Hillel Aron

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10 Hottest Professors Teaching in L.A.

Hillel Aron
It's been said that Los Angeles has its share, perhaps more than its share, of attractive people. And so it stands to reason that some of them might be teaching in our 67 or so colleges and universities, assigning us homework, grading our papers, asking to see us during their......
Captain Walter Duffy

Mission Creep at the L.A. Fire Department

Hillel Aron
Traffic grinds to a halt as an absurdly long hook-and-ladder truck pulls out of Fire Station 9, on Seventh and San Julian streets in Skid Row, lately rebranded as "Central City East." Shining like a fresh tomato, the truck is the cleanest thing on the block. The driver doesn't bother......
Downtown L.A.: Remind us why this is supposedly such a great place to live again?; Credit: Courtesy of FLICKR/collectmoments

The 12 Most Overrated Things in Los Angeles

Hillel Aron
We Angelenos are a complicated people -- creatures of emotion, liable to get swept up in even the silliest of crazes. It's important, therefore, to acknowledge when something's not quite living up to the hype. Here is one man's humble contribution: an attempt to cut through the hoopla and set......

LAUSD's Grumpy Old Man Richard Vladovic Could Squelch Reform

Hillel Aron
For the first time in six years, the politicians on the L.A. Unified School District Board of Education, responsible for educating one in every 10 children in California, have chosen a new president, the inscrutable Richard Vladovic. After two years of dramatic changes in which reformist Superintendent John Deasy ended......
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Eric Garcetti Will Be the Boy Scout Mayor: No Limos or $500 Wine

Hillel Aron
Saturday, June 22, was a great day. This was clear because a handmade stenciled sign on a second-story window above the newly renovated Echo Park Lake read: "Today is a great day." And Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti, looking boyish in shirtsleeves, saw it and agreed, "Today is a great day." Many......

Monica Ratliff: The Woman Who May Change L.A.

Hillel Aron
With Wendy Greuel soon out as controller and just one woman left on the 15-person L.A. City Council, unknown fifth-grade teacher Monica Ratliff suddenly may be the most powerful woman in Los Angeles. The political class had chattered for weeks over whether Ratliff, who had no cash and no name......