How FIFA privatized your public pool

This isn't like rebranding a soccer field for the weekend. When it gets hot, Angelenos rely on pools to survive

Alissa Walker Jul 10, 2026

Torched at the World Cup

Hydration break

This is my ode to public H₂O

Alissa Walker Jul 2, 2026

Torched at the World Cup

Cheer squads

As we reach the midpoint of our World Cup journey, here's my survey of the best of LA's celebratory urbanism

Alissa Walker Jun 29, 2026

AEG

2 articles

A rendering of LA's new convention center expansion, a huge silver shiny building at the edge of downtown

No-build Olympics

Why this convention center expert is calling LA's expansion plan a disaster

"If you think that somehow a bigger convention center is key to downtown revitalization, or is going to do wonders for local job creation, or economic development? The answer is, you've got to be kidding"

Alissa Walker Sep 29, 2025

The LA convention center with green glass walls and a signboard in front that says BOOK YOUR EVENT HERE

Some-build Olympics

Conventional wisdom

"This was originally supposed to be a 'no-build' Olympics, and that's what the commitment was to the public"

Alissa Walker Jul 3, 2024