The gift of water

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 10, 2012

On Sept. 2, I drove to the Valley, where it was 95 degrees. I pulled my car over onto the dirt shoulder of Woodley Avenue, walked down an embankment to the Los Angeles River, slipped into a kayak and paddled away.

Pioneers

By Rob Eshman
Published on August 1, 2012

The roof of Yuval Bar-Zemer’s condo is a very nice place to be. It’s mid-summer, and a grape arbor thick with leaves and hard green fruit winds along one side of it. There’s a pond, fig trees, several raised beds filled with herbs and vegetables, and, just around the corner, a swimming pool.

Riot/Ride

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 18, 2012

Last Sunday, my wife, our daughter and I hitched our bikes to our car, drove toward downtown and parked just across from MacArthur Park, otherwise known as Langer’s Deli adjacent.

Arava spills on solutions to L.A. water shortage

By Lilly Fowler
Published on October 10, 2008

A recent conference at UCLA's School of Law, "Transboundary Environmental Management in the Arava and Beyond," proposed that Los Angeles might gain some ground regarding its often-contentious water policies if the city turned to Israel's example.

Political Journal

By Idan Ivri
Published on April 28, 2005

Political Journal.