Village Green

L.A.’s Best-Kept Secret—and Close to LAX

The following article was selected as the winner of Zócalo’s adopt-a-mayor contest.

Mayor Villaraigosa should move to the Village Green in the Baldwin Hills area—a true hidden gem in Los Angeles if there ever was one!

To begin with, it fits his only stated criterion: close to the airport (LAX). While we’re not right next to the airport (and all that noise and jet fuel), we are just a quick 15-minute drive away on a relatively traffic-free stretch of La Cienega Boulevard.

But make no mistake—the true pleasures of the Village Green start …

by D. Malcolm Carson | June 3, 2013

Granada Hills

I Basically Live In Disneyland

by Joel Fox | June 3, 2013

The following article was selected as a finalist in Zócalo’s adopt-a-mayor contest.

Mayor Villaraigosa, you just must consider Granada Hills in the northern San Fernando Valley as your new home.

Frankly, Granada …

Come Live Here, Antonio!

Angelenos Tout the Virtues of Downtown, South Carthay, and Other Fine Adoptive Neighborhoods

June 3, 2013

With Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa preparing to leave office—and the official mayoral residence—and find a new home, Zócalo launched an adopt-a-mayor contest, inviting Angelenos to boast of why their own neighborhoods …

We’ve Found a New Home for Antonio Villaraigosa

Zócalo Presents the Winner and the Runners-Up In Its Adopt-a-Mayor Contest

June 3, 2013

When he leaves office at the end of June, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will need a place to live—and a community to call his own. On June 30, he will lose …

Wilshire Vista

Enjoy Great Food While We Fix Your Car

by Gary Phillips | June 3, 2013

The following article was selected as a finalist in Zócalo’s adopt-a-mayor contest.

Mr. Mayor, in my neighborhood here in Mid-City—Wilshire Vista—we have an active neighborhood association, and our president sends out …

Hollywood Oaks

My Neighborhood Has Brangelina

by James Peter Rubin | June 3, 2013

The following article was selected as a finalist in Zócalo’s adopt-a-mayor contest.

I couldn’t imagine living anywhere but the Hollywood Oaks. I say this as an ex-New Yorker who grew up …

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