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The Princeton Mariachi Musician
East LA Native Introduces Mariachi Music to the Ivy League Sophomore Esteban Juárez González, a Garfield High School alumnus, raised money for instruments and recruited student musicians who are now recognized as the ‘Mariachi Los...
LA Black History from the Dunbar Hotel
Joe Louis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall and Much More See that house across the street? It may not look so fancy, but it may turn out that the people who built that also built the hotel down the block, or they named the local school after the...
Why Is Joe Biden Losing the Once Faithful Latino Vote?
The most recent CNBC Survey found that in a head-to-head matchup, Trump had a 5-point lead with Latino voters against Biden. The number is remarkable because three months earlier, Biden held a 7-point lead over Trump among Latino voters in the same...
The Lord Said, ‘Be Fruitful and Multiply’… My Family Has
We Don’t Use Ballrooms for Reunions. We Rent the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium My parents came from families big enough to play baseball against one another — and still have players on the bench. One aunt gave birth to 19 children....
President Villaraigosa? Yes!
The Way It Might Have Been in the 2012 Presidential Election When GOP challenger Mitt Romney was about to derail Barack Obama’s reelection with running mate Marco Rubio, the president dumped Joe Biden in favor of his own Latino Veep candidate —...
A New Generation Leads WeHo
The New Faces of Gay Nightlife in West Hollywood As I walk out of my front door at BlockParty and look left and right, I am excited and inspired by the new generation of LGBTQ business owners who have stepped up to make West Hollywood great again....
The 30th District After Adam Schiff
Years of Service Spring Laura Friedman Closer to Congress “I never ran with the intention of being ‘Adam Schiff Part Two,”’ says Friedman. “Will I stand up and defend democracy? Of course. Will I do what I can to prevent a Trump...
The Adventures of the RED WRTR
When You Could Drive Behind the HOLLYWOOD Sign Nothing more than your car is a status symbol in Hollywood. No one asks what you do, or what are you wearing, as much as “What kind of car do you drive?” With this column, I’ll be reminiscing...
‘President’ Kamala Harris? Here’s a Scenario
Not long after leaving office, the 38th president of the United States imagined a scenario in which a future president might tragically die in office, creating the opportunity for his vice president — a woman — to make history. By ASHLEY CHASE...
My Fabulous Life at The Barn
One of Hollywood’s Most Significant Landmarks Still Stands In a city where they think nothing of knocking down Pickfair, bulldozing the Garden of Allah and destroying the streamline moderne Pan Pacific Auditorium, it's almost quaint...
‘Kylie Night’ at the WeHo Pride Music Fest
Is It the Real Pop Sensation Kylie Minogue or Just a Drop-Dead Gorgeous Queen? ‘I have been to drag nights,’ says the international LGBTQ+ pop icon, ‘and I feel like I am not getting the gold cup for being Kylie, because they are...
The Governor & Baseball: Fabulous or Fabulist?
Gavin Newsom a Baseball Hall of Famer… in His Own Mind Public biographies of Gov. Gavin Newsom have long touted his baseball career, including that he played at Santa Clara University and drafted by an MLB team. But he was never on the...
Finding Novelty in the Lifestyle of Our Town’s Jay Gatsby
Like Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” narrator Nick Carraway, I live directly across the street from the exclusive turf of another extravagantly wealthy businessman — Rick Caruso's Palisades Village shopping center — so I’ve had the...
Cesar Chavez in Excelsus
Remembering the Chicano Civil Rights Leader ‘I will forgive them, but I will also keep fighting them with non-violence, with justice and with human dignity — and you must do the same,’ said Chavez. ‘For the moment we stoop to their tactics,...
Let Us Now Praise David McHam
The Last Newspaper Reader in America My college journalism professor demanded such dedication in pursuit of accuracy and definitive facts on each assignment that I still hold the profession in much higher regard than those leading the current wave...
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The Governor & Baseball: Fabulous or Fabulist?
Gavin Newsom a Baseball Hall of Famer… in His Own Mind Public biographies of Gov. Gavin Newsom have long touted his baseball career, including that he played at Santa Clara University and drafted by an MLB team. But he was never on the...
Has Homelessness Broken LA?
Councilwoman Calls for Establishing Homeless Bureaucracy The homelessness crisis has grown to record heights during the last two mayoral administrations and now threatens to overrun the city of Angels with the unchecked failure of finding permanent...
How Fernando Won the Hearts of LA
Fernandomania became a cultural phenomenon in 1980s Los Angeles as a young Mexican left-hander became the toast of the city and ultimately a Tinseltown icon as big as any matinee Idol. Fernando Valenzuela had his uniform number 34 retired August...
Can Steve Garvey Deliver One More Big Hit?
Former Dodger and Padres all-star Steve Garvey is the major surprise of the California U.S. Senate race, apparently having overtaken a crowded field except frontrunner Adam Schiff — and who’s to say what will happen come November. By TONY...
Cool It, L.A. Of Course, Shohei Bleeds Dodger Blue
But Shohei also loves LA for a different kind of hardware. The kind you drive. LA is the driving capital of the super car enthusiast, and he is one of them. He never drove in Japan because it’s too long a process to get a license, and he never...
