Los Angeles
A Conversation With Mayor Eric Garcetti
Mayor Eric Garcetti says that for Los Angeles homelessness is the “the moral and humanitarian crisis of our time.”
L.A.’s Unclaimed Dead
Each year, Los Angeles County sponsors a burial service for the those who have died within the county borders but whose bodies have gone unclaimed. Here is a reflection by writer Janet Kinosian, who attended the annual burial service in December 2017.
Top L.A. Hiking Trails
When the summer months finally arrive, some of us head toward beach and ocean. But others dream of hills and hikes. The Los Angeles area is riddled with pathways through the woods and along the peaks.
Sweet Hope
Lynell George finds hope amid strife when she looks back to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the journey her family made years before from New Orleans for a new life in Los Angeles.
The Lessons in Los Angeles’ Murals
L.A.’s murals have been part of Professor Karen Mary Davalos’ life since childhood. They not only spoke to her about background as a Chicana, they also helped her learn about herself.
L.A.’s Unmatched Murals
With perhaps 1,500 murals across the city, Los Angeles has earned its reputation as the Mural Capital of the United States.
This Is Indian Country
For most of the past century, a migration has been taking place within the United States: Native Americans have been moving from tribal and rural lands to America’s cities. Today, Los Angeles has become the “urban Indian capital of the United States.”
Imagined L.A.: Brian Doyle on the City’s Past and Future
Brian Doyle says that of all literary forms the essay is “closest to the human voice at play; the most naked unadorned form, with none of the filters and often stilted self-indulgent vibe of the other forms; the essay is you and your friend having a pint and telling tales with glee and tears.” Doyle has never set foot in Los Angeles. But his song of this city, an original essay, describes a place we recognize.
L.A. Street Food
Garrett Snyder ’09, a graduate of SFTV and the food editor at LA Weekly, takes LMU Magazine on a tour of his favorite foods around the city.