Los Angeles
Visiting or living in Los Angeles? Consult the ‘People’s Guide’
June 16, 2022The book is ten years old but still worth checking out.
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Mass march in L.A. underlines the problems of the poor
May 17, 2022Thousands descend on the city to spell out both the hardships that face the poor and the solutions to the problems.
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La Federación Laboral del Condado de Los Ángeles lanza el ‘Proyecto del Pueblo’
April 9, 2022LOS ÁNGELES—El 31 de marzo, la poderosa Federación Laboral del Condado de Los Ángeles reunió a mil trabajadores, líderes sindicales y organizadores comunitarios para su Congreso de Trabajadores 2022 en el Hotel Westin Bonaventure en el...
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L.A.’s Dodger Stadium should not exist!
April 1, 2022“The story of Dodger Stadium has been condensed and mythologized. It has become—with good reason—like a fable. The real history is less like a fable and more like the story of a crime that Los Angeles...
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‘Zoot Suit Riots’: Culture wars in wartime Los Angeles
March 25, 2022Tovares deftly weaves the context around the resulting social upheaval, helping us understand the moral ambiguities of Los Angeles’ corrupt government, notorious police force, get-rich-quick land development schemes, and the diverse population trying to emerge from...
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