LA’s Gangsters

October 12, 2022

...eting was all about: machine Democrats, in a backroom with a corrupt labor leader, gerrymandering their districts to cling to power and disenfranchise African-Americans, renters and progressive voters. Almost half of the city council is now either in jail, under investigation or caught up in this recent scandal. My own city councilman, Mitch O’Farrell is attempting to distance himself from Nury Martinez, Cedillo and De León but we should not let h...

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Weekend Linkages: Advent-ures Await

Mr. Homegrown

December 10, 2023

Saturday Linkages

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...Mike the British Museum cat All roads lead to Thaxted British (and U.S.) children shorter than other five-year-olds in Europe, study finds JFC, calm down about the medieval Church The destruction of Cincinnati...

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Garlic!

Mr. Homegrown

June 2, 2008

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...il the stalks are entirely brown. Premature cutting of stalks or roots can lead to rot. After your garlic is dry then you can trim it to just the bulbs and store it somewhere cool and dark (not the fridge!). We’re going to put ours in a double brown bag in our strange subterranean garage–a cellar or basement would also work. With our mild winters and warm summers, California is the ideal place to grow garlic, but there are special varieties for co...

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Saturday Tweets: Mostly Bikes

Mr. Homegrown

February 24, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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...ps://t.co/JIaxK2yETq — Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) February 24, 2018 Dramatas Urbanae: Photographer’s 10-Year Study of a Single Public Bench | Urbanist – https://t.co/WRsZZe0Xs1 — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) February 23, 2018 Another one for the hexagon series. Many arms king with casual footwear. pic.twitter.com/XD6M6OlltK — federico tobon (@wolfCatWorkshop) February 21, 2018 "Science and reason is the best we have" is a statement that is both pseud...

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The Unintended Consequences of Water Conservation

Mr. Homegrown

September 9, 2015

Gardening

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...For trees such damage could mean dropping branches and even tree failures, leading to significant property damage and human injury or even death; lawsuits would certainly follow. As landscapes go dry, the risk of fires would increase. In changing over landscapes to low-water using plants or to non-planted, non-irrigated areas, labor and material costs for plants, installing or retrofitting irrigation systems, and other materials could be significa...

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