Jeremy Rosenberg
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Jeremy Rosenberg is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, and consultant whose work has appeared in various books, magazines, newspapers, and online.
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Great, great thanks to all of you who have read, shared, complimented, complained about, and of course, contributed to the column.
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"A young man at the Santa Monica Pier asked how I could go to the movies by myself. When I told him I was a researcher, he responded, 'Oh. That's why you're single.'"
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Great, great thanks to all of you who have read, shared, complimented, complained about, and of course, contributed to the column.
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"What I love the most about Los Angeles is that to me it is a very welcoming place. No matter where you're from, what your nationality, background, or religion is, you're welcome here! You don't feel rejected. People are warm and friendly just like L.A.'s wonderful weather."
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People of Mexican origin in California rarely tire of pointing out: "It was the border that moved, not us."
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"I find L.A. to be very similar in certain aspects to Milano. They both are cities that one needs to discover, where everything is hidden and where things are not really coming at you."
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Los Angeles' vast array of zoning overlays and local zoning conditions make little difference in actual land use decisions and investments.
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"Putting the L.A. Metro symbol on me would really encompass the past two years. I feel like it will close a chapter of me traveling and starting a new life."
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When I said "open to anywhere," it didn't even occur to me that L.A. would ever be a possibility. I mean, San Francisco, maybe. Portland, maybe. But I certainly never thought, "Los Angeles."
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Posted 'No Dogs or Mexicans Allowed': Mendez v. Westminster and its Legacy on the Southwest
in Land of SunshineAll Americans are indebted to the actions of Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, and four other Santa Ana families, who challenged segregation in local schools. -
"People could actually hold a symbol of their affinity in their hands -- their love of being a deejay or collecting records or dancing -- and consume it as if were like Catholic communion."
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Over 60 percent of the city's geography is covered by special overlays and site-specific designations -- these are the machinery of the metaphorical sausage factory that is the Los Angeles development industry.
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"I love this crazy city. It's an amazing piece of the planet. You get up on a hilltop and the vista you are presented with is this eternal, mythological dreamscape."
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501(c)(3) non-profit organizations grow out of an American cultural tradition that says too much government in our community life destroys or compromises the bonds of community.
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The mild climate of Pasadena offered respite from the harsh winters of the Midwest.
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The difference between lower case 'w' "wilderness" and upper-case 'W' Wilderness can mean protection of millions of acres of land.
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"With so little greenery and so much grey, I was prone to daydreaming, to wanting for something better. It was called America."
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An overwhelming share of new residents over time will need affordable housing.
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The warm smell of jasmine flowers in the evening attracted her to Los Angeles, where she found community within a writers group she founded.
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An index to all the Laws That Shaped L.A. columns from the past year, organized by subject.
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"My family tried living near Griffith Park, just north of Los Feliz, but we didn't like it. It was haunted, among other things."
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Crossing continents, oceans and national borders isn't the only journey taken by the Los Angeles migrants and immigrants; many of our participants tell of the journey their hearts take, too.
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The creation of the National Park system in 1872 gave way to L.A.'s original streets planned around natural landscapes, like mountains, streams, and the coastline.
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Posted Yvonne Chan: 19 Days on a Boat from Hong Kong; A Lifetime of Making a Difference in L.A.
in Land of SunshineFor the life-long educator, "the City of Angels definitely embraced me, nurtured me, taught me and I am proud that they made an angel out of me!" -
President of the American Planning Association weighs in on the two laws that set the basic foundation for city planning and zoning over 85 years ago.
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Contrary to previous reports, Laguerre's TiGeorges' Chicken restaurant will *not* be closing at the end of January 2013.
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A third generation Angeleno describes his family's tight connection to Los Angeles, from working on the railroads as a Spanish interpreter to a marriage proposal at the Point Fermin Lighthouse.
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Posted Meena Nanji: Kenya As Paradise; London As Post-Punk; Los Angeles As Definitely Weird
in Land of SunshineIn England, it was a given that you are miserable, that's just how it is. In L.A., the goal was to be happy and cheerful and nice to people. -
Without the Clean Water Act, the fetid sewers in South Los Angeles and across town would waft the smell of rotten eggs.
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Both sides of her family came from the same town in Italy -- but arrived in America under very different circumstances.
Recent Actions from Jeremy Rosenberg
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Davis S. and @erik_griswold -- Thank you both for the catch. I think the caption should have read, "Century Boulevard gummed up with traffic from LAX to the San Diego Freeway." My apologies for the error -- embarrassing to miss...
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Great, great thanks to all of you who have read, shared, complimented, complained about, and of course, contributed to the column.
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"A young man at the Santa Monica Pier asked how I could go to the movies by myself. When I told him I was a researcher, he responded, 'Oh. That's why you're single.'"
-
Great, great thanks to all of you who have read, shared, complimented, complained about, and of course, contributed to the column.
-
"What I love the most about Los Angeles is that to me it is a very welcoming place. No matter where you're from, what your nationality, background, or religion is, you're welcome here! You don't feel rejected. People are warm and friendly just like L.A.'s wonderful weather."
-
People of Mexican origin in California rarely tire of pointing out: "It was the border that moved, not us."
-
"I find L.A. to be very similar in certain aspects to Milano. They both are cities that one needs to discover, where everything is hidden and where things are not really coming at you."
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Los Angeles' vast array of zoning overlays and local zoning conditions make little difference in actual land use decisions and investments.
-
"Putting the L.A. Metro symbol on me would really encompass the past two years. I feel like it will close a chapter of me traveling and starting a new life."
-
When I said "open to anywhere," it didn't even occur to me that L.A. would ever be a possibility. I mean, San Francisco, maybe. Portland, maybe. But I certainly never thought, "Los Angeles."
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Posted 'No Dogs or Mexicans Allowed': Mendez v. Westminster and its Legacy on the Southwest
in Land of SunshineAll Americans are indebted to the actions of Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, and four other Santa Ana families, who challenged segregation in local schools.
