But the line “Here come those Santa Ana winds again” is a metaphor for a fantasy about to be dashed. It is sung as a sigh. Even the most joyous L.A. songs only go so far. The beer-buzzed ...

As fires have raged, so have citations of the prescient author Mike Davis. But in a changed world, we need new thinkers too.

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As the Eaton fire spread, many areas were notified of evacuation warnings and orders well in advance. In the heart of ...

In 1967, as the Vietnam War raged and I was in “boot camp,” a favorite song was “California Dreamin” (1965). Even with the lack of common sense of leadership in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as ...

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Oct. 21, 2007, is a day many of us in San Diego will never forget. I was at Ocean Beach enjoying a warm sunny day with my family when we saw thick black smoke in the distance. At the time I had an ...

But that quickly changed as the Santa Ana winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph took full force ... was “Whittier Blvd.” The ...

“This song breaks so many pop-songwriting rules and yet achieves ... In Newman’s recording, he sings, “Santa Ana winds ...