A Night Market Arrives, and Asks the Neighborhood a Question
The new evening market on Cahuenga is a welcome thing. Whether it becomes part of the neighborhood or merely happens to it will depend on the parts nobody photographs.
Opinion
Editorials, columns and letters to the editor.
They May Take the Blue Box off My Corner, and I Will Miss the Ceremony of It
The Postal Service is thinning out its low-volume collection boxes. Our columnist makes the case for the small daily rite of mailing a letter by hand.
The Week the City Admits It Has Weather
Los Angeles spends most of the year pretending the sky is a fixed backdrop. Then it rains, everyone drives like it's the first time, and the town becomes briefly honest about itself.
Letters: The Skate Park That Isn't, the Library That Won't Open, and the Sidewalk That Won't Finish
Readers write in about the delayed skate park under the 101, the still-closed library reading room, holiday parking on the Boulevard, and one small kindness worth reporting.
Between Seasons on a Street That Won't Sit Still
Late November finds the Boulevard in the lull before the holidays and the awards rush — swept, fenced, half-open, and quietly waiting for the town to go back to work.
When the Money Gets Tight, the City Cuts the Things You Only Miss Later
A shrinking production economy means a shrinking tax base, and the budget knife is finding libraries, park hours and street crews first. This board urges the council to protect the basics.
The Man Who Stops Traffic for Eight-Year-Olds Is the Calmest Person I Know
Every school morning a crossing guard turns a dangerous corner into an orderly one and asks nothing back. Our columnist has been scheduling her mornings around watching him work.
Letters: A Skate Park Still Fenced, a Reading Room Still Dark, and a League With Nowhere to Play
Readers respond to recent reporting on the delayed skate park under the 101, the closed library reading room, the thin year on the call sheets, and a Little League short of field time.
Letters: On the Repaved Stars, a Skate Park Still on Paper and the Hill That Stayed Quiet
Readers respond to recent reporting on the Walk of Fame ribbon-cutting, the long-promised skate park under the 101, the stalled Runyon Canyon 10K, and the crews leaving town.
The City Keeps Announcing Dates It Has No Intention of Keeping
A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for the Walk of Fame repaving in May. We hope it holds — but the neighborhood has learned to read the city's timelines as wishes, not promises.
