Category Archives: Greater Los Angeles

The city outsiders love to hate..

Figueroa Produce Kaput

Posted on March 17, 2013 by EL CHAVO!

North East Los Angeles is definitely on the road to regrettable gentrification,  as richer people start to buy up the places poorer people didn’t even think were worth owning. Crappy homes bought by shitty people. What will become of the … Continue reading →

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Signs of Nothing

Posted on March 7, 2013 by EL CHAVO!

Everything means something. Nothing means anything. People like to ascribe significance to mundane happenings or to belittle significant acts as irrelevant. All the time. It is a human habit. Having vanquished the ghosts of my Catholic upbringing I can now … Continue reading →

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Damn Rich Kids

Posted on February 21, 2013 by EL CHAVO!

Flaunting their wealth in front of their fancy new high school…

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Huevos Rancheros: Tacos Don Chente

Posted on November 24, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

It has been a few months without an HR review on this here site, mostly because the ones I’ve sampled lately haven’t pushed me to say anything: mediocrity makes for poor inspiration. The ones from Tacos Don Chente in MonteFeo … Continue reading →

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Spanish Perceptions on the LA Riots

Posted on September 22, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

I am going through my folder of old draft posts, which goes way back, and deciding to just post that shit, since it doesn’t really matter if I do or I don’t cuz nobody cares anyways. I was hoping to … Continue reading →

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Taco USA: The Missing Pictures

Posted on September 16, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

Gustavo Arellano’s “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America“  is a terrible read and ultimately a waste of time but I made my way through the cheese and finished it. In the end I learned a whole lot more than … Continue reading →

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