I Prefer Paris: Courtyard Week: 41 rue Jussieu & 28 bis rue Cardinal Lemoine

I Prefer Paris: Courtyard Week What’s that? Oh, don’t worry about it. It’s just a little post on sixteenth century Parisian architecture. No biggie. What is it about this stuff? It’s beautiful, but there’s more to it than that. I’ve seen imitation renderings of this stuff in faux-revival homes in Bel Air. And I’ve seenContinue reading “I Prefer Paris: Courtyard Week: 41 rue Jussieu & 28 bis rue Cardinal Lemoine”

How did CA get into this mess?

Overlook the fact that it was published in The New Yorker. If you’ve ever wanted a “Why California-is-so-F%$#ed-Up for Beginners” look no further than The States We’re In. It seems that this issue stopped getting any attention once the temporary budget was passed. It’s a shame, because this problem is going to keep cropping up.Continue reading “How did CA get into this mess?”