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The Day I Lost My Best Friend
The Day I Lost My Best Friend
On a Sunday morning in late December, I drew a bath complete with candles, lavender oil, and the soft notes of Dustin O’Halloran music…
Gena Vazquez 🖊
Dec 29, 2020
Bruce Pardo: The Santa Claus Shooter
Bruce Pardo: The Santa Claus Shooter
He dressed up as Santa and killed nine people at a Christmas party.
DeLani R. Bartlette
Dec 21, 2020
We’re All Going to the Zoo
We’re All Going to the Zoo
Visiting the Los Angeles Zoo during a pandemic.
Charlene DeKalb
Nov 23, 2020
Richard Chase: The Vampire of Sacramento
Richard Chase: The Vampire of Sacramento
Chase began showing signs of mental illness early, including the “dark triad” of bed-wetting, arson, and cruelty to animals.
DeLani R. Bartlette
Nov 23, 2020
Norris and Bittaker: The Toolbox Killers
Norris and Bittaker: The Toolbox Killers
Behind bars, they hatched their plan to abduct, rape, and torture girls between the ages of 13 and 19.
DeLani R. Bartlette
Oct 26, 2020
Catalina Film Festival — Celebrating a Decade of Film
Catalina Film Festival — Celebrating a Decade of Film
On an unusually warm San Diego night on March 11th, 2020, I joined a conference call with my core team members of the Catalina Film…
Gena Vazquez 🖊
Sep 17, 2020
The Future of Energy from the Mojave
The Future of Energy from the Mojave
About a half dozen years ago I woke up from a dead sleep in my Los Angeles home. Something said to me, “go to Vegas. You got nothing of…
Gena Vazquez 🖊
Sep 15, 2020
September 9, 2020- The Day San Francisco Died?
September 9, 2020- The Day San Francisco Died?
On September 9, 2020, the apocalyspe came to San Francisco. The city (and indeed all of Northern California) had already plagued by poor…
Peter Cioth
Sep 13, 2020
LA BioStart Biotech Entrepreneur Boot Camp Day #1
LA BioStart Biotech Entrepreneur Boot Camp Day #1
Background information on what this biotechnology boot camp was: 🧬🦠
Skylar Björn
Aug 29, 2020
Southern California Excursions for our Pandemic Reality
Southern California Excursions for our Pandemic Reality
Ideas for socially distant and interesting things to do or see in Southern California, besides hiking and a trip to the beach.
Charlene DeKalb
Aug 11, 2020
Twain Harte: a California vacation town that will transport you back to the 50's
Twain Harte: a California vacation town that will transport you bac...
Imagine one of those travel postcards, the city in bright block font, images of the perfect beach town filling the letters, nostalgic of…
Annie C. Reller
Jul 30, 2020
Honestly, I Don’t Want To Go Back To California
Honestly, I Don’t Want To Go Back To California
And why should I?
Cassie M. Thompson
Jul 23, 2020
Northern California Made Its Mark On The 2020 MLB Draft.
Northern California Made Its Mark On The 2020 MLB Draft.
Even though the Major League Baseball Season remains on hold due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in some respects the show had to go on…
Peter Cioth
Jun 14, 2020
Shelving “Gone With The Wind”
Shelving “Gone With The Wind”
News has broken that streaming service HBO Max has temporarily removed the most influential 1939 classic American film Gone with the Wind…
Gena Vazquez 🖊
Jun 11, 2020
White Silence is Deafening: BLM Shines a Light On a Bigger Problem In The US.
White Silence is Deafening: BLM Shines a Light On a Bigger Problem ...
My personal story at the Huntington Beach Black Lives Matter Protest.
Matthew Rhodes
Jun 1, 2020
Looting: America’s Newest Divisive Topic
Looting: America’s Newest Divisive Topic
Last night, many in Los Angeles came together to protest police brutality and the wrongful death of George Floyd. For some this meant…
Cassie M. Thompson
May 30, 2020
Gibraltar of the Pacific
Gibraltar of the Pacific
The discovery of Morro Bay, California
Gena Vazquez 🖊
May 26, 2020
West Hollywood Reprised
West Hollywood Reprised
Any night of the week you can find packed clubs lining Santa Monica Boulevard and wrapped around the adjoining Robertson Boulevard in West…
Gena Vazquez 🖊
May 24, 2020
God Served Me Tea At California’s Trippiest Festival
God Served Me Tea At California’s Trippiest Festival
Jon lifted a nebulous green crystal to my face. “Stare into it,” he said. “It will transport you to another universe.”
Raisa Nastukova
May 19, 2020
What’s the Plan?
What’s the Plan?
Two weeks ago, I shared the County Public Health Department’s key indicators for assessing our readiness to slowly and safely reopen…
Matt Mahan
May 18, 2020
San Clemente — A Seaside Poem
San Clemente — A Seaside Poem
When beaches closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, my only way to experience the beach was to recall memories…
Janell Hanf
May 17, 2020
The Hollywood Dame Who Invented Wireless Technology
The Hollywood Dame Who Invented Wireless Technology
A look into the life and accomplishments of Hedy Lamarr.
Gena Vazquez 🖊
May 16, 2020
That One Twilight Zone Where Three People Actually Died
That One Twilight Zone Where Three People Actually Died
There was one segment in particular: “Time Out,” starring Vic Morrow, that went too far, even for The Twilight Zone.
DeLani R. Bartlette
May 11, 2020
The Best Places to Strike California Gold
The Best Places to Strike California Gold
Vacationing in the Golden State can be a great experience! It can also be profitable if you add gold mining to your activities. Yes! There…
Gena Vazquez 🖊
May 8, 2020
How Are Film Festivals Surviving COVID-19?
How Are Film Festivals Surviving COVID-19?
As the novelty virus was quietly traveling to the U.S. in January, so were thousands of filmmakers. Little did they know that Sundance —…
Gena Vazquez 🖊
May 7, 2020
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