Alissa Walker

Alissa Walker

Hi, I'm Alissa and I'm the editor of Torched. If you see a concrete bench stamped with the logo from the 1984 games out in the wild, send it my way

62 articles
A press conference with LA and Paris elected officials including Anne Hidalgo, Karen Bass and Paul Krekorian

Paul's boutique

With less than 3.5 years until the opening ceremonies, the termed-out council president emeritus is taking on a new megaevent department, a new role, and a whole lot of city baggage

A wheatpasted poster of Donald Trump that reads "Dick Tater" on an electrical box by a bike share kiosk

Service disruptions

"The immediate-term outcome is that the discretionary grants from the federal government are going to be oriented away from urban areas, communities of color, and pedestrian, bike and transit projects"

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