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Elson Trinidad

Elson Trinidad at Griffith Observatory

Born and raised in Los Angeles (watching KCET since toddler-age), Elson Trinidad has been a KCET contributor since 2012, covering Asian/Pacific Islander communities and local environmental issues, and in 2014 wrote and curated KCET's 50th Anniversary section. He is also an accomplished singer/musician, community activist, historian, and nonprofit professional.

Elson Trinidad at Griffith Observatory
Coastal sage scrub plants cover the hillside at White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro.
The Past is the Future at San Pedro's White Point Nature Preserve
At the extreme southwesternmost point of the city of Los Angeles lies a 102-acre plot of land that appears as an empty, vacant parcel to the uninitiated.
Thai Town is part of the federally-designated 'Promise Zone' in central Los Angeles, a White House initiative designed to combat urban poverty.
The Future of L.A.'s Thai Town and Koreatown Communities Ride on a 'Promise'
The Promise Zone designation from the White House struck me with great interest -- not only do I live there, but I'm a homegrown product of the area as well.
The floral likeness of Glendale's Meatball The Bear adorns that city's Rose Parade float, which implores its human residents, 'Let's Be Neighbors' with its wild animal denizens.
The Bear Essentials: Have We Learned From Meatball?
Did the Rose Parade float do more than be just a cute, animated representation of wild animals?
A computer rendering of LADWP's 1,200-acre Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch as it would appear if built. Manzanar National Historic Site appears as the light green area towards the middle left of the image.
Farewell To Manzanar? A Solar Future Threatens a Sensitive Past
The peace and solitude of the National Historic Site are being threatened by a pair of industrial energy projects proposed to be built in close proximity, says the Japanese American community.
Toyon, also known as California Holly or Christmas Berry, as seen at Ernest E. Debs Regional Park in Northeast L.A. Its red 'berries' are characteristic for this time of the year.
Deck The Hills with Boughs of (California) Holly
The natural world in our own urban backyard is ready for the holiday season.
A view of downtown Los Angeles from Ernest E. Debs Regional Park.
A Tale of 2 Hikes: 18 Miles on Hard Pavement, Then a Walk on Soft Dirt
Walking through Los Angeles on 18 miles on pavement got me thinking about how the paved layer we live on can place a toll on us.
Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in Tanauan, Leyte, Philippines walk amidst the rubble days after the storm.
Turning Tragedy Into Charity: Responding to Typhoon Haiyan
Less than a month after the central Philippines was hit by a powerful 7.2 earthquake, the even more destructive Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan tore through the region on November 7. Across the Pacific, the Filipino American and medical communities, immediat...
The view, looking north towards the Tehachapi mountains, of 'The Trinidad Ranch,' an empty parcel of land owned by the author's family, in the western Antelope Valley.
Appreciating Vacant Land in the Antelope Valley
In the mid-1970s, my parents bought two and a half acres of land in what they have always referred to as "Lancaster."
The Los Angeles Aqueduct cascades in Sylmar.
A Self-Guided Tour of the Los Angeles Aqueduct
Most of the recipients of the Aqueduct's water still have no idea where the water conveyance system is.
Never-built projects like this 1965 proposal for a man-made causeway along Santa Monica bay would have created an environmental disaster had it been built.
Reflections on a (Thankfully) Never-Built Los Angeles
The Never Built: Los Angeles exhibit at A + D caused me to breathe a sigh of relief.
The concrete observation deck of Bohol, Philippines' Chocolate Hills attraction lies in ruins after the 7.2 earthquake on October 15.
When the 7.2 Philippine Earthquake Hits Home in Southern California
A large earthquake had just hit the Philippines and I was immediately concerned. Somehow the city nearest the epicenter -- Balilihan -- seemed to ring a bell. Was it a place I've been to during one of my five visits to my parents' home country? I went ...
A common Eastern Fox Squirrel peers from atop a utility pole.
Los Angeles Should Improve its Coexistence With Wildlife
As humankind has gradually staked its claim on this land, wild animals are greatly seen as a nuisance.
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