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The Informants

Illustrations: Jeffrey SmithJames Cromitie was a man of bluster and bigotry. He made up wild stories about his supposed exploits, like the one about firing gas bombs into police precincts using a…
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1447 words)

A closer look at recent history, and a glimpse into what lies ahead

PUBLISHED: Feb. 2, 2012
LENGTH: 17 minutes (4287 words)

How We Got This Way (Los Angeles has Always Been Suburban)

The Franciscan friars at the San Gabriel mission were skeptical of the secular and Enlightenment values the pueblo would plant among these native "gentiles" (as the priests called them). The…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 12, 2011
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2806 words)
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