Los Angeles Is Miserable
An Anti-War Sculpture Is the Latest Battleground in LA's Gentrification War
The Santa Monica City Council is attempting to remove an anti-war sculpture on public property, ostensibly to make way for lucrative redevelopment. The fight over the sculpture is a microcosm of LA's greatest issue in the 21st century: how to gentrify...
Gene Simmons and KISS Are Bringing Pro Football Back to Los Angeles, Kinda
LA, site of the first Super Bowl and a city that is built upon the idea of distraction, doesn't have a professional football team. Enter Gene Simmons of KISS, who wants to fill the void with a cheeseball Arena Football team.
Photographing the Misery of LA's 6th Street
It's been 30 years since Randy Newman name-checked 6th Street in "I Love LA," his ironic ode to Los Angeles's class inequity. In that time, the divide between the city's handful of haves and countless have-nots has widened, perhaps irreparably.
An LA Housing Project Could Be Giving Its Residents Lead Poisoning
The LA City Council approved a $1 billion project to raze the Jordan Downs housing project and build a mixed-income apartment complex in its stead. Unfortunately, an adjacent industrial site is contaminated with lead, which might have seeped into the...
Online Dating in Los Angeles Makes Me Miserable
To be fair, dating anywhere is miserable, but, there's something about living in LA that makes all of it so much more dreadful. The city is so spread out that rush hour dictates our lives more than our desire for sex does.
Los Angeles Is Finally Starting to Run Out of Water
California's governor just declared a drought emergency after the state's driest year in recorded history. The lack of water will especially affect Los Angeles, which has been buying water for its 4 million citizens for years. If there's no water to...
What Makes People in Los Angeles Miserable?
A recent study claimed that almost 40 percent of Los Angeles residents live in "misery," so I went out to meet these sad bastards and figure out what specifically makes the average Angelino depressed.
Los Angeles Is Miserable: An Introduction
An independent commission endorsed by the city claimed that almost 40 percent of Los Angeles residents live in "misery." In our week-long series, we examine what really makes Angelinos miserable. Hint: it's mostly poverty, environmental disaster, and...