Native Intelligence archive
for March 2007

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Which way LA?*

Once the traffic engineers make their case to the public, I expect all of Los Angeles will wholeheartedly agree and support making Pico and Olympic one-way boulevards.

The Swarm

I thought of the tens of bees that had died at my hands, crushed beneath the glossy pages of a food magazine and the irony smacked me upside the head. No bees cross-pollinating the almond and fruit trees? Then no almond pear clafouti. It's that simple. I felt a pang of guilt realizing that not only was I endangering our delicate ecosystem, but also the future of desserts everywhere.

Beauty and the Beast at the Rock and Roll Cafe, Part II

Here's a link to my Independent piece about the collision between Lana Clarkson and Phil Spector, as promised in my...

Guide to Malibu's Hidden Beaches--Pt. 3

The Malibu Beaches Owners Manual, for public owners who want to know how to find and use the 20 miles of public beaches (out of 27) that are lined with private development.

Thinking about Cathy Seipp

Somehow I never believed it would really happen, but Cathy Seipp, a friend, died yesterday of the kind of lung...

A face for radio

This man with the hypnotically seductive voice and a face for radio has disappointed my wife, and not just because he was more attractive through her mind's eye.

Cathy Seipp RIP

My friend Cathy Seipp died today. It’s hard to write this because I can feel her peering over my shoulder,...

Craig's list

No wonder Craigslist kicks newspapers' butts...

VIDEO: World's largest airliner comes to L.A. (phew!)

Apparently, Airbus almost stood us up.

Phil Spector and Tom Wolfe: Joined at the indictment?

Six months after Lana Clarkson was found dead of a gunshot blast to the face in Phil Spector's Alhambra mansion,...

When Irish Writers Are Writing

With the green shadow of Saint Patrick’s Day looming, my thoughts have turned to whether Los Angeles has produced any...

Catfish in the LA River?

I used to see people fishing in the LA River and wonder what they thought they might catch - a...
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: As Women's History Month approached the trailblazing journalist was told that when the press corps moves back to the White House in May, she'll lose her longtime front-row briefing room seat. Ironic? Helen thought so.

Flushing Money Down the Toilet. Really.

I ripped my bill – serial # E41490434 D – into four pieces, neatly bifurcating George Washington’s head into left and right brain and left and right jaw portraits ... and let the scraps waft lazily down into the clean, inviting water.
KCET control room
kcet-rehearsal-control.jpgA peek inside the TV station's Burbank studios.
Whitt's Wood Yard
whitts-wood-yard.jpgElon Musk wants to drill here at Pico and Sepulveda.
BCAM
bcam-stairs.jpgThe Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA.
David Hockney at LACMA
hockney-arrives-lacma.jpgThe artist arrives to open his latest exhibit.
Mountain lion family
mountain-lion-family-martinez.jpgFrom Robert Martinez's trail cam in the San Gabriels.
The power of 'pluribus' plays
Allegiance-9-(1).jpgDon Shirley on theater in LA
Macy's winds down
mannequin-graveyard-macys.jpgThe store in Westside Pavilion has closed down.
Streetscape: Westwood
westwood-sky-lao.jpgWestwood Boulevard looking north and a little bit skyward.
Streetscape: East LA
la-luz-del-mundo.jpg Iglesia La Luz del Mundo, East 1st Street.
Sign from LA's past
loves-bbq-valley-relics.jpg Sign from an old Love's BBQ restaurant at the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth.
Visiting her old ballet costumes
melissa-barak-cost-iris.jpg Melissa Barak at LACMA Chagall exhibit with the artist's memorable designs.
Engine Co. 17
engine-co-17-side.jpg Inside the long-closed Arts District fire station on Santa Fe Avenue.
Wilshire Grand Center lobby
wilshire-grand-lobby-wall.jpg Visitors check out the wall-mounted sculpture by artist Do Ho Suh.
Barnsdall Park
barnsdall-park-trees.jpg Under the trees.
Inside Hollyhock House
hollyhock-columns.jpgPhoto taking was allowed for one weekend. So we did.
Streetscape: Lincoln Heights
el-milagro-market.jpgProductos Mexicanos at El Milagro Market on Avenue 18.
June 6, 1968
rfk-hearse-wide-lapl.jpgThe body of Robert F. Kennedy leaves Good Samaritan hospital. More pics
Streetscape: DTLA
spring-street-bike-lane.jpgSpring Street bike lane.
Palm weeds of Santa Susana
santa-susana-palm-weeds.jpgOak trees, sandstone ridges and fan palms? Ugh. More
Streetscape: West LA
405-at-smblvd.jpg405 North at Santa Monica Boulevard.
Hills turning brown
grman1.jpgThe hills above Gorman.
Arcana Books
arcana-books.jpgIn the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City.
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