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CA Senate Passes Reparations Legislation

The bills will now go to the members of the Assembly to similarly pass SB 1403, SB 1050 and SB…

1 year ago

The Autry Museum, Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond

Working with Native advisors, tribal community members and Native artists, Reclaiming El Camino takes a hard look at a painful…

2 years ago

The History and Changing Perceptions of Tattoos

The panel discussion is presented in conjunction with Tabu Tatu, an exhibition of 27 artworks created by eight tattoo artists,…

2 years ago

The Autry Museum, Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond

Reclaiming El Camino illuminates the goals, motivations and impacts of the California Spanish Mission system (beyond religious ones) from an…

2 years ago

Gov. Newsom Taps Experts and Advocates for Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education

The Council will assess the status of Holocaust and genocide education in California, make recommendations for how to improve Holocaust…

3 years ago

South Pacific Avenue, Part 2

The demise of Beacon Street and beyond  When I first arrived in San Pedro, the local chamber of commerce celebrated…

3 years ago

The Vanderlip Dream — Heir Proposes Historic Museum for Peninsula After Sale of Villa Narcissa

The historic Vanderlip mansion, built in 1924, is the centerpiece of an 11.5-acre property hidden in the hill directly above…

4 years ago

Book Review— The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

In 2013’s The Democracy Project: A History, A Crisis, A Movement, the late David Graeber, anthropologist and Founding Father of…

4 years ago

Random Letters: 12-16-21

Port Seeks a Negative Declaration For Phillip’s 66! In the middle of a fervent pledge to reduce petroleum import and…

4 years ago

Cultural Erasure

From Beacon Street to Star-Kist It would seem like we are once again in a rush into an uncertain future. …

4 years ago