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If you want to hear poetry on a Friday night in the San Joaquin Valley, stop by Howie & Son’s Pizza Parlor in Visalia.You’ll find us in the back room, by…
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Is teaching yoga to kids a form of religious indoctrination? About a month ago, a California judge ruled that yoga could be taught at the Encinitas Union…
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When I was a little boy growing up in Pittsburgh, hundreds of miles from the ocean, the only sharks I ever saw were at the aquarium or on my TV. These…
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Los Angeles is the only place I’ve ever been invited to someone’s house for a meal and been served a glass of juice, period. That morning, I sat on my…
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There’s a nasty California disease spreading so fast that even our baseball teams have caught it.Last year, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim kept their…
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A riddle. If you land at a big-city airport and there’s no train there, where are you?Answer: California.Yes, San Francisco, I know you’re the exception,…
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How did I, of all people, end up starting an opera company? The answer has to do with being willing to forget about credentials and just take that first…
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To the distinguished California Public High School Class of 2013.I’m sorry James Franco canceled at the last minute. I’m even sorrier that you wound up…
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Last week, I watched a debate between Los Angeles mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel, and a clear winner emerged: Warren Olney, the…