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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)
Los Angeles Food Culture During My Childhood
The future of food hadn't arrived when I was a boy.
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Sriracha and Irwindale: The War May Not Be Over as Questions Remain
Something has been left out of the story of Huy Fong Foods and the city of Irwindale.
In Minnesota, 'California Dreaming' on the Prairie
The literature of California tells us how mixed the extravagant dream of California had been, even while the dream was being retailed to America by the state's booster economy.
2 Words to Put Local Government Decisions in the Shadows
A new bill would make the state's "open meeting" law just two words shorter and a lot easier to get around.
With No Pro Football, L.A. City Hall Needs a Winning Play Downtown
Downtown L.A. was used to being kicked around. But like a wimpy kid who grows up to be an All American, downtown has beefed up. What downtown doesn't have is enough hotel rooms to justify a bigger and better convention center.
San Pedro's Ports O'Call: The Theme Ends, Then What?
I used to go to Ports O'Call when I was in college in the 1960s. It's always kind of fun to be a tourist in your own town and to see how we want visitors to remember Los Angeles.
Mansionization Returns: The Too Big House and the Image of L.A.
A house in some parts of Los Angeles is an unstable dynamic of big aspirations, small lot sizes, and the economics of speculative construction.
Downtown L.A. Life and PacMutual's 'Gift to the Street'
Nelson and Christopher Rising have made a "gift to the street" because they're businessmen and bright guys.
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Hard Ball: Why the Dodgers Left Brooklyn and Came to L.A.
The slow departure of Toyota from the company's Torrance headquarters should be a reminder that once Los Angeles was a dream destination.
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I Am a Pedestrian in Los Angeles
What does it mean to be a walker in this imperfect city?
Mayor Garcetti and the Politics of 'Meh'
Long-time political correspondent Bill Boyarsky was left wondering, "Where was the vision?" in Mayor Eric Garcetti's grand plan for Los Angeles.
What Does Los Alamitos Have That Your Town Doesn't?
Los Alamitos is the odd town out when it comes to the best small towns of California, which are typically at the beach or next to a vineyard.
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