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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)
When Big Numbers Roamed the Hills of Los Angeles
In the early decades of the 20th century, some California hillsides bloomed not with golden poppies but with concrete numbers.
Fading Tinsel: New Report Pictures Trouble in Hollywood
Good jobs will continue to flee Hollywood.
Explainer: Sriracha, Irwindale, and the Politics of Hot Sauce
Sriracha, the almost mythical red sauce made in Irwindale, is actually pretty simple stuff.
After Indictments, 5 Lessons from Ron and Tom Calderon
The several lessons to be learned from the FBI's investigation of Tom and Ron Calderon aren't pretty.
Persistence of Memories at a Roadside Shrine
A community of mourners has maintained a roadside memorial at least since 2008.
For the Vanished Discounters of Suburban L.A., Retail Nostalgia
A first job at the margin of retailing and at the edge of a suburban tract.
Mayor Eric Garcetti: Still Finding His Focus
Mayor Garcetti's first months in office have been more about process than setting an agenda.
Drought by the Numbers: Where Does California Water Go?
In this season of drought, some communities will fare better than others will because some water providers have done more -- and for longer -- to cut per capita water use and expand water storage.
Central Basin Municipal Water District in More Hot Water
It's hard to know whether the Central Basin Municipal Water District's fiscal chaos is worse than its organizational chaos. What's certain is that the district is in hot water up to its neck.
Confessions of a Jaywalker
I'm a habitual jaywalker. Sort of. Almost every day I cross a four-lane boulevard between two signalized intersections to reach the end of my block on the other side. I have my reasons.
Dying.
Looking at Suburban Lawns and Seeing the Future of Water Conservation
Pedestrians like me have an intimacy with the stuff of the everyday that habitual drivers probably don't. Since I live in a conventional, tract house suburb from the 1950s, I look at lawns at lot.
Lost! The Golden Hoard of L.A.'s Lizard People
Most Angeleños wrest their life from ordinary labors. But some of us have been lucky or possessed enough to stumble into riches. And some think the golden thread should lead to them.
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