To Los Angeles From Oakland, I Go
With self-reflection and quiet, I dug around and realized I’d always wanted to live in Los Angeles—but was daunted by the lack of things....
Los AngelesA collection of 60 posts
Riding Out the Pandemic Is So Much Better in the Bay Than Los Angeles
While the world fell apart, I needed a safe haven: Oakland...
A Guide to California Craft Fairs — The Best Places to Buy a Gift for the Holidays
A.k.a. My Love Affair with Craft Fairs...
Mission Burritos Are Great, but I Prefer the LA Burrito
Before you start screaming, hear me out...
One-Star Yelp Reviews of LA’s Famed Attractions
“It’s letters on a hillside. That’s it. Yawn.”...
The Most Delicious Digs from the LA Food Fest
We were crawling by the end....
What Los Angelenos Think San Francisco Is Like
The rivalry between LA and SF isn’t on par with, say, the East Coast–West Coast divide, but the residents of both cities have strong feelings about each other....
Why Do San Franciscans Freak Out about LA Traffic?
And some road games you can play to stop freaking out about it...
Why I Choose to Live with My Parents
Let’s be honest — living at Mom and Dad’s is not sexy. In America, it screams dependent, broke, entitled and extremely lazy....
Being the Adult When Your Parents Act Like Children
My parents had always been less than stellar when it came to boundaries....
The Dietary Dramas You Go through to Throw a Dinner Party
In other places, life happens in restaurants. Not in LA....
Why I Love Living in Los Feliz
The name has been debated, but anyone who took a high school Spanish class knows Los Feliz is pronounced fey-leece....