by unapocha | Nov 26, 2020 | Homelessness, Latino Urbanism, Quarantine Life, Urban Development
Today is a difficult day. Last night we were horrified to hear that CHP was in El Sereno, a lovely community East of LA. They were evicting homeless families who were sheltering in place in State-owned homes. CalTrans had acquired hundreds of homes in the path of a...
by unapocha | Nov 20, 2020 | Comida, Film Lust, Quarantine Life
We’re going into a month-long curfew period, so today was a final hurrah. I’ve got to plan out a good creative strategy for the new period of social isolation or I’ll piss this golden time away. Today I picked up my homegirl for a long overdue visit....
by unapocha | May 16, 2020 | Dreamocracy, Quarantine Life
The California Lockdown is over! For LA, the lockdown was extended until May 15, which was yesterday. But I was too caught up in this week’s Dreamocracy In America to write about it. Our guest was the fabulous Sandra Lilia Velasquez, lead singer of Pistolera! To...
by unapocha | Apr 23, 2020 | Quarantine Life
I’m excited to interview one of my cultural heroes! El Vez: The original Tiger King Dreamocracy in America’s star-spangled guest is Robert Lopez! Known as El Vez (the Mexican Elvis) and co-founder of the legendary punk group The Zeros, Lopez joins us for a...
by unapocha | Apr 18, 2020 | Pets, Quarantine Life
Today is all about our pets! We are lucky to have all these fur friends near. It’s made this confinement bearable. You may have noticed them popping into our performances, interviews and livestreams. Our Siamese Cats rule the main house, while our Chi-mix Dogs...
by unapocha | Apr 17, 2020 | Quarantine Life
It’s our big Zoom show day with Herbert Siguenza! We had sketches, excerpts of his plays and visual poetry in our weekly installment of Dreamocracy In America. Our special guest Herbert Siguenza! In our 1830’s Dreamocracy threads, we set up the broadcast....
