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Shoshanna Scholar: Harm reduction strategist
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoWhen Shoshanna Scholar first stopped into a syringe exchange, “it blew my mind,” she said. It was loud and fun, she said, a place where people were not...
Cheech Marin: Chicano art impresario (yes, that Cheech Marin)
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoIn 2017, the Riverside Art Museum presented a touring exhibition of works on paper from the private...
Nithya Raman, Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martínez: Incumbent-busters
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoFor decades, Los Angeles City Council members enjoyed a near-invincible aura of protection. Nithya...
Palmer Luckey: Millennial slayer of U.S. defense giants
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoA red phone sits on Palmer Luckey’s desk at the Costa Mesa headquarters of his military tech...
George Gascón: Justice reformer, recall survivor
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoOn his first day in office, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón gave a speech that criminal justice reform advocates hailed as heroic, but many police officers and prosecutors took ...
Michael Weinstein: Battler at the ballot box, on Skid Row
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoMichael Weinstein is known mostly for being the man behind the AIDS Healthcare Foundation — the largest AIDS charity in the world. Weinstein, 71, who co-founded the AIDS nonprofit in 1987 and ...