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Nobody Drives in LA — Exploring the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension

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With bicycles, buses, ferries, planes, rideshares, sidewalks, subways, taxis, and trains at Angelenos’ disposal, why would any sane person choose car-dependency? Nobody Drives in LA celebrates sense and sensibility in transportation. ***** One of Metro‘s highly anticipated metro rail projects is the South Bay Green Line Extension. The Green Line‘s current western terminus is Redondo Beach Station, located on the … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — Exploring the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension

California Fool’s Gold — A South Bay primer

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  Although the nickname “The Bay” is often employed (rather self-centeredly, I might add) is often used byNorth Californians in reference to the San Francisco Bay, California actually has many bays, including Anchor Bay, Bodega Bay, Emerald Bay, Estero Bay, Granite Bay, Half Moon Bay, Meeks Bay, Morro Bay, Soda Bay, San Pedro Bay… you … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A South Bay primer

Southland Parks — Visiting Elysian Park

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INTRODUCTION The other day, I explored Elysian Park, because it was leading in the California Fool’s Gold neighborhood poll. When I created that poll, I hadn’t yet created Southland Parks. While Elysian Park is sometimes described as a neighborhood (e.g. the Los Angeles Times’ Mapping Los Angeles and Wikipedia) and there are a few homes … Continue reading Southland Parks — Visiting Elysian Park

Pan-Asian Metropolis — An Introduction to the Asian Pacific Islander Communities of the Southland

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Diversity has long been part of the fabric of Los Angeles and Southern California. Humans first arrived here at least 13,000 years ago and more than twenty Native American nations made their home here before the Spanish Conquest. The Spanish pueblo of Los Angeles was itself founded by people of Native, African, European, and mixed ancestries and … Continue reading Pan-Asian Metropolis — An Introduction to the Asian Pacific Islander Communities of the Southland

Southland Parks — Visiting Los Angeles High Memorial Park

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Parks comprise more than 14% of Los Angeles’s landscape and the city is home to hundreds of these cherished public spaces. From the largest park within any American city (Topanga State Park) to the smallest pocket parks and parklets, I hope to showcase them one park at a time, in the series Southland Parks. ***** Yesterday, whilst … Continue reading Southland Parks — Visiting Los Angeles High Memorial Park

There It Is, Revitalize It — The Southland’s Wetlands

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Most of Los Angeles‘s climate is chaparral, similar to that of Mexico‘s Baja California, Chile‘s central region, South Africa‘s southwest, parts of Australia‘s southwest, and most of the Mediterranean Coast. Many folks refer to the climate as “Mediterranean,” although that suggests to me a Eurocentric outlook — and one which wrongly implies that the Mediterranean … Continue reading There It Is, Revitalize It — The Southland’s Wetlands

Unrecognized South Asia: An introduction to the Tripuri people

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India is home to over 1.21 billion people, roughly 18% of entire human population. Indians speakAustroasiatic, Dravidian, Indo-European, and Tibeto-Burman languages (as well as two language isolates) and there are over 2,000 ethnic groups in the vast country. India’s considerable diversity, however, tends to be simplified or overlooked in the west, where Hindi language Bollywood … Continue reading Unrecognized South Asia: An introduction to the Tripuri people

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Central

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IS BUSTIN’ A CAP REALLY FUNDAMENTAL — SOUTH CENTRAL Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography‘s Map of South Central South Central means different things to different people. To some, it refers to a vast, amorphous collection of neighborhoods and cities between the Santa Monica Bay and the San Gabriel River, north of the San Pedro Bay and south of the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Central

California Fool’s Gold — A South Orange County Primer

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INTRODUCTION Most of us know the stereotypes and are familiar with the frequent characterizations of Orange County. It’s supposedly culture-less and even somehow history-less. Anyone who’s spent any time in Los Angeles has no doubt heard the same hollow, bafflingly ignorant observations made of about that richly cultured city yet sadly, many Angelenos (who ought … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A South Orange County Primer