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Crossing the Yuba River near the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California. Why don’t I just write the story? Why didn’t I just report each day’s journey? Why [...] “Out of service,” the driver tells me as I step on the #4 in Downtown Los Angeles. It is nearly 3 a.m. and Broadway’s indoor swap meets, electronic stores and jewelry shops sit darkened behind me. Shadowed by the marquee of an ancient movie house my face betrays concern, perhaps even desperation. I’ve [...] Finding Community | Stopping to Breathe | False divisions | Continuing the discussion | Other Voices I arrived in Los Angeles late Monday afternoon. As I landed, I watched the sunset turn the Santa Monica Mountains that golden hue they turn in late fall, caught glimpses of the skyscrapers along Wilshire Blvd., [...] This afternoon I ran an errand a couple Purple line stops away. It was such a beautiful day that instead of taking the subway I decided to meander home on foot. Fortunately, before I left the house I thought to grab my camera. I took the opportunity to look around a bit and capture some [...] The Ventura County Star reported Oct. 30 that Ventura County Superior Court Judge Glen Reiser halted the demoliton of the Wagon Wheel hotel. The stay came after what seemed like the end of a long fight between developer Vince Daly and the San Buenaventura Conservancy. Many comments posted to the Star’s Web site featured the theme [...] A brief note: if you haven’t looked around the site lately please take some time to look at my updated, categorized portfolio page. More updates to come soon. [SinglePic not found]After an evening in Pasadena I board the Gold line at Fillmore Station. I complete a phone [...] I’ve been wondering this for months, as I’ve also been wondering what it would be like to share this place with friends and loved ones from out of town. How would I do it? What would I show them? In what order would I show it to them? How could I even begin, knowing what I must be leaving out? How would you give a tour of Los Angeles with only a short time to do so? What would you show? Why? What do you think is quintessential L.A.? What can be ignored? Do you have a universal trip you’d share with every visitor or are there certain ones you’d reserve for certain people? Would there be a specific flow to your tour? Would you use the strict geographical boundaries of the city, or would yours be more a tour of Southern California with Los Angeles as its center of gravity? If you’ve had visitors, tell some stories of the tours you’ve taken them on. List a few places that have to be visited. Give a sense of the route you’d take, of how one might move between landmarks and why you’d go that direction, why you’d take that path. If you’re not from Los Angeles, what would you want to see here if you only had a few days to do so? What is this place to you? Why would you want to visit? What type of tour would you [...] [Show as slideshow] “Two firefighters die.” Each thick black letter blazes through the scratchy grime of the plexiglass newspaper rack. They ignite my attention. They singe my mind even after I pass, as I board a 754 Rapid at Wilshire and Vermont and as I disembark in Los [...] I have to admit Streetsblog beat me to posting a picture depicting this sign (others may have as well), although I took this picture May 29. Back when I was editor of the Ventura County Reporter and still penning (or is it “keying”) the Fir & Main blog, I wrote enthusiastically about the possibility of [...] New posts coming this week: – Posts on production and consumption versus conservation; To keep you sated, I’ve been meaning to post some of my photographs from my time handing out beer with the [...] |
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