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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)
Gutting Bills and Parking Spaces
A parking bill helps explain why the state Legislature has become, like the L.A. City Council, a place of "perfect little deals."
House Guest
Foreclosures Breeding a Public Health Problem
There is only a short distance between "bank owned property" and a medical emergency.
How We Look in 2012
States Put the Squeeze on Cities
It's not just California that has adopted a peculiar form of civic vandalism. Cities across the country are feeling the pressure.
More 'Broken Windows' When Cities Are Broke
Westminster in Orange County is one more victim of the state's indifference to local government. City services - and neighborhoods - are in decline everywhere.
Gray L.A. is Eddy's Fault
Light in Los Angeles has many seasons. Right now, it's the season when concrete-colored skies turn the city dull.
Finding a 'Sense of Place' at Rancho Los Alamitos
Celebrations begin Sunday, June 10 for the rancho's new interpretive center and restoration project.
Signs of Trouble in Pico House 'For Rent'
The city's birthplace isn't the haven for quiet nostalgia that was imagined in the 1930s. Long-standing conflicts make the plaza a tough sell.
Clouding the Future of Affordable Water
Murkier and murkier are the politics of the Central Basin Municipal Water District, affecting how much two million L.A. County residents pay for water.
Booked
Bookish Type Seeks Good Read(er)
In a welter of choices, how to choose?
New Battle Begins Over Redevelopment's End
"The state is making up the rules as it goes along," say a coalition of cities. They want the courts to sort out the chaos. The issue, inevitably, is who gets the money.
Property Owners Asked to Finance Water Clean Up
The County Board of Supervisors plans a poll of property owners to win approval of a parcel tax to begin remediation of urban runoff.
Continuity and Change at Historic Rancho Los Alamitos
The story of life at Los Alamitos threads from from Povuu'ngna to the present. It's inclusively retold in the rancho's new exhibits.
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