Every Sunday, red and white crosses pop up at the entrance to the Santa Monica beach. There are thousands of them, lined up neatly in rows, some with laminated pieces of paper bearing the name and hometown of the soldier. The crosses comprise the war memorial, set up by the Los Angeles branch of Veterans [...]
On a recent afternoon, three unacquainted individuals were all drawn to a small park near the Santa Monica Pier, a mecca for tourists, locals, the homeless and the elderly. As thousands descended upon the Santa Monica Pier on a picture-perfect Sunday, some of them pushing strollers, and others holding hands or asking for a handout, [...]
By Uriel Kim J Camp Live staff writer Santa Monica, among other things, is known for its fine dining, vibrant beach culture, street performers, and shopping. Hotdogs are usually not associated with this coastal city . . . unless they are skewered on sticks. This particular marriage of weiners and wood occurred in Santa Monica [...]
J Camp student Lea Zhang of Shanghai, China practices her interview skills on fellow J Camper Huizhong Wu of Philadelphia. They are attending the 10th anniversary J Camp, a summer journalism seminar for high school students, being held in Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University. embedded by Embedded Videovimeo