Per the EPA:
LOS ANGELES – The U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program: Border 2012, in coordination with the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, is now accepting proposals for projects in the California/Baja California and Arizona/Sonora border region. Selected awardees may receive up to $100,000 each.
Eligibility is open to U.S. and Mexican non-governmental organizations; local and state governmental agencies; [...]

Noted science fiction author Ray Bradbury plans to visit Acres of Books tomorrow at 1 p.m., his health permitting.
It’s not for sure, cautions publisher Craig Graham,

For you: the classic Evolution Control Committee remix of Public Enemy’s ‘By The Time I Get To Arizona,’ born and fed so joyously from that time when since-impeached Arizona governor (and used-car salesman) Ev Mecham decided that it wasn’t really necessary to dedicate a whole day to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., [...]

Paramount residential market goes limp. Also: 2008 elections in Long Beach

Not sure who wrote it, but there’s an interesting piece on the shocking drop in Paramount home sales, in today’s Press-Telegram opinion section.

Machaca, like a lot of Southern California’s best Mexican food, hits the plate by way of the Gadsden Purchase, easing its way up from Sonora through that last (some would say best) bit of Arizona. The dish is rooted in ranch life, traditionally made from dried, spiced beef passed along through northern Mexico. Today, the [...]

Period Western 3:10 to Yuma is a brilliant thriller

A period Western with all the trappings—a sun-bleached old town, a pretty young barkeep, a morally ambiguous and mighty attractive villain—3:10 to Yuma avoids becoming a retread of its source materials thanks mostly to its terrific cast. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that director James Mangold builds [...]