Every Disaster Needs a Logistics Guy
Every disaster is different.
But in every case, people immediately need an influx of resources—tons of them. I’ve been a disaster logistics coordinator for almost 24 years, getting supplies, medicines, volunteers, and services to affected areas and helping people rebuild amid large-scale destruction. It takes a village (or two, or three), and a lot of…
Death is a genius—
still a child and already so sharp, her tongue a glass knife that could cut bone. She fits right in with…
Why Don’t More Gay Men Play Football?
In 1993, I was 25, and coaching a cadre of high school distance runners in Southern California. I was also miserable.…
No, Canada! Stop Pandering to Trump
No, Canada!
Please stop sending your top cabinet ministers to Mar-a-Lago. Give up on trying to make friends with Donald Trump…
The Fires Aren’t Unbelievable. We Are
If you’re going to live the California dream, you’ll never escape the nightmares. I’m a boy-dreamer from Pasadena. The second morning…
In 2025, Let’s Resolve to Give Up on Elections
For the new year, you, my fellow Californians, might have resolved to give up booze, bonbons, or maybe your bong. But…
January Poetry Curator Alan Shapiro
Alan Shapiro is the author of over 15 books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, most recently, A Dress Rehearsal for the Truth. He has received…
Prelude
Across the city there must be hundreds of thousands of people waking up in dimly lit rooms to another new disaster— hundreds…
First Responder
I was a child in a dry bikini, waiting behind the sliding glass door, much like a horse, or so it seems…
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What Is A Good Job Now?
“What Is a Good Job Now?” is a series supported by The James Irvine Foundation, focusing on workers in the low-wage sectors of California’s economy, in communities across the state.
