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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)
Insuring Against Corruption in the Central Basin Water District
You can't buy insurance against the chaos in phantom governments like the Central Basin Municipal Water District.
From the Dust Bowl to the L.A. Suburbs
It wasn't easy to bring together a diverse community of working-class people in the early 1950s.
Susan Straight, an Appreciation
Susan Straight says there are two kinds of people in Riverside: those who stay and those who leave.
A Short Journey to Chicago, a Brief Comparison to L.A.
I went to Chicago the other day. It had been a hard winter on the western shore of Lake Michigan, my hosts told me.
NYU's Animated Map of Los Angeles: A Piece of Fiction?
Every map is a fiction, but some maps are more fictional than others.
The Persistence of Palms in Los Angeles
In 2010, I wrote about the palms in front of a building down the block that renew themselves year after year. Their persistence continues.
75 Years Later, Time and Again at Union Station
The station is beginning a multi-year program of expansion but I can only hope that the project will retain Union Station's capacity for daydreaming.
Joe Gonsalves: Legend of L.A.'s Suburbs
Among those honored last week by the city of Lakewood is a man you probably haven't heard of.
When a Faded Sign Is Uncovered, You Can Hear America Singing
Old signs are part of a dialog continually shaping American places.
60 Years Ago, Lakewood Went From Suburb to City
When Lakewood residents voted for incorporation in 1954, they determined the kind of city they wanted Lakewood to become.
Thousands of Little Governments in California and No One Watching Them
Until the past few years, nobody but water wonks knew or cared about what the Central Basin Municipal Water District did.
Choppy Waters: Competition, Environmental Impacts Trouble L.A.'s Harbors
Currently, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handle about 40 percent of the nation's entire containerized trade from Asia but competition is rising quickly.
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