D.J. Waldie
D. J. Waldie is the author of "Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir" and "Where We Are Now: Notes from Los Angeles," among other books about the social history of Southern California. He is a contributing editor for the Los Angeles Times.
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In 1884, Lummis walked 3,507 miles to Los Angeles. His suffering, even as part of a publicity stunt, seemed to prove that he had earned his golden California destiny.
Socialists seemed poised to gain control of L.A.'s city government – until explosive developments disrupted the 1911 citywide election.
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 20th century, the war of Capital and Labor seemed to be turning in favor of Labor, with socialists in the vanguard.
There's something missing from MacArthur Park's memorial to Harrison Gray Otis, the larger-than-life publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
Can Los Angeles's past be of any value to us except as nostalgia or irony? D.J. Waldie explains why he writes about the confluence of history and private life.
"Seen For Syria" reminds me why I write these pieces; so that someone might truly regret the destruction - materially or morally - of the city in which they live.
Remaking downtown Los Angeles has taken another long step. As LA history shows, it's one that might end badly.
Is it possible to achieve Supervisor Yaroslavsky's hope that "our county seal should be a unifying emblem that all Los Angeles residents can call their own"?