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Lawrence Culver
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Historian of environment/climate/disaster/cities/culture. Also public history & urban/enviro/recreation public policy. UCLA Bruin.

Book: The Frontier of Leisure: SoCal and the Shaping of Modern America; writing on climate & history in US & North America.
The vast need for water & energy, the costs of air pollution, power bills, and destroyed landscapes—the tech industry once promoted itself as green, but no longer makes any pretense about its destructiveness, or the fact that local residents are irrelevant, mere nuisances slowing the path to profit.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Look at this: @inquirer.com has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Here are the signs the Trump administration removed from Independence Park
Following last year’s review, every sign has been removed from the President’s House site.
www.inquirer.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Let’s hope it actually happens, and doesn’t replace the rail connection to LAX as the thing Angelenos will be awaiting completion of until the heat death of the universe
January 23, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I’m all in favor of encouraging transit, but there is a long history of using things like parking fees to discourage “undesirables”from frequenting recreational spaces—making beach parking expensive is a classic example.
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Not all heroes wear capes 😂
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Right at that exact moment when the latest interminable and yet inconclusive faculty meeting seems to be wrapping up and everyone is desperate to flee, I will chime in with

“I have more of a comment than a question. In this sole-authored research monograph I will”
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
If you can’t successfully comb your hair, I’m dubious about your ability to predict the future.
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Session may be a panel, roundtable, or other format, depending on number of participants. Conference is in-person, but virtual participation should be possible. Deadline Feb. 1.

If interested, please contact me: [email protected]. 2/2

#skystorians #AHA

CFP:
www.pcb-aha.org/2026-confere...
2026 Conference » Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association
2026 PCB Call for Papers We will be meeting July 29-31 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The 119th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association “We Hold Thes...
www.pcb-aha.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
That is wild! It looks a little like someone took one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1920s L.A. textile block houses and left it in the oven too long.
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM