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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)
Take them out of the ballgame
It turns out that our love affair with the Dodgers was mostly one-sided.
Millions cheer!
Millions of dollars, that is. And still AEG isn't satisfied.
Games for a Throne
Austin Beutner has joined a game with harsh rules, pitiless opponents, and a goal that is ambiguous at best.
Consider the possibilities
It isn't surprising that the mayor recycled school reform as his job. His job as mayor proved so unappealing.
Cracks in the Quartz
Cracks are showing in the cold acropolis of office towers on top of Bunker Hill.
On the beach, a tide of troubles
Having fun at the beach is going to get harder, the result of California's creeping retreat from public recreation.
Red Light. Green Light.
A report harshly criticizing the city's red-light cameras may lead to modifying or even ending the program.
Who Are We?
We're more than 'Korean tacos' and we're not 'lesser New York.'
Intruders in the dust
"Zombie history" stalks the old plaza, and the dead are loosed to fight our posthumous battles.
They're Off!
The competitors are lining up for the race to be mayor. But do they know what winning should mean?
Development 'Reform' Gets Stuck
When "12-to-2" sank out of sight, another plan to speed up development stepped right in.
Rational exuberance
Los Angeles looks up at its fiberglass Ozymandias in search of inspiration. Is the bucket of twice-fried chicken he offers half empty or half full?
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