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

The Grove

2 articles

Anti-Tesla protesters hold up signs at the Americana mall across from the Tesla store as a trolley goes by

I blame Elon

"We're here every Saturday"

Since February, protesters have been gathering weekly along the Americana's idealized main street as part of the worldwide #TeslaTaketown rallies

Alissa Walker Mar 28, 2025

A rendering of the Television City project shows office towers, cafes, trees and lots of people on the sidewalk

Stead not-so-fast LA

Rick Caruso wants LA to build faster — just not near his property

Just two days after Caruso embarked upon a press tour touting his red-tape-slashing plan, his other LA mall sued the city to delay the construction of a major job center right next door

Alissa Walker Feb 14, 2025