Living in the Shadow of Ruben Salazar
On Aug. 29, 1970, the National Chicano Moratorium in East Los Angeles protested the disproportionately high casualties among Latinos in Vietnam — but led to the tragic police shooting death of...
Category: Being Angeleno
Antonio Villaraigosa: ‘I Want My Picture on That Wall’
Once Jerry Brown’s hangout, Lucy’s El Adobe opens its doors to the new favorite son. By Tony Castro Columnist, Los Angeles Daily News The story appeared January 8, 2006, but it is published with...
Does the Songwriter of ‘I Love L.A.’ Actually Love L.A.?
The city’s anthem is unmistakably tongue-in-cheek. By Soumya Karlamangla Published Nov. 19, 2021Updated Nov. 26, 2021 Republished with permission of The New York Times Los Angeles hasn’t...
Randy Newman: Why I Wrote ‘I Love L.A.’
BY GEOFF BOUCHER, MAY 11, 2008 Republished with permission of the Los Angeles Times. RANDY NEWMAN HAS MADE a career out of melodic skepticism and deadpan rhythm, but he sounded genuinely...