www.luisjrodriguez.com
I'm Luis J. Rodriguez, the author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. and several other books in short fiction, children's literature, nonfiction, and poetry. On my web log I'll be posting all the latest news concerning my work as a writer, along with news and opinions on the many political, social, spiritual and cultural activities that I find interesting.
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 29, 2010
I’ve had an interesting few days—last Friday, I went through a hypertensive crisis. I’ve had hypertension for around ten years. When I went to a dentist last Wednesday to extract two teeth, they checked my blood pressure and found it through the roof. They refused to extract the teeth until I had a doctor’s permission. [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 14, 2010
Last Friday, I attended the commencement ceremony for the first ever – anywhere in the country – graduates of a gang-intervention training program sponsored by a city government. The Los Angeles Violence Intervention Training Academy (LAVITA) honored 27 men and women who spent fifteen weeks learning everything from protocol in hospitals, post-traumatic stress disorder, resolving [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 6, 2010
The week of June 7 to June 11, I’ll be back on KJLH-FM’s Front Page talk show as an honorary co-host with Dominique DiPrima. It’s something I’ve been doing off and on for about three years. I personally think this is the best talk show on Los Angeles radio. However, you have to get up [...]
