The moment I stepped foot on the campus, I knew I belonged there somehow. Right below Griffith Park—what seemed like worlds away from home in…
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It’s Saturday night, and in an otherwise quiet and sleepy part of Historic Filipinotown, you can hear music bumping from the door propped open at…
On January 10th, the Police Protective League, the union that represents police officers at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), announced that they had hired…
It’s taken a very long time to admit it, but yes, I am an environmentalist. There has always been some trepidation and awkwardness towards the…
I have tremendous pride for the neighborhood I grew up in, though it took a very long time for me to get to that place.
Growing up, I fantasized on a daily basis about moving out. I wanted to be my own person, never have to share a room, and…
The American Dream. Setting the foundation for generational wealth in the family. “Making it.” The symbol of true success. Yeah, I’m talking about homeownership. That’s…
How can we produce a society where we can take care of each other? Well, that’s certainly difficult here in the United States, the only…
The internet, and most specifically social media-oriented websites, are great at being total time burglars. Meaning, you can lose a lot of time looking at…
“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some…
My most formidable years were spent watching The Simpsons, reading Archie comics and playing video games. Some of the most valuable lessons I was taught…
As an LA native I would have never imagined that a bike movement would ever flourish in this city. Not because it’s impossible, but because…
On April 27, 1992, my mother had to make probably one of the most difficult decisions in her life---take my grandmother off life-support. I was...
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Observations on the motherland…. Every time I go to El Salvador, getting around is the quite the experience. The last time I went to visit…
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention By: Manning Marable Hardcover: 608 pages Published: April 1, 2011 ISBN: 0670022209 One of the most highly anticipated books of…
Is the lack of recreational space making us fatter? Probably. (Among other things) Americans are getting fatter every day. I’m sure there’s a statistic out…
There is a longstanding debate regarding the role of white folks in the struggle for racial and economic justice. Should they be part of strategic…
A post-Mother’s Day rant and reflection on the past and present lives of women… Yes, women have it worse than men. But for women of…
In 2003, at the peak of the market, my parents proudly bought their first home. We’re quite a large family—5 kids total, and you have…