Don Palabraz

The True Clipper Curse

For months, mum had been the word in the corporate media and in the NBA,  concerning the fact that one of the owners in the league, Donald T. Sterling, who is also a mega-landlord, was wracked for a record setting housing discrimination settlement by the U.S. Department of Justice. Though the man has been roundly [...]

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It’s a Divas X-mas on KPFK!

KPFK Radio will be proudly broadcasting the “50th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration” from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. today! The Grammy award winning (and re-nominated) Mariachi Divas will kick off the musical festivities right at three p.m. If you’re driving around doing last minute Christmas errands today, be sure to tune into 90.7FM in [...]

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The Real Anti-Mall is in LA, Not OC!

{Be Logged Into Your Facebook Account If the Video Doesn’t Play} Every year before Christmas, LA Chicano All-Stars come together for a community event known as the “Anti-Mall.” Rejecting the big-box store capitalist consumerism of the holidays, the annual gathering provides a space for the city’s local businesses and artisans to congregate and offer their [...]

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La Santa Cecilia’s Noche de Milagros!

La Santa Cecilia’s lore is being well established in Los Angeles. To south here in Orange County they have only played a total of three times in their two years of existence. The fourth time will be at this Saturday’s “Noche de Milgros” fundraiser for Breath of Fire Theater in Santa Ana. Learn more about [...]

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Get “Ilegal en Estyle’ This Saturday!

{Pilar Diaz on the Set of the Video Shoot for “Ilegal en Estyle’} The Obama administration recently announced its intent to push for comprehensive immigration reform in the coming new year. In a speech given earlier this month Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano favored what she called a “three-legged stool” approach involving enforcement, expanded [...]

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