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·Nov 24, 2020

Eric Garcetti’s Dream is to be Ignored in LA: Instead, He’s Despised

Mayor Garcetti is trying to fly under the radar all the way to the top: we cannot let him. — On June 2013, Eric Garcetti won the mayoral runoff election against city Controller Wendy Greuel. He had 54% of the vote — only 409,000 voted that year in a city with a population of (at the time) 3.8 million. It was the lowest turnout since the 1930s. Then in 2017…

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Eric Garcetti’s Dream is to be Ignored in LA: Instead, He’s Despised
Eric Garcetti’s Dream is to be Ignored in LA: Instead, He’s Despised
Opinion

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KNOCK

·Sep 1, 2020

Misogyny, Control, and Mistreatment: A Look Inside Writers Blok

Writers of color have felt unsafe or silenced in a group that touts itself as an inclusive community. — Maylin Tu, a personal essayist based in Los Angeles, loved the camaraderie she found at Writers Blok. It’s difficult to be a working writer in LA, but as a paying Writers Blok member, she had a place to attend writing sessions and lecture series featuring accomplished screenwriters and novelists. …

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Misogyny, Control, and Mistreatment: A Look Inside Writers Blok
Misogyny, Control, and Mistreatment: A Look Inside Writers Blok
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ZORA

·Aug 13, 2019

Sharing A Koreatown Meal Is My Family’s Special Bonding Ritual

Critiquing our cuisine is just a part of the experience — When my parents critique kimchi at restaurants, they look at two things: The color: It tells you everything about the life and health of the cabbage. Kimchi should boast a speckled ruby red on its surface without looking as if it was doused in liquid fire. …

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Sharing A Koreatown Meal Is My Family’s Special Bonding Ritual
Sharing A Koreatown Meal Is My Family’s Special Bonding Ritual
Food

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Lisa Kwon

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luxury is for the people…heaven’s gate is a butterfly door • writer based in Los Angeles

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