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Footsore: L.A.'s Sidewalk Mess Needs Better Ideas
It's no secret to anybody who is a pedestrian. Los Angeles is a crumbling town. The fix will come at a price some neighborhoods may not be able to pay.
Stars are out in Hollywood
On Hollywood Boulevard, a Myth Becomes Reality
Those of us who live here have become hardened both to the city's come ons and its disappointments.
Peter Zumthor's proposed LACMA design | Photo: © Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner
Are We Tall? Are We Flat? What Should The Buildings of L.A. Say?
Christopher Hawthorne ask some provocative questions about the proposed replacement to the L.A. County Museum of Art.
At the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Selling Your Town: Next Up, Simi Valley
Paris did not need to promote itself but P.T. Barnum did, and he did so with a vengeance.
Who's Reformed? Not the Legislature While Reform Bills Languish
When indictments are unsealed, reform is on every legislator's agenda. Later, the goal isn't reform, it's self-protection.
Jobs sign.
Joblessness is No Longer 'Urgent,' But it's Still News
Employment is still sluggish, with no improvement in sight. I know you aren't what you do, but the joblessness is getting awfully personal.
Go ahead and smile.
Stranger in a Strange Land: The Power of a Smile
He was wearing a Mickey Mouse hat, something you do not see on every forty-something man, especially in Ventura County, but I did not think less of him for this.
A Guide for the Politically Perplexed in L.A. County
In the welter of communities, cities, county agencies, and special districts that blanket the political landscape of Los Angeles, it's easy to mistake who does what and even why.
Taking the Time to Discuss Southern California's Tomorrow and Yesterday
I cannot imagine a 'sense of place' without a sense of the historical narratives that bind people and localities together.
With an F-Bomb, Mayor Garcetti Defines Himself
The problem with the impoverished language of lad-dom is you quickly run out of ways of intensifying the moment until every other word is an anatomical adjective.
Filtered photo of a copy of the California Constitution. | Photo/Editing: Zach Behrens/KCET
Fixing California's Constitutional Crisis Won't Be Easy
The sickness has been diagnosed, but the medicine is unlikely to be taken. California's constitution is in crisis, but too much depends on the current initiative process.
Clouds over Los Angeles.
The Fog of Yore: Learning to Love Real L.A. Weather
Spring, with its days of overcast, was always a cause for disappointment for me and my ideas of a perfectly sunny SoCal. The drought has changed all that.
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