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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)
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It's Looking a Lot Like Christmas
The inflatables on my block whir and glow at night, grinning Christmas cheer. In the gray light of morning, their expression has changed.
The Concept of Cars at the L.A. Auto Show
Californians buy one out of every ten new cars sold in America. Southern Californians buy most of those.The L.A. Auto Show has been packing them in since 1907 to show what their future on wheels will be.
Less Light: L.A. County Seeks Darker Skies
Less outdoor lighting is the goal of a new county ordinance and the aim of those who see darker night skies as benefiting both people and wildlife.
Local Architects Looking Up: Aeriality and Los Angeles
Light and air are substances in the Los Angeles basin, as material as the mountains that frame our horizon. What goes up in the air of L.A. stays there - the minimum is three days - and its presence both harms and delights us.
Remembering Larry Van Nostran
City Council Member Larry Van Nostran has died.
Props 30 and 32 and the Making of a 'Zombie Party'
Even some conservatives believe the GOP is dead in California. But dead (as we know) isn't really, really dead. The state GOP is still shambling forward, looking for brains
Cities Get a Mix of Messages from Local Voters
While the national media focused on El Monte's soda tax and the regional media tracked Measure J's almost win, other local elections were reshaping the political landscape.
Assessing the Values of 'Pacific Standard Time'
From San Diego to Santa Barbara, as much as $280 million in spending flowed through Pacific Standard Time's museums and galleries. But there are other values, too.
L.A. Public Library's 'Million Maps' -- From Collector to Curator
One man's collecting takes a circuitous path from enthusiasm to obsession. But the results will enrich the entire community and add to how we see our place.
Fixing auto shop for a 'car skeptical' generation
Does it make sense to teach teens how to tune up a car engine when their training might be made obsolete?
Interpreted, Translated
Being Read by James Franco
In which the author is interpreted by a filmmaker and his students while the author's book steadily retreats
Busted California? Analyzing the Census Numbers
Some say California's sun is setting, that Census data prove the gloomiest predictions true. But there are other ways to interpret the numbers.
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