Someone should translate Go Dog Go into Dutch and Danish

Passeggiare all'ombra dei portici del Lower East Side

Los Angelenos! I'm in town tomorrow (Thursday 7/31) to talk shade at Skylight Books. Please come through, I'd love to see your beautiful face nodding appreciatively and hear your tough questions!

www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylig...

Same goes for the Italian arcade or portico, which survives in Venice Beach — this can be far more durable and lasting than a tree. It makes a lot of sense in a dry climate — plus, developers could build right on top of it, so maybe there's an opportunity for something like a density bonus

I'd love to see L.A. planners encourage developers to cover the sidewalks again, which is an old Spanish tradition that came over to L.A. and much of the Southwest. Here's what that looked like in the late 19th century — look at how common these public porches were around the plaza

Beyond parody

...or a DIY hack for people who live in poorly insulated homes. Pursuant to Biden's environmental justice initiative, heat scientists at LBNL did some research into this and recommended these off-the-shelf solutions:

buildings.lbl.gov/publications...

But that market never developed here, so exterior shades are basically either a high-end amenity for the wealthy — like, for instance, these automated venetian blinds on Ardie Tavangarian's notorious mega-mansion in Bel-Air...