Made in the shade
"We're trying to change the way that we as Angelenos think about our neighborhoods, so that we actually look around and say, where can there be more shade — in the same way that many of us have thought about trees"
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Made in the shade
"We're trying to change the way that we as Angelenos think about our neighborhoods, so that we actually look around and say, where can there be more shade — in the same way that many of us have thought about trees"
Torched Talks with 'Shade' author Sam Bloch
Let's talk about trees — and much, much more — on Wednesday, August 6 at noon on Zoom
RIP "car-free" games
If these games are still meant to be "transit-first" — why not announce a transit partner, first?
Empty stadiums, travel bans, and ICE raids
"If you want to come to the U.S. games, just know that they may harass you depending where you're from and depending on what you look like"
Travel advisory
Sean Duffy's feigned hand-wringing on behalf of one federal department about the inconvenience of rerouting a few buses is simply revolting as another federal department is literally kidnapping people from bus stops
Torched Talks with sports politics scholar Jules Boykoff
It's an emergency Torched Talks! Join us Monday, June 23 at noon on Zoom
The state of play
Last year, I wrote about how LA's ParkScore had dropped from 80th to 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. This year, I'm sorry to say that we sank even lower — LA is now 90th out of 100.
What if the world doesn't come?
If millions of international visitors do, in fact, come to LA, it will be at their own peril
Torched Talks with LA Commons' Karen Mack
What's planned for arts and culture in 2028? Join us at Friday, May 23 at noon on Zoom