THE DECLINE OF THE CITY OF ANGELS?? SOME IN LOS ANGELES APPARENTLY THINK SO

THE SPREAD OF LOS ANGELES 

LOS ANGELES FROM THE AIR, 

WITH MOUNTAINS 

A preliminary report is out, with much more scheduled to come,  from the Los Angeles 2020 Commission. "A Time for Truth" does the handwringing; the hard work of reconciling business and labor and civic leaders' interests -- and the public's? -- is due to be completed in ninety days. Only ninety days. 

See here for some of the specifics of the "grim complaints"; some pushback here and especially here. 

TAKE A MEETING, BEVERLY HILLS

HIGH POWER 

AT HOME 

CREATIVE MEETING 

"HOLLYWOOD" 

THE SEVENTIES 

one of a series 

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IS SEVENTY-FIVE

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

Officially opened May 28, 1937

A DETAIL OF A WORKADAY

VIEW OF A GRAND CONSTRUCTION

A broader (top to bottom) view

from the practical side

"Man on the Street"

"Person in a Car on the Bridge"

Point of View

here

The story of the anniversary festivities, and lots of gorgeous bridge-with-fireworks photographs, here.

THE OLD YEAR ENDS; THE NEW ONE BEGINS; A BRIDGE TO WHERE?

THE OLD YEAR ENDS

THE NEW ONE BEGINS

A BRIDGE TO WHERE?

ANOTHER HILLSIDE

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 2010

ANOTHER CITY ON A HILLSIDE: SAN FRANCISCO BY THE BAY

ANOTHER 

CITY ON A 

HILLSIDE 

SAN FRANCISCO BY THE BAY 

SAILING OUT

SAILING OUT 

Photograph © Gwendolyn Stewart 2010; All Rights Reserved 

U.S. NAVAL MEMORIAL 

VISTA POINT 

NORTHERN END OF 

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 

MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 

Some of the politics of its construction can be found here ("...the National Park Service has a policy against memorials"). 

EARL WARREN d. July 9, 1974

EARL WARREN 

March 19, 1891-July 9, 1974 

EARL WARREN 

CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT 

1953/4-1969 (EISENHOWER APPOINTEE) 

THRICE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 

REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR 

VICE-PRESIDENT, 1948 

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL, 1952 

LEADER OF THE "WARREN COURT" 

CO-CHAIR OF THE WARREN COMMISSION 

ON THE ASSASSINATION OF 

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY 

IT'S BERKELEY

IT'S BERKELEY

A PARKING SPACE

"RESERVED FOR

NOBEL LAUREATE

AT ALL TIMES"

BERKELEY STREET SCENE: A Vignette -- and The Rest of the Story?

SEEN ON THE STREET

ON A SUNDAY IN MAY

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

A vignette --

and

the rest of the story?

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE OPENS, May 27, 1937

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

OPENS

May 27, 1937

THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

MAY 2010

CALIFORNIA SUNSET... ON AN OIL RIG

CALIFORNIA SUNSET...

ON AN OIL RIG