There is a 75 percent chance of a large, destructive earthquake that will inflict very serious damage throughout the Los Angeles region. We should prepare ourselves and our families for "The Big One."
When the Almanac first heard that the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) was threatening to take TV channel ABC-7 off the air, we thought it was a joke. This station has broadcast to the L.A. region for 75 years and now the FCC questions its commitment to fairly serving Angelenos. The Almanac has monitored L.A.’s media for close to three decades and sees ABC-7 as fairly serving this diverse and complex region as well as any other. It comes down to the current administration in Washington D.C. not being happy that ABC-7’s parent – the Walt Disney Company – won't be bullied into serving its political agenda.
Let the FCC know if you think ABC-7 should remain on the air. You have until July 29 to do so. Message the FCC.
From the California Historical Society Collection at USC Library.
Circa 1920s. Women at Venice Pier, possibly beauty contestants. The pier in Venice, California, was long a place of sights for visitors to gawk at. These included female beauty contests that were popular at the pier during the 1920s. In 1926, male beauty contests were also introduced. Although female contests focused on physical attractiveness, male contests offered prizes in categories "most handsome," "most fit" and "homeliest."
At one time, your opportunities for buying or improving a home in most places in Los Angeles County were highly restricted if you had the wrong skin color or religion or were even neighborly with people of the wrong color or religion.
