The mayoral runoff is almost upon us, and every four years I think about how great it would be if all of us could vote for mayor. By "all of us" I mean everybody in the county. Erin Aubry Kaplan http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/eakaplan The mayoral runoff is almost upon us, and every four years I think about how great it would be if all of us could vote for mayor. By "all of us" I mean everybody in the county.

Read the full article Suffocating The Desert: L.A.'s Need for Water Hurts Others tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59370 2013-05-08T23:50:23Z 2013-05-09T03:01:13Z Having your ability to breathe deemed less important than the right of urbanites to keep and bear obsolete green lawns does something to your self-esteem. Chris Clarke http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/cclarke Having your ability to breathe deemed less important than the right of urbanites to keep and bear obsolete green lawns does something to your self-esteem.

Read the full article The Spell of Now: A Week Alone on a Small California Island tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59238 2013-05-07T17:00:00Z 2013-05-07T22:50:42Z How often do we step ahead when standing still is what matters? Ken McAlpine http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/kmcalpine How often do we step ahead when standing still is what matters?

Read the full article Will Breaking Up the Breakwater Give Long Beach a Better Beach? tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/updaily/socal_focus//1239.59226 2013-05-06T21:00:00Z 2013-05-06T19:59:14Z The breakwater that separates Long Beach from the Catalina Channel was one of the great works of construction in the 1940s. Today, the City of Long Beach is moving closer to taking some of the breakwater down. D. J. Waldie http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/djwaldie The breakwater that separates Long Beach from the Catalina Channel was one of the great works of construction in the 1940s. Today, the City of Long Beach is moving closer to taking some of the breakwater down.

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