by Kim Cooper | Jun 14, 2023 | The Esotouric Blog
Even though the matter of the Times Mirror Square / Historic-Cultural Monument was officially deemed “Council action final” on 12/07/2018, we keep that hoping new indictments will finally blow the lid off the obviously corrupt vote. This vote would result...
by Kim Cooper | May 14, 2023 | The Esotouric Blog
This week, Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez introduced a motion acknowledging that the proposed redevelopment of the Lincoln Heights Jail into a “maker’s district” is not actually happening. Her idea for the massive, derelict...
by Kim Cooper | Mar 29, 2023 | The Esotouric Blog
History doesn’t repeat, but in Los Angeles sometimes it rhymes something fierce. In the first verse, we’ve got Chicago émigré Raymond Chandler, the early 20th century downtown oil man who suppressed his literary ambitions while rising in the business world...
by Kim Cooper | Mar 14, 2023 | The Esotouric Blog
Some weeks, it seems like every time we check our email or DMs, there’s a new preservation crisis brewing, and some desperate, caring, exasperated Angeleno who feels compelled to tell us what’s threatened in their corner of the city, and ask if there’s any hope at...
by Kim Cooper | Feb 10, 2023 | The Esotouric Blog
Special for any tenants living in Skid Row Housing Trust properties or concerned neighbors: For anyone that is aware of a down elevator, fire alarm problem, broken window or door lock or other major repair issue at any SRHT property in the receivership, feel free to...
