J.T. the L.A. Storyteller JIMBO TIMES

It’s official! There are now just 136 days before it’s “high-key” time for elections again. This is because in California ballots for the election are actually sent out to voters some 29 days before Election Day. So then, even if the election is on November 5th, many of us will have the opportunity to voteContinue reading L.A. MARCH 2024 PRIMARIES: RECAP →

Today the Los Angeles Dodgers are worth $5.4 billion. But for the land they took to play ball, Vincent “Chente” Montalvo’s family received what his grandfather John De Nava called peanuts. His grandmother, Adela De Nava–now 91 years old(!)–also continues to stand by this claim. It’s not just about the money, though. Earlier this year,Continue reading THE DODGERS: COLLEAGUES, OR COLONIZERS? →

First up, enjoy a new Intro for the podcast! Followed by a few notes on the week from yours truly, including on the tragic passing of Mirna Soza while boarding L.A. Metro’s B Line on Monday, April 22nd, as well as on the Armenian Genocide of 1915, commemorated every year on April 24th. Then, fromContinue reading OAXACALIFORNIA: OAXACAN AMERICANS IN L.A. →

In this installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast yours truly sits down with P, the horrible vandal, to discuss L.A. City Council’s recent approval of over $4 million to “remove graffiti covering three abandoned skyscrapers in downtown L.A., secure the site, and restore the public right of way on the adjacent sidewalks.” We alsoContinue reading DOWNTOWN L.A.’s GRAFFITI TOWERS →

In this update for J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast we reflect on our two year Anniversary Party for the Making a Neighborhood newsletter at local Bellevue Park, which included a dazzling Healing Circle by Koreatown and Pico-Union’s very own Monica Garcia, MFT. To subscribe to Making a Neighborhood for free, please do so here. Also,Continue reading A DAY WITHOUT AN IMMIGRANT IN LOS ANGELES (’06 EDITION) →

With Election Day finally over with it was an absolute pleasure to speak with Marty Hillard of the legendary Ebony Tusks crew out of Lawrence, Kansas; from Los Angeles to the Midwest, it’s time for J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast to branch out, and I could think of no better way to do so thanContinue reading THE ILLEST CHRISTIAN DEATH METAL RAPPER I EVER HEARD →