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D.J. Waldie

D. J. Waldie (2017)

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.

D. J. Waldie (2017)
For a Better State, Give Local Government What It Needs
Do you want a better California? Then restore to local governments the economic resources with which local aspirations can be realized.
Hot Town: The Shape of Los Angeles and the 'Heat Island' Effect
We know more about the nature out of which -- and into which -- we've built Los Angeles, but we still know far too little.
Footsore: L.A.'s Sidewalk Mess Needs Better Ideas
It's no secret to anybody who is a pedestrian. Los Angeles is a crumbling town. The fix will come at a price some neighborhoods may not be able to pay.
Stars are out in Hollywood
On Hollywood Boulevard, a Myth Becomes Reality
Those of us who live here have become hardened both to the city's come ons and its disappointments.
Peter Zumthor's proposed LACMA design | Photo: © Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner
Are We Tall? Are We Flat? What Should The Buildings of L.A. Say?
Christopher Hawthorne ask some provocative questions about the proposed replacement to the L.A. County Museum of Art.
Who's Reformed? Not the Legislature While Reform Bills Languish
When indictments are unsealed, reform is on every legislator's agenda. Later, the goal isn't reform, it's self-protection.
A Guide for the Politically Perplexed in L.A. County
In the welter of communities, cities, county agencies, and special districts that blanket the political landscape of Los Angeles, it's easy to mistake who does what and even why.
Taking the Time to Discuss Southern California's Tomorrow and Yesterday
I cannot imagine a 'sense of place' without a sense of the historical narratives that bind people and localities together.
With an F-Bomb, Mayor Garcetti Defines Himself
The problem with the impoverished language of lad-dom is you quickly run out of ways of intensifying the moment until every other word is an anatomical adjective.
Filtered photo of a copy of the California Constitution. | Photo/Editing: Zach Behrens/KCET
Fixing California's Constitutional Crisis Won't Be Easy
The sickness has been diagnosed, but the medicine is unlikely to be taken. California's constitution is in crisis, but too much depends on the current initiative process.
Charles Wright in 2006. | Photo: Holly Wright, Courtesy Library of Congress
Charles Wright: United States Poet Laureate and My Teacher
It seemed to me in 1971 that every American poet should have Wright's accent, like the sound of a small orchestra playing in a minor key in a distant room.
Despite Prop 42, State Lawmakers Still Lack Transparency
California voters took a whack at man not entirely made of straw on Tuesday at the polls.
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