“We’re having a, uh, a territorial dispute, hm? … You’ve taken offence at my presence and I can understand that. I mean, I wouldn’t want you people in my back yard either.” – Falling Down (1993) While the Trump-era violence…
I’ve got a bone to pick with Coronavirus (CV) data. CV data isn’t tracked by city: it’s tracked by zip code (too detailed) and by county (not specific enough). Instead, in this article, I’ll assume the main county represents the…
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the city would be going to new lengths to enforce social distancing measures. Starting Friday, August 7, all large house parties will be cancelled. Garcetti has ordered the Los Angeles Department…
Sacramento Not surprisingly, California’s Democratic officials have been tripping over themselves to weigh in on racial-justice issues in the wake of the protests over the troubling police-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Their various and sundry proposals range from…
The 249-year-old San Gabriel Mission in Los Angeles was burned down on Saturday. With an ongoing investigation of potential arson, its burning joins a string of tragedies in the Catholic community in Los Angeles and across the country. The fire…
California has recently been grappling with an enormous surge in coronavirus cases. As of Monday, the state had over 326,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 7,000 total deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times’ case tracker. In response to these…
Between overpriced taxi rides, overweight bags, TSA checkpoints, and unpredictable delays, the passenger experience at airports is far from convenient. For passengers flying out of Los Angeles, temperature screenings have been added to the list of pre-boarding obstacles. These may…
Imagine, for a moment, that you or someone you know has become a crime victim. The perpetrator, you learn, had been incarcerated before this offense, and federal immigration officials, discovering that he was in the country illegally, wanted to pick…
When I was a kid growing up in New York, California beckoned as an idyllic place of beaches, wine, wildflowers, and beautiful people. It was the land of “good vibrations,” “surfer girls,” and little “deuce coupes.” I distinctly recall watching…
