Pasadena Craftsmanship By David DeVoss Every New Year’s Day America turns its attention to Pasadena, California to watch the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl football game, which this year will showcase Penn State and the University of Southern California. The spectacles are marvelous advertisements for the city, which almost always enjoys winter sunshine while…
How Dry I Am By David DeVoss After four years of drought it has come to this: California’s politicians are trying to convince Los Angeles residents to drink treated sewage. Toilet to Tap is no joke. The idea was floated 20 years ago during the last serious drought, but foundered on the fact that recycled…
California Gem Features Life in the SLO Lane By David DeVoss Like most migrants to California, I spent my early years bouncing between San Francisco and LA. In due course I became acquainted with the delights of San Diego, the stunning beauty of coastal Highway 1 and the patrician delicacies of Napa Valley. It was…