Alissa Walker

Alissa Walker

Hi, I'm Alissa and I'm the editor of Torched. If you see a concrete bench stamped with the logo from the 1984 games out in the wild, send it my way

57 articles
A press conference with LA and Paris elected officials including Anne Hidalgo, Karen Bass and Paul Krekorian

Paul's boutique

With less than 3.5 years until the opening ceremonies, the termed-out council president emeritus is taking on a new megaevent department, a new role, and a whole lot of city baggage

A wheatpasted poster of Donald Trump that reads "Dick Tater" on an electrical box by a bike share kiosk

Service disruptions

"The immediate-term outcome is that the discretionary grants from the federal government are going to be oriented away from urban areas, communities of color, and pedestrian, bike and transit projects"

A person on a red ladder painting a mural with a 101 South freeway sign, two people at a cafe, and a streetcar

Meeting our megaevent moment

A report from last month's UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium, intended to both illuminate existing challenges and light a path forward for progress, reveals deep frustrations and grave concerns about LA's megaevent planning

The super Bowl

The super Bowl

When the LA Phil season ended earlier this month, the Hollywood Bowl reported that the number of visitors who used the shuttles and park-and-ride buses this year had increased to an astounding 36 percent

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