Local Engagement Column
2013
State legislation explodes codification of nuclear family
Author: Manna Selassie California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 274 on Sept. 27, allowing courts to recognize more than two legal parents for a child....
2013
York’s hipness thinly guises problematic gentrification
Author: Manna Selassie York Boulevard is the kind of cool that puts a bad taste in any conscientious person's mouth. Occidental students may be excited to...
2013
L.A. River restoration deserves full investment
Author: Lena Smith Where there should be natural banks, the Los Angeles River is encased in unsightly concrete walls. There is little – aside from spotty...
2013
L.A.’s appetite for street food may finally be matched by policy
Author: Keegan McChesney Los Angeles is home to an assortment of eclectic street vendors, but sadly, these vendors are technically criminals under current city law. Last...
2013
Safer sex porn laws must be upheld, regardless of profit loss
Author: Cordelia Kenney All it takes to bring the porn industry to its knees is a little bit of latex. Nearly a year after California passed...
2014
Eagle Rock offers hidden gems, untapped resources
Author: Taylor Majewski Home to Occidental College, Eagle Rock is a neighborhood on the rise. The real-estate brokerage firm Redfin recently named Eagle-Rock the second "hottest"...
2014
Pedestrians must take back Eagle Rock Boulevard
Author: Stephen Nemeth One of the advantages of living in a small neighborhood like Eagle Rock is how close together everything and everyone is. But one...
2014
Shift to Latino plurality calls for progressive policy changes
Author: Christian Morales
This month, Latinos will become the largest ethnic group in California. Making up 39 percent of the population, they will overtake...
Local Engagement Column
Local music festivals offer affordable Coachella alternatives
Author: Jeremy Childs It is a question every college student in Southern California hears: “Oh my god, are you going to Coachella this year? The lineup’s,...
2013
Plastic bag ban serves corporate, not human interests
Author: Manna Selassie The California State Senate fell three votes short to enact Plastic Bag Bill SB405 on Sept. 3. The "bag ban" would have banned...
2013
New minimum wage is step in the right direction
Author: Lucy Feickert The minimum wage in California is now the highest in the nation at $10 an hour. While many argue this increase will hurt...
2013
Street initiatives on Figueroa and Colorado must stem from community
Author: Keegan McChesney Colorado Boulevard and Figueroa Street, two of the main corridors through Eagle Rock and Highland Park, have recently become epicenters for community growth....
