Category Archives: Shit I hate

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What We Lack

Posted on May 23, 2008 by EL CHAVO!

I’ve criticized the influx of new and expensive lofts into LH a few times before, mostly because they tend to be poorly planned “renovations” of existing properties just to make a buck for some developer. And of course for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Fotos, Lincoln Heights, Shit I hate | 18 Comments

R.I.P. Toothy (?-2008)

Posted on March 7, 2008 by EL CHAVO!

Sad new to report to the LH community: our old friend Toothy is gone. That manly molar who made us all turn and giggle as we walked or drove by has been erased from this world, a victim of one … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Lincoln Heights, Shit I hate | 3 Comments

Liars

Posted on February 3, 2008 by EL CHAVO!

I hate liars. Especially those that try to deny where they come from. Lots of people that grow up on the Eastside can’t wait to move out to some shitty suburb so they can claim to be from West Covina, … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastside, Lincoln Heights, Shit I hate | 33 Comments

Huevos Rancheros: Carl’s Jr.

Posted on January 6, 2008 by EL CHAVO!

I’m not a regular user of fast food joints, partly because the vegetarian menus are usually limited but mostly cuz the food just tastes shitty. That’s the problem with knowing how to cook; your tolerance for bad food takes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Huevos Rancheros, La Comida, Shit I hate | 17 Comments

Gentrification: It’s the Little Things

Posted on August 10, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

This is a picture of something missing. If you don’t know the area you might drive by and not look twice, but if you’ve lived in Lincoln Heights for any length of time, you’ll wonder about the sidewalk vendors that … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Fotos, Lincoln Heights, Shit I hate | 32 Comments

No Beer for Wetbacks

Posted on July 28, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

I saw an AP picture of this sign featured in the print edition of the LA Times story about an anti-immigrant law that was overturned in the shitty PA town known as Hazleton. “All legals served”, what a bunch of … Continue reading →

Posted in La Politica es un desmadre.., Shit I hate | 23 Comments