Two months back I reported on another Pearl Harbor story that might be worth revisiting today as well. #PearlHarborRemembranceDay #PearlHarborDay sylla aboubacar Steve Padilla latimes.com/california/sto…

We all know that our downtowns are a mess. Homelessness, vacancies, fear. Last month I joined Assemblyman Matt Haney as he toured Long Beach and L.A. in an attempt to see what Sacramento might be able to do to help. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

As cities try to reimagine the future of their downtowns, an old concept — “placemaking,” championed by writer and activist Jane Jacobs in “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” – is reemerging to revitalize these urban cores. Los Angeles Times Matt Haney latimes.com/california/sto…

Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles from two fire experts latimes.com/california/sto…

Last Sunday the all-volunteer orchestra from the Pacific Palisades performed. Especially poignant considering 16 members had lost their homes. Such a privilege to speak w/ them & catch a glimpse of their lives during this challenging time. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

Whether the dead actually speak to the living may not be the point. What matters more is the burden the living carry, the grief, the hurt, the guilt and regret — all that we’ve done, all that we hadn’t done. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

I am intrigued by all who have so quickly disparaged this story. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

Late last year ⁦Longform⁩ interviewed me about the story of Everett Titterington, KIA at Pearl Harbor, whose body was recovered by the Oklahoma Project. Honored to talk about craft. ⁦Los Angeles Times⁩ ⁦Steve Padilla⁩ longformprofiles.substack.com/p/longform-pro…

I wrote about the profound experience of watching hundreds of videos of ICE raid on Instagram and TicTok. They made me see L.A. so much differently in ways even this veteran of life-changing news never expected. latimes.com/california/new…