On Friday morning, nearly 50 local faith and religious leaders, labor activists, and constituents of Congressman Ken Calvert showed up at his local office in Corona for a festive, spirited rally. The group signed personalized holiday cards, and a…

I bought An America Family by Khizr Khan for my husband, both wanting to support and honor this brave man, his family, the son that he lost, also knowing it’s a book Don would enjoy. I had no idea…

Keeping Daylight Saving Time Year-Round: Longer Light Later…

If you know me — even a little — you’ve heard me fuss about changing the clocks. I hate, hate, hate it when we turn the clocks back. I’m terribly sensitive to light and require a great deal of…

“Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves all day, but when the sunlight dies away let the delicious secret out to every breeze that roams about.” ~ Thomas Moore, Irish poet…

“Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description.” ~Anna Quindlen…

A small, influential group of celebrities and animal activists have reinvigorated their failed 2009 campaign to move Billy the elephant out of the LA Zoo. On April 19, Councilmember Paul Koretz introduced a motion to “immediately cancel any current…

This Danish word refers to a warm, friendly, cozy, delightfully intimate moment or thing. It gives off imagery of a candlelit winter evening at home with warm blankets and maybe a bit of alcohol. …

“But today I will take up space, so much space. I am practicing what I preach, breaking the cycle of fear, feeling like we are imposters, as if our accomplishments are accidental, as if it couldn’t have really happened.”…

Published originally in CityWatch LA BUTCHER ON LA – Within two weeks of moving into our new apartment in La Crescenta, I learned of two substantive, meaningful opportunities to participate locally: a community meeting explaining the new districts for elections…