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Los Angeles Review of Books: Grasped by What We Cannot Grasp: The Elemental Poems of Dan Gerber
An assessment of Dan Gerber’s career, seen through a fishing trip with our reviewer, as well as a look at his “New and Selected Poems.”...
Capital & Main: California Bill Would Bring Climate Change Battle to State Construction Projects
A new bill awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature could use the state’s massive purchasing power as the world’s sixth largest economy to address greenhouse gas emissions far beyond its borders.
Capital & Main: Los Angeles’ Groundbreaking “recycLA” Program Dumps the Dump
Other cities have zero waste policies but L.A.’s new contract requirements are being touted as the nation’s toughest, and are being studied carefully by New York City, San Diego and others.
Capital & Main: Trump’s California Henchmen: Why GOP Congressionals March to His Tune
California’s GOP Congressional delegation has formed the backbone of Trump’s legislative efforts, marching largely in lockstep with the president’s agenda, even in districts where such Trump priorities as Obamacare repeal might adversely affect large numbers of their constituents.
Capital & Main: Fire and ICE: Beyond Sanctuary
California citizens have declared they will defy the federal government to protect the estimated 2.6 million undocumented immigrants woven into the state’s civic, economic and spiritual life. Here the nationwide wave of resistance to President Donald Trump has become a tsunami.