In the 1960s, the Catholic cardinal of Los Angeles labeled the art of Corita Kent as blasphemous. But on Sunday, April 28, it will be given the spotlight by Pope Francis in a Vatican-organized exhibition.
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California s culture and art movements have long enjoyed a unique freedom from East Coast and European dogmas. This manifests itself in social, creative and aesthetic realms characterized by experimentation, openness and independence. Graphic design is a key element of defining this California way of life, from the clean, unencumbered lines of mid-century modernism to the flamboyant psychedelia of counterculture posters and publications, and the post-modern graphics of the 1980s and 90s. A mecca of consumerism, it is also a place of great creativity, freedom and social consciousness, where the status quo undergoes constant renovation, writes Louise Sandhaus in Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design, 1936-1986. Without solid ground, tradition lacks secure footing; old r
Homelessness
LA s Program To House Homeless Residents In Empty Hotel Rooms Gets A Boost In Federal Aid
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Julie Mariane gathers her belongings in a motel room last April while getting ready to be transferred to a room in a Venice Beach hotel. (Apu Gomes / AFP via Getty Images)
The city of L.A. is extending Project Roomkey, the program to house those experiencing homelessness in hotels, after a boost in federal aid.
Under Project Roomkey, L.A. would pay for those rooms up front, and then receive a 75% reimbursement from FEMA. Then late last month, President Biden signed an executive order to reimburse cities for 100% of the costs.
The Sheriff s Department says it got the utility s permission last month to create a helipad near Villanueva s home for his security; SoCalGas says it had turned down a request last summer.