Dozens of healthcare workers marched in front of Kindred Hospital in Brea last Friday with signs in hand reading “We deserve a living wage” and “A hospital should not be an assembly line.” The spirited informational picket drew elected officials to the picket line and continued for hours, undeterred by the relentless summer sun. In […]
Trendzilla: Birdwell and the Art of Never Going out of Style
In Orange County, “heritage brand” means something different. There are no tailoring houses that have been owned by the same family for centuries or dressmakers that can trace their origins to the court of Louis XIV. Southern California has historically been a very casual place, and most of the clothing companies that are […]
West Anaheim Medical Center Workers Stage 24-Hour Strike For Better Pay
Even with sweltering heat and smoke-filled skies above, over a hundred caregivers at West Anaheim Medical Center held fast yesterday and walked the picket line in front of the hospital. Represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), the striking staffers cited unsafe conditions on the job due to short staffing and low wages as chief […]
Hospital Workers Picket for Better Pay at West Anaheim Medical Center
As temperatures neared 90 degrees on Wednesday, dozens of hospital workers at the West Anaheim Medical Center on the corner of Beach Boulevard and Orange Avenue held an informational picket over unfair wages. For three hours, nurses, hospital technicians and other medical staff clad in red National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) shirts marched in […]
Trendzilla: Louis Katayama is the Renaissance Man
If you ever find yourself at the corner of Fairfax and Melrose on a Thursday, you’ll see lines down the block of people clamoring to get their hands on the latest drop by streetwear giant Supreme. About half of the people there will be buying for themselves, the other half are there to flip […]