
Paula Mejia
🇨🇴 Writer/editor for hire | Contributing LA culture @sfgate, words @GQMagazine @TheAtlantic others | adjunct @uscannenberg | Past @latimes @TexasMonthly
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1 week ago |
sfgate.com | Paula Mejia
Recent Los Angeles protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the federal government’s crackdown on immigration have been largely peaceful. That’s despite attempts by some to characterize the entire city as a “war zone” and the Trump administration sending the Marines and the National Guard in response to the demonstrations, against the wishes of Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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sfgate.com | Paula Mejia
There is perhaps no better place in the world to see and be seen lifting than Muscle Beach. The beachside outdoor gym has been a fixture on the Southern California coastline for nearly a century — as much a part of the scenery as seagulls and sunbathers — with regulars like Arnold Schwarzenegger helping transform bodybuilding from a niche activity into a global fitness phenomenon.
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2 weeks ago |
sfgate.com | Paula Mejia
Anyone who’s tried to budget for meal prep lately will tell you that the sting of inflation stubbornly persists at grocery stores. According to a recent report from the USDA's Economic Research Service, the price of groceries ballooned roughly 24 percent between 2020 to 2024 thanks to a confluence of supply chain issues, the avian flu outbreak, the ongoing war in Ukraine and tariffs.
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sfgate.com | Paula Mejia
Is there a more distinctly California home than the Craftsman? Known for its sprawling porches, gabled roofs, hardwood floors and an emphasis on beautiful materials like exposed beams, these low-slung homes were hand-tailored to a lifestyle that cherishes the outdoors.
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3 weeks ago |
momus.ca | Paula Mejia
The late artist Carole Caroompas was once asked why rock and roll provided such generative source material for her paintings and performance art. Caroompas had frequented shows since her teenage years and played music when she wasn’t making art, yet her fascinations didn’t necessarily lie in the minutiae of chord progressions. Caroompas was beguiled by the way the genre both reaffirmed and eschewed the gendered tensions of heterosexual relationships.
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