Posts Tagged ‘sun’
David Ulin on the joys and challenges of Los Angeles
David Ulin, the former book editor of the L.A. Times, points out that few American cities have changed more in the past two decades than Los Angeles. The city that existed at the turn of the century has been reinvented, and the longtime social and…
Read MoreRandy Shaw on the sabotaging of California housing
Randy Shaw, executive director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, is a long-time housing activist in the Bay Area and author of the book, “Generation Priced Out.” He shares his views about the controversial housing measure SB 50, gentrification, the…
Read MoreRichard Walker on the crises and contradictions of Silicon Valley
Richard Walker, professor emeritus of geography at U.C. Berkeley, is a student of the renown Marxist geographer David Harvey. Walker brings an approach to his analysis that includes, economics, urban design, politics, and the environment, as well as…
Read MoreNancie Clare on Beverly Hills and the birth of celebrity politics
Nancy Clare, a longtime Southern California journalist, explains why Beverly Hills is no ordinary city. She tells how the gilded enclave shaped the region’s politics, movies, and the battle for water, and gave it a special place in the evolution of…
Read MoreMike Davis and his alternative view of California
Mike Davis, author, MacArthur fellow, and professor emeritus at U.C. Riverside, shares his alternative civic history of Southern California in which the rush to build edge cities, freeways, and subdivisions paved the way for what he sees as nature’s…
Read MoreDavid Kipen shares five-hundred years of opinions about Los Angeles
David Kipen, author, journalist, and cultural historian of Los Angeles has scoured libraries, archives, and private estates to assemble a kaleidoscopic view of the unique city of Los Angeles. He shares 500 years of writings in and about the city and…
Read MoreDr. Kevin Starr on the California Dream
There’s no better way to understand the issues and people shaping California today than through its colorful and complex history. Few understood the depth of that history better than Dr. Kevin Starr, the late author of a definitive eight-volume…
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