The Daily Dose

Inspiration in L.A.’s Arts District

In L.A., I am known as a Valley guy. I represented the San Fernando Valley when I served in the State Legislature and when I was speaker of the Assembly. When I ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2005, I held most of my meetings–whether with reporters, supporters, or fellow politicians–at my favorite watering hole: Art’s Deli on Ventura Blvd. Breakfast was always scrambled eggs with diced salami (you always should cook the salami first); and lunch was a corned beef on rye, with new pickles and coleslaw. I …

Parque México

Sundays in the Park With Cotton Candy

Stepping into Parque México, with its greenery and quaint 1920s signs, is like stepping into something out of Alice in Wonderland, an art deco oasis in the middle of the …