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Has The Rice Solar Project Been Abandoned?

A solar power tower project proposed for a stretch of private land in Riverside County's eastern desert, and approved by state regulators in 2010, has been languishing unbuiltÂ for four years due to lack of capital investment. Now the project owners' c...

Students enjoyed a variety of art making activities and classes at the Happening House. | Courtesy of Willie Ford, Jr. and the Compton Communicative Arts Academy Collection, Special Collections and Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, CSU L.A.

How Compton's Communicative Arts Academy Rebuilt the City for Artists and Community Life

From 1969 to 1975, Compton's Communicative Arts Academy invigorated the city with art by establishing Compton as canvas and muse as well as by transforming buildings into venues and objects for art in the community.

Another Large Solar Power Project Canceled in California

The Rio Mesa Solar Electric Generating System, which would have put two 750-foot-tall power towers on a bluff in view of the Colorado River, had attracted criticism for its effect on fossil resurces and wildlife, as well as the cost of the power it wou...

L.A.'s Long Tradition of Conflict Over Art in Public Spaces

Look past the public art movement created by Los Angeles murals in the last 30 years and you will find a structure of civic policy that combatively drove the city's visual identity.

23 Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominations in 12 Categories for PBS SoCal's Locally Produced Programming; Leading All Other LA Broadcasters for Most Recognition This Year

10 locally produced PBS productions honored including 10 nominations for 14th season of arts and culture series "Artbound."

James Gadson at his home studio | Photo by Oliver Wang

In the Pocket with James Gadson: An Essential Mixtape

If you've listened to pop music over the last 40 years, you've heard James Gadson. The musician is one of the most successful and prolific session players in history.

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Mount Wilson Observatory

Tour a 150-foot solar tower overlooking Los Angeles at Mount Wilson Observatory, a facility dedicated to the continued study of astronomy and solar observations.

A Los Angeles Primer: Century City

"Nothing dates faster than people's fantasies about the future," said Robert Hughes of Brazil's midcentury planned capital. He could have said it about Century City, Los Angeles' midcentury planned business district. What does a walk down the increasin...