Civil Rights icon, @doloreshuerta, made a brave move today, revealing a secret she had been holding for 60 years for the sake of the Farm Workers movement. You can read her letter here: medium.com/@dolores_hue...

A quick thread about the long use of the Spanish language in the politics of the U.S. Southwest, which includes some of the readily accessible documents I used to write my book. www.ucpress.edu/books/an-ame... /1

"It really undermines the legacy of what these games are supposed to represent." LA City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez calling for Casey Wasserman to resign on Spectrum, referencing the USA gymnastic team members who were abused by team doctor Larry Nassar

Thank you to everyone who is risking their safety and contributing their time and money to protect our neighbors. If you are so inclined, please check out Stand With Minnesota (standwithminnesota.com) to find a way to help. And no one start any beefs with Will Stancil. (2/2)

"There is something incredibly important about a story so confident in its masculinity, so assured of its legitimacy as a sports romance story, taking off in the way that this adaptation has." @uk.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/heated-rival.... #HeatedRivalry #socialimaginaries

State control of historical memory is a classic hallmark of authoritarian regimes, just FYI.

“As I see glimpses of Low’s home before & after the fires, I again feel as if I’m standing in a liminal space, a remembrance but also a reminder.” www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st... #LAFires Hard not to feel emotional after see'g this powerful #VRfilm last night @ the Music Center's Innovation Social.

“The astonishing thing is not that Los Angeles burns but that so much of its development has enhanced rather than blunted the threat from fire,” Stephen Pyne. @dwallacewells.bsky.social in the NYT -> www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o... #LAFires #AmWest

“And yet the simultaneous disappearance of my written and familial archive has spurred me to make new marks, to trace the absence of an archive turned to ashes, to write the disaster in order to begin again,” Vanessa Holyoak. #LAFires

Pasadena's Colorado Street Bridge, Arroyo Seco Freeway & the City Hall fountain as depicted in AppleTV’s “Shrinking” Rose Parade float. #Floatfest #Pasadena

Soap actor Anthony Geary (RIP!) once sat next to me in a crowded waiting room at the Jiffy Lube in Silver Lake. #generalhospital #AnthonyGeary

I hate flying, but I love flying into Los Angeles. #aerialphoto

Saw this statue of F. Scott Fitzgerald as we walked through St. Paul's Rice Park yesterday, which happened to be the 85th anniversary of his death. The Great Gatsby author died in #WestHollywood on Dec 21, 1940 (www.westhollywoodhistory.org/playground-t...). #FScottFitzgerald #StPaulMN

Getting into the holiday spirit at the Creekside Supper Club in #Minneapolis. 🎅🏽🎄🧑🏽‍🎄

“Living here has given me a 'long view' of my #suburban life. Other writers have chosen differently & made a rich literature out of American itchiness to move on to bigger/brighter places. I've contributed to a minor literature of hang'g around to see what happens next." www.lapl.org/collections-...

"Regular observers of copyright law’s favorite holiday know the drill: on Jan 1, 2026, a new crop of creative works from 1930 (along with sound recordings from 1925) will enter the #publicdomain in the United States—ready to be remixed, recycled, or repurposed..." copyrightlately.com/public-domai...

The City of Industry is finalizing arrangements to get started building the first phase of a planned 10-mile long bike path. Initial 1.5 mile phase will be along Valley Blvd. la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/11/c...

The literary Christmas tree in the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social’s historic rotunda. #LosAngeles #LibrarySky

The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

📣 TONIGHT! @thewaroncars.bsky.social is coming to LA! I'm joining them onstage for a live show with @streetsforall.org to promote their new book. 🌧️ WE MUST SHOW THESE NEW YORKERS THAT A LITTLE RAIN DOES NOT SCARE LA AWAY! 🎟️ Tickets are available here: www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...

A clip from the lovely #SingingIntheRain number during the Lineage Performing Arts Center’s “Broadway Gamble Ramble” production at the historic Gamble House on Friday night. gamblehouse.org/mec-events/b... #HouseMuseums #MusicalTheatre #LAThtr #TheatreSky #Pasadena

Help name the future Puente Hills Regional Park. Your idea could shape the identity of this new park! ENGLISH: https://tinyurl.com/2eyh7ump SPANISH: https://tinyurl.com/yx43kmsh

“The #HollywoodBlacklist was a literal death for some, like the Black actor Canada Lee who played the noble doomed ex-champ in ‘Body & Soul’ [1947]…By May 1952, #CanadaLee was alone & penniless. He died of a heart attack at age 45." From "Red Hollywood" -> @kanopy.com: www.kanopy.com/en/product/r...

A couple of pix from Saturday's opening reception for "Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective," an exhibit at the Vincent Price Art Museum. #DíaDeLosMuertos #LosAngeles

I’m a fan of #Ciclavia all year long, but I especially appreciate it during the #spookyseason. 👻 #losangeles

@skpawlicki.bsky.social was, until the Trump administration canceled the program, working as a Mellon fellow for the National Parks Service. She created the most incredible women's history programming, and now, she's recreated it entirely separately: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

"The physical landscape of Los Angeles also provides inspiration for #PatrickMartinez, whose large-scale sculptural painting 'Battle of the City on Fire' (2025) pulls from the city’s vernacular architecture, signage, and murals," @mattstromberg.bsky.social. hyperallergic.com/1046894/five...

"At 48.5 miles, the A Line is already the longest light rail line in the world. With the new extension, it will be 57.6 miles long - extending from #Pomona through #Pasadena and #DTLA to #LongBeachCA." @streetsblogla.bsky.social: la.streetsblog.org/2025/07/24/m... #LosAngeles #transit

Excited to add a new tap card to my small @metrolosangeles.bsky.social tap card collection. 🚃😊🚌 #HispanicHeritageMonth

This Puente Hills Regional Park is a big deal! Kudos to Hilda Solis for shepherding this project. Looking forward to the new park opening!

“The island of imagination won out over terrestrial reality and resulted in some of the most beautiful #maps ever produced," @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social. Maps featuring #California as an island -> exhibits.stanford.edu/david-rumsey... #CaliforniaAdmissionDay

M3.5 10km N of #LaVerne, CA, #SouthernCalifornia #Earthquake confirmed valid. Updated analysis coming soon @ buff.ly/YnlVPfk And make sure if you felt it that you fill out the DYFI page on the USGS! buff.ly/wXQMPcu

Wonderful night at the #GoetheInstitut in Los Angeles celebrating the puppet world of El Triste & La Smiley, characters created by LA puppeteer Cain Carias. Blown away by all the creativity on display -- the puppets, their customized outfits & all the art work from folks inspired by his #puppetry.

“In 2016, leaders of 14 #Mayan communities joined Mexican conservationists to formulate a plan. Inspired by the #CaminodeSantiago in Spain, they landed on the idea of a long-distance #trekking route, stringing together ancient trails the villagers used to travel.” www.sierraclub.org/sierra/how-m...

"Los Angeles can feel impenetrable. Even if you are a native and know it like the back of your hand. It also changes in a blink; your map keeps shifting. You must keep recalibrating, searching for what still feels like yours," @lynellgeorge.bsky.social. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/map-to-liter...

Felt that earthquake out here in the east San Gabriel Valley!

“He joked that his medium is smog, and his #artist assistant is the city of Los Angeles itself.” “I want the sculpture to collect data in the way that my body or my family or my neighbors’ bodies collect data by how they are breathing in the debris,” Carlos Agredano. www.artnews.com/art-news/art...

My first time hearing #BohemianRhapsody on the organ…and not just any organ. This is the Spreckels Organ in San Diego’s #BalboaPark built for the Panama-CA Exposition in 1915. With 5,017 pipes, the #SpreckelsOrgan is said to be the largest fully-outdoor organ in the world. #organmusic #SanDiego

In the past five minutes, just happened to read two articles that both reference the book by #HeatherMcGhee titled “The Sum Of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone And How We Can Prosper Together." #SumofUs #LosAngeles www.latimes.com/entertainmen... nonprofitquarterly.org/my-street-ve...

“An archive of throwaways gets new life when presented as a natural history composed of cultural artifacts. Absorbing works built from archives are becoming increasingly prominent in the art world.” www.latimes.com/entertainmen... #archival #artworld

That was some intense thunder here in the east #SGV! ⚡️🌩️⚡️ #losangeles

Felt that jolt of an earthquake here in the east SGV.

“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.” blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...

Felt a gentle shaking in the east SGV. Grateful for that emergency #earthquake alert!

On this week's podcast we talked about how Rick Caruso's new nonprofit to "rebuild" LA is swiftly aligning with the new Trump administration. On Joe Rogan, Caruso praised Trump and said "I'd love for him to give a blueprint to the city of LA and say, here are the 10 things you need to do"

“In Memoriam: Los Angeles, 2025" features the architectural landmarks lost in the #LAFires. vimeo.com/1049004385 As part of its "Healing the Heart of LA" initiative, Friends Of Residential Treasures: LA (FORT: LA) shared this brief video at its gathering at LAPL last Saturday. #architecturalhistory

Thank you firefighters! #LAFires Venice Beach:

"Some of the [ #archaeological] objects were from the Teotihuacan culture, while others represented the Zapotec culture, the Mesoamerican classic period, the middle Mesoamerican Preclassic period and the Aztec culture." artdependence.com/articles/ita... #MexicanHistory

"It’s another [thing] entirely to understand in practical terms how the absence of female perspectives affects the way #history is told, to recognize the threads that go unexplored or are never thought of in the first place," @kayteesal.bsky.social. lithub.com/history-skew... #womenshistory