California Fool’s Gold — Playa del Rey

A few weeks ago, I was part of a transit discussion at Frank Radio called Alternate Paths (with Lisa Kwon, Maylin Tu, Julia Beach, Greg Ruben, and Hunter Baoengstrum -- check it out!). Afterward, one of the attendees, a woman named Xochitl, asked whether I was ever going to do any more neighborhood explorations. I … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Playa del Rey

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Torrance

I finally explored Torrance. I say โ€œfinallyโ€ because it occupied the top spot, based on reader votes, for the longest time โ€” maybe since 2019. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happenedโ€ฆ and Torrance is sort of far from me and not that easy to get to. So, in the meantime, when I explored, I stuck to … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Torrance

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Whittier

INTRODUCTION For this chapter of California Fool's Gold, I explored the city of Whittier. Whittier is a city in Southeast Los Angeles (County), separated from the San Gabriel Valley to the north by the Puente Hills and sharing a border with Orange County to the southeast. As of the 2020 Census, it had a population … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Whittier