Category Archives: Shit I hate

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Grand Central Market: Reinventing Itself to Death

Posted on August 28, 2013 by EL CHAVO!

I’ve been visiting the Grand Central Market quite regularly since I started working Downtown. It’s always been a good place for a few reasons, mostly for some cheap veggies, a good source of dry chiles and spices, and sometimes for … Continue reading →

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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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Poop and Piss and Pooches

Posted on February 16, 2013 by EL CHAVO!

Welcome to the New Downtown Los Angeles! Have you heard the good news? Some darted into discount clothing and electronics stores. Others waited to catch a bus. Then there was the crowd that five years ago wasn’t here. A group … Continue reading →

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Two Worlds in DTLA

Posted on November 29, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

Aww, how cute! More cupcakes. Life is sweet.

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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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