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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Got something to say? We’d love to hear from you! Email letters@altaonline.com. Letters may be edited for brevity and clarity.

further, merry pranksters, rachel lehmann haupt

Letters to the Editor: “No Money, No Guns”

A Colorado reader offers her recollections of the West’s counterculture.

filoli hot summer nights and friendship project

Letters to the Editor: Fun at Filoli

Are friend-making meetups for all ages? This reader isn’t so sure.

smiling woman standing in front of green storage crates.

Letters to the Editor: Power to the Parks

Alta Journal readers are enamored with our national parks—and the fine folks who work in them.

The bronze statue at the entrance of the basilica at Palma de Mallorca, Spain, depicts Father Junípero Serra brandishing a crucifix as his left hand rests on the shoulder of a naked boy.

Letters to the Editor: Continually Annoyed

One Alta Journal reader questions naming Father Junípero Serra the “most overrated Californian.”

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robin greenfield, los angeles river, instagram

Letters to the Editor: Lost in the River

One Alta Journal reader thinks our Ask a Californian columnists buried (drowned?) the lede.

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a life size statue of jesús malverde at a street shrine in the doctores neighborhood of mexico city, adorned with offerings and dollar bills.

The Narco Saint Worshipped in Mexico City and California

california state flag featuring a grizzly bear and a red star

Letters to the Editor: We Missed the Point

robert altman, the long goodbye, noir, elliot gould

Letters to the Editor: Noir Now and Forever

chicano rock, gig poster

Letters to the Editor: The Best Decade

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jon hamm, mad men

Letters to the Editor: Billboard Idea

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catalina airport, airport in the sky restaurant, bison, bison burger

Letters to the Editor: Catalina Island

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wine snob

Letters to the Editor: In Vino, Veritas

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illustration of a rider in a red cape galloping on a brown horse while holding a lantern labeled “ai,” symbolizing a historic and forward looking approach to artificial intelligence.

Letters to the Editor: Memory Lane

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diversity, mission dolores park

Letters to the Editor: The Look of a Californian

the californians, ad, volkswagen

Letters to the Editor: Welcome, Cynicism

alta journal issue 31, 25 books that define california, illustration

Letters to the Editor: We Got It Wrong

griffin dunner and noah pritzker talk ex husbands at the embarcadero theater

Letters to the Editor: An Adult Film

los angeles, united states january 15 a view of burnt malibu beachside house after palisade fire has caused destruction in pacific palisades, los angeles, california, united states on january 15, 2025 photo by jon putmananadolu via getty images

Letters to the Editor: Grieving the L.A. Fires

harlan ellison, 1995

Letters to the Editor: Harlan Ellison’s Soft Side

carlos castaneda

Letters to the Editor: A Message from Beyond

musso and frank jellied consomme

Letters to the Editor: Where’s the Beef?