The last time I visited Venice Beach, I made one of my wildest teen fantasies come true. At one of the many beachfront stores where bathing suits cost five times
Tasteful Rude l March 14, 2023
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LA Times l October 10, 2022
The agony and ecstasy (and hidden beauty) of L.A. parking garages
Memories are made in Los Angeles parking garages. Some inspire electrifying nostalgia and even more electrifying storytelling. First blunt smoked … First hand job given or received … The survival,
New York Times l April 28, 2022
Former police officer Don Jackson helped reveal the brutal reality of policing for Southern California’s Black citizens
Before George Holliday caught the L.A.P.D.’s beating of Rodney King on camera, the former police officer Don Jackson helped reveal the brutal reality of policing for Southern California’s Black citizens.
The night of Jan. 14, 1989, Don Jackson, a police officer turned activist, arrived in Long Beach, Calif., riding in the passenger seat of a rental car driven by Jeffrey Hill, another activist and an off-duty state corrections officer. Both men wore plain clothes, and clandestine chaperones escorted their Buick. A van carrying a television crew tailed the rental car.
LA Times l October 4, 2021
Op-Ed: School safety officers don’t make students feel safe
School security officers establish a militarized atmosphere. They also create a sense of imprisonment. This adversarial dynamic heightens student stress. At best, a militarized environment makes learning difficult. At worst,
LA Taco l January 27, 2021
How a Brown Preacher & His Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group are Re-invigorating A Legacy of Bigotry in the San Gabriel Valley
“Welcome to friendly El Monte” is the slogan of the San Gabriel Valley city where a DIY bomb placed in First Works Baptist Church exploded early Saturday morning. The force of the