It’s the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Week at Zócalo
Good-Looking Politicians, Bad Leaders, and Ugly Architecture
Happy 10th Birthday, Zócalo, Unlikely Child of Passion. How did a happy loner become the host of L.A.’s public square? Publisher and founding director Gregory Rodriguez tells us the story of how Zócalo got started.
Thanks, UCLA, For Jackie and Rachel Robinson. Before Jackie Robinson’s fame with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he had a short yet significant stint at UCLA , writes NPR’s Weekend Edition host Scott Simon. It was also on UCLA’s campus that he met the future Mrs. Jackie Robinson.
L.A. Only Looks Ugly. “Los Angeles is a city of architects but not a city of architecture—not public architecture, …