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Lemay, west of Kester
On Lemay St. just west of Kester, a trash camp has been removed, then put back, then removed, then allowed back. Residents of this tidy and pleasant section of Van Nuys know their area is not unique in the suffering brought on by government negligence. Countless calls, emails, Zoom meetings and tweets have not changed…
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A Vast Wasteland: 15 Years of Facebook Messenger
Regretful, nostalgic, curious, melancholy, I recently opened my 15 years of Facebook Messenger to look at old messages, sent and received. 2007-2022. Who were these people? What did I want with them? What was I hoping for? I found a vast wasteland of forgotten names, broken connections and lost memories. On August 9, 2012, I…
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Looks Like Yet Another Redevelopment Plan for Van Nuys.
In Urbanize LA “Revamp in the works for Van Nuys Civic Center.“ “In a motion entitled “Building a Livable City,” Martinez instructs the Planning Department and LADOT to take stock of the number of parking spaces needed to serve Van Nuys City Hall and other government functions in the Van Nuys Civic Center, and lay…
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The Bright Place
We went down to Santa Monica last weekend to walk around the parks and the beach. The weather was sunny and windy and the skies were clear. There were people outside: runners, bikers, exercisers. On the sands there were volleyball games, soccer games. In the water, there were people in wet suits on surfboards, paddling.…
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“Dad Got Mill”-a short story
“Dad Got Mill” is a new short story about a middle-aged man who opens a luxury men’s storeon the brink of the pandemic. Set in Silverlake and the San Gabriel Valley, the story explores the underlying conflicts of economicinequalities, racial tensions and the demands of marital and family life. Please read it on my short…
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Thanksgiving Archives.
In the archives of the Los Angeles Public Library are many old photographs from defunct newspapers such as the Valley Times and the Herald Examiner. Thanksgiving is always a holiday where family, togetherness, food, and feeding the hungry are foremost. The old ways of thinking about this holiday are on display in some of the…
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