by Kim Cooper | May 16, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
It’s election season in Los Angeles, and with Eric Garcetti termed out, the fight for the chief executive slot—a race which was Jose Huizar’s to lose and did he ever—has attracted a predictable mix of deep pockets, political lifers and idealistic long...
by Kim Cooper | May 4, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
Q: If a 1950s air raid siren falls in South Los Angeles, will anybody come and get it? Obsolete infrastructure can be beautiful in its decay, but not when it fails, spilling potentially deadly hunks of steel onto private property. When Siren No. 184 came down, we got...
by Kim Cooper | Apr 24, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
Partial demolition for the landmark Morrison Hotel (Morgan, Walls and Morgan, 1914)? That’s the plan of Relevant Group, the developer that’s currently facing a Congressional investigation over alleged EB-5 Chinese investor visa fraud for its Hollywood hotels. But it...
by Kim Cooper | Apr 1, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
Happy 1950 U.S. Census release day! It’s 72 years since enumerators with cute little clipboards and mechanical pencils fanned out across post-war America and asked every soul they could buttonhole for their stats. A decade ago, I blogged about the 1940 Census...
by Kim Cooper | Mar 16, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
Click play, then follow along with our live commentary on this hearing here. Taix French Restaurant is a beloved Echo Park landmark that has become the poster child for how billionaire developers continue to corrupt Los Angeles City Hall–even while multiple...
