My Opinion
Remembering — After She Is Gone
[Editor's Note: The community activist composed this tribute to his wife Toby who died two weeks ago this morning.]
I'll always remember Toby's big, brown expressive eyes as they rolled and danced when she spoke about puppies, kittens and infants.
I'll always remember the wrinkle in her forehead when she had an important point to make and needed me to chime in with appropriate comments.
I'll always remember Toby's big, brown expressive eyes as they rolled and danced when she spoke about puppies, kittens and infants.
I'll always remember the wrinkle in her forehead when she had an important point to make and needed me to chime in with appropriate comments.
A Fresh New Breeze Just Blew in, and Her Name Is...
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I'm an infamous punk rock photographer (the MOST published in L.A.,1976-1980), artist, writer, teacher, computer guru, old movie fan, Broadway aficionado, friend to famous and not-so-famous artists, musicians, creatives, love animals, hate cars and new contributor to thefrontpageonline.com.
I'm an infamous punk rock photographer (the MOST published in L.A.,1976-1980), artist, writer, teacher, computer guru, old movie fan, Broadway aficionado, friend to famous and not-so-famous artists, musicians, creatives, love animals, hate cars and new contributor to thefrontpageonline.com.
The Budget Crisis Facing the LAUSD is a Red Herring
There are some things that people refuse to speak, even if they are true. We live in a culture that is so ingrained with "cultural sensitivities" that some issues may not, cannot, be discussed for fear of crossing the lines of comfortable discourse.
So it is with the LAUSD.
So it is with the LAUSD.
The Best Editor I Ever Worked for
[Editor’s Note: Mr. Fry, a longtime colleague of Glenn Esterly, composed this essay after Mr. Esterly’s death this week.]
I had contributed reviews and feature articles to the Culver City News and Blue Pacific News from about 2002, after retiring from a long career at UCLA.
I had contributed reviews and feature articles to the Culver City News and Blue Pacific News from about 2002, after retiring from a long career at UCLA.
A Christmas Message: Exhorting You to Think with Your Heart
My Christmas message:
The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation,
We shall harness the energies of love.
On that day, for the second time in the history of humankind,
We shall have discovered fire
–Teilhard de Chardin
The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation,
We shall harness the energies of love.
On that day, for the second time in the history of humankind,
We shall have discovered fire
–Teilhard de Chardin
A ‘Real Possibility’ of Late-Year School Budget Cuts
Having just returned from the California School Board Assn.’s annual education conference to find our District's first interim budget report waiting for me, it seems appropriate that I write about money.
Broken Promises and the State of the City’s Financial Health
[Editor’s Note: From activist Paul Ehrlich’s address to the City Council last Monday night on the state of city finances.]
Let’s talk money — or the lack thereof.
Let’s talk money — or the lack thereof.
Why City Hall Is Suing to Delay Oil Drilling By...
[Editor’s Note: City Atty. Carol Schwab issued the following report when City Hall filed one of four lawsuits, so far, against the County over the way the County recently handled approval for an oil drilling company to expand its operations. Last Monday, the newspaper carried the lawsuit filed by attorney Ken Kutcher of Culver Crest (Keyword: Kutcher). The other three are below.]
Hoping to Bring Back the EIR on Oil Drilling for...
[Editor’s Note: As promised a month ago when “unfriendly” verdicts were rendered by the County Board of Supervisors regarding drilling in the Baldwin Hills, citizens of the Culver Crest area have filed suit against the County and the oil drilling company known as PXP. “Our purpose,” said Kenneth L. Kutcher, lead attorney for the petitioners, “is to request the Superior Court to order the County to revise and re-circulate for further review and public comment the Environmental Impact Report. The EIR needs to study the Community Standards District as adopted, and the mitigation measures in the CSD need to be more fully developed at that time. The lawsuit does not attempt to prohibit all oil drilling in the Baldwin Hills. Rather, this lawsuit seeks to ensure that future drilling and production of oil and gas in the Baldwin Hills is done safely and responsibly to mitigate significant potential adverse impacts on the surrounding communities and natural environment.” The case was filed last Tuesday, and the County was served the next day.]
Taking a Closer Look at How Ridley-Thomas Came from 20...
[Editor’s Note: Political consultant Steve Barkan of SG&A Campaigns has just completed his analysis of the race for the single opening on the County Board of Supervisors.]
