This 94-year-old Californian was fed up with depressing news. So he launched a Substack
When the World Wide Web launched into the public domain in 1993, it came with the great promise…
The San Diego shooting as an assault on what California stands for
When news broke about the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, many of us…
This burnt-out 3-bedroom in Torrance sold for over $1 million. Welcome to California’s housing market
There’s a dilapidated house near my apartment complex in Torrance. Its doors and windows are covered by plywood…
Route 66, America’s Mother Road, turns 100
With the end of the Middle East conflict nowhere in sight and the average cost of California gasoline…
San Francisco enjoys a tourism renaissance while Los Angeles struggles
One of the byproducts from a year that included ICE raids and destructive fires throughout Los Angeles County,…
Police agencies are buying into the Grappler, hoping to end pursuits
California is famous for its high-speed chases, both real and fake. One of my favorite fictional ones: Sean…
Manzanar’s hours have been dramatically shortened
California’s Route 395 is an underappreciated state treasure, bordered on both sides by towering mountains and measured not…
Hollywood invented post-apocalypse L.A. Can Spencer Pratt ride it to become mayor?
It’s been called “the best political ad of the year,” a plea to save the city, and an…
The Wilshire Boulevard subway extension finally opens, linking Beverly Hills to downtown
The first phase of Los Angeles’ much-anticipated subway extension under Wilshire Boulevard finally opened, linking Beverly Hills to…
Better, closer options helped usher end to Primm gambling oasis
I had foolishly hoped that Primm, Nev., the famed State Line strip of three casino resorts along the…
Soaring gas prices are leading to higher prices at farmers markets
Customers and business owners have felt the brunt of soaring fuel prices, a commodity that has grown pricier…
I was a NIMBY. Then my mother got sick and I needed my neighbors
The strawberry sundaes had been cleared from the table but the wine was still flowing when a small…