The Summer of the Death of Hilario Guzman
Magazine |
September 3, 2006
This was the sum of Hilario Guzman’s ledger as he walked into the
grape fields on the morning of his death. Read more
Articles by Mark Arax
227 articles since 1997
The Agent Who Might Have Saved Hamid Hayat
Magazine |
May 28, 2006
Before the wins and losses are tallied up and the war on terror goes
down in the books as either wisdom or folly, it might be recalled
what took place this spring on the 13th floor of the federal
courthouse in Sacramento. Read more
As Dynasty Evolved, So Did Power in L.A.
California | Local |
March 26, 2006
In the days after he paddled into the Pacific to help scatter his
father’s ashes, 52-year-old Harry Chandler returned to his Hancock
Park home and began rummaging through old family papers and photographs. Read more
The Valley’s Not So Civil War
Magazine |
February 5, 2006
Ever since the twin towers came crashing down and the cloud of jihad
fogged the land, the crop dusters swooping low over the San Joaquin
Valley had taken on a new menace. Read more
Vineyard’s Workers Appear to Reject Joining UFW
California | Local |
September 2, 2005
Farmworkers at Giumarra Vineyards appear to have turned down the
United Farm Workers union on Thursday, delivering a sharp rebuke to a
union that had been expecting a comeback victory. Read more
UFW Thinks Climate Is Right to Grow Its Ranks
California | Local |
August 31, 2005
The workers were eating pigskin soup under the vines when Lupe
Martinez came calling at noon sharp, a bullhorn in one hand and a
stack of union cards in the other. Read more
Fresno May End Low-Fee Policy for Developers
California | Local |
August 23, 2005
In an effort to give developers one of the best deals in California,
this city has dug itself into a deep financial hole that could
undermine its future even as a construction boom is turning orchards
into suburbs on every side of town. Read more
Deaths Rally Farm Laborers
California | Local |
July 28, 2005
There was no eulogy for Salud Zamudio-Rodriguez after his death in
the fields here. Read more
Wesson Gets Death in 2004 Mass Murder
California | Local |
June 30, 2005
A jury decided Wednesday that Marcus Wesson should be put to death
for killing nine of his children in a cult-like murder-suicide pact
in this city’s worst mass murder. Read more
