David Allen
@davidallen909.bsky.social
Columnist, Southern California News Group
"Inland Empire bard" -- Los Angeles Times
"Ur a joke" -- dumb reader
"Inland Empire bard" -- Los Angeles Times
"Ur a joke" -- dumb reader
Hill of Hope in Carbon Canyon is still sharing its unorthodox message. Religious movement on Chino Hills hilltop is based on supposed revelations from heaven to the late Frances Klug. I visit the property, which is for sale, for one of my most unusual columns! www.dailybulletin.com/2025/12/14/h...
Hill of Hope in Carbon Canyon still sharing its unorthodox message
Religious movement is based on supposed revelations from heaven to woman named Frances Klug. Columnist David Allen visits the hilltop property, which is for sale.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hill of Hope in Carbon Canyon is still sharing its unorthodox message. Religious movement on Chino Hills hilltop is based on supposed revelations from heaven to the late Frances Klug. I visit the property, which is for sale, for one of my most unusual columns! www.dailybulletin.com/2025/12/14/h...
Ontario's De Anza Park closes for $15 million makeover. One of Ontario's oldest parks, De Anza will get the city's first skate park and first splash pad. The Measure Q tax measure provided funds. I was there for Tuesday's groundbreaking. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/12/11/o...
Ontario’s De Anza Park closes for $15 million makeover with skate park
One of the Ontario’s oldest parks will get extensive renovation and gain city’s first skate park, columnist David Allen reports.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ontario's De Anza Park closes for $15 million makeover. One of Ontario's oldest parks, De Anza will get the city's first skate park and first splash pad. The Measure Q tax measure provided funds. I was there for Tuesday's groundbreaking. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/12/11/o...
Greta Garbo's "Camille" had its world premiere in Palm Springs on Dec. 12, 1936. Did the publicity-shy Garbo attend? No one knows for sure. But 89 years to the day, the movie screens again on Friday (Dec. 12) at the newly restored Plaza Theatre. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/12/09/g...
Greta Garbo’s ‘Camille’ returns to Palm Springs, site of 1936 premiere
Movie to screen again at Plaza Theatre for 89th anniversary. Did the reclusive Garbo attend the premiere? No one knows for sure, reports columnist David Allen.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Greta Garbo's "Camille" had its world premiere in Palm Springs on Dec. 12, 1936. Did the publicity-shy Garbo attend? No one knows for sure. But 89 years to the day, the movie screens again on Friday (Dec. 12) at the newly restored Plaza Theatre. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/12/09/g...
It's harvest time at Riverside's 150-year-old parent navel orange tree. Some 2,000 oranges are picked Friday in the annual harvest from the surviving tree from 1873 that launched the citrus boom. I'm there to witness it. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/12/06/i...
It’s harvest time at Riverside’s 150-year-old parent navel orange tree
Some 2,000 oranges are picked Friday in annual harvest from the surviving tree that launched the citrus boom. Columnist David Allen is there to bear witness.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's harvest time at Riverside's 150-year-old parent navel orange tree. Some 2,000 oranges are picked Friday in the annual harvest from the surviving tree from 1873 that launched the citrus boom. I'm there to witness it. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/12/06/i...
LA writer Carey McWilliams was 'storm center' in Riverside. In 1936, the civil liberties champion helped launch an ACLU chapter. In 1949, protests led the superintendent of schools to cancel his appearance; ministers (!) hosted him instead. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/12/04/l...
LA writer Carey McWilliams was ‘storm center’ in Riverside
The civil liberties champion made news with his speeches. One was canceled by the schools superintendent after protests, then rescheduled by ministers, columnist David Allen writes.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
LA writer Carey McWilliams was 'storm center' in Riverside. In 1936, the civil liberties champion helped launch an ACLU chapter. In 1949, protests led the superintendent of schools to cancel his appearance; ministers (!) hosted him instead. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/12/04/l...
In Redlands, Mozart's Fine Gifts is closing after 45 years and the death of its owner. Dorothea Dinmore had envisioned her store as "a tranquil refuge." She'd planned to retire, but she died before that could happen. www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2025/12/02/m...
Mozart’s Fine Gifts closing in Redlands after 45 years, death of owner
Dorothea Dinmore’s store, which she envisioned as “a tranquil refuge,” is closing this month following her death in June. Columnist David Allen pens a tribute.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In Redlands, Mozart's Fine Gifts is closing after 45 years and the death of its owner. Dorothea Dinmore had envisioned her store as "a tranquil refuge." She'd planned to retire, but she died before that could happen. www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2025/12/02/m...
What I read in November: a 1950s mainstream novel by Philip K. Dick, an anthology of writing about the Mojave Desert and a collection of sly, cynical poetry. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What I read in November: a 1950s mainstream novel by Philip K. Dick, an anthology of writing about the Mojave Desert and a collection of sly, cynical poetry. www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
Cut! Laemmle sells Claremont 5 movie theater to Regency. CEO of specialty chain says ticket sales continued to lag, leading to the decision to sell after 18 years. (PS: I was just there Sat. to see Frankenstein.) www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/29/c...
Cut! Laemmle sells Claremont 5 movie theater to Regency
CEO of beloved specialty chain tells columnist David Allen that ticket sales had continued to lag, leading to the decision to sell after 18 years.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Cut! Laemmle sells Claremont 5 movie theater to Regency. CEO of specialty chain says ticket sales continued to lag, leading to the decision to sell after 18 years. (PS: I was just there Sat. to see Frankenstein.) www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/29/c...
Mission Inn owner Duane Roberts is remembered at Riverside's Festival of Lights, which is called his legacy. Roberts, who died Nov. 1, was honored Saturday at the event he created in 1993. Meanwhile, his family says the hotel is not for sale. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/25/m...
Mission Inn owner remembered at Festival of Lights in Riverside
Duane Roberts, who died Nov. 1, was honored at the event he created in 1993, columnist David Allen reports. Meanwhile, his family says the hotel is not for sale.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Mission Inn owner Duane Roberts is remembered at Riverside's Festival of Lights, which is called his legacy. Roberts, who died Nov. 1, was honored Saturday at the event he created in 1993. Meanwhile, his family says the hotel is not for sale. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/25/m...
Riverside's Susan Straight talks about her pandemic novel, 'Sacrament,' last week at UCR's Culver Center for the Arts. Her novel follows nurses at a fictional San Bernardino hospital in summer 2020. It's the subject of my Sunday column. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/23/r...
Riverside’s Susan Straight talks about her pandemic novel, ‘Sacrament’
Novel follows nurses at a fictional San Bernardino hospital at the pandemic’s height. Straight told an audience that she felt compelled to write it, columnist David Allen reports.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Riverside's Susan Straight talks about her pandemic novel, 'Sacrament,' last week at UCR's Culver Center for the Arts. Her novel follows nurses at a fictional San Bernardino hospital in summer 2020. It's the subject of my Sunday column. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/23/r...
After $34 million restoration, Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs is ready to shine. And so is its "star field" ceiling! The 1936 theater will host comedy, music and more starting Dec. 2. "People are so moved to see it restored," effort's champion says. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/20/a...
After $34 million restoration, Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs is ready to shine
The 1936 theater will host comedy, music and more starting Dec. 2. “People are so moved to see it restored,” effort’s leader tells columnist David Allen.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
After $34 million restoration, Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs is ready to shine. And so is its "star field" ceiling! The 1936 theater will host comedy, music and more starting Dec. 2. "People are so moved to see it restored," effort's champion says. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/20/a...
Reposted by David Allen
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
The Mission Inn Museum returns to Riverside's Main Street pedestrian mall in time for the holidays. The museum and gift shop was on the hotel grounds for 30 years until its eviction last year during a legal dispute. Now it's across the street. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/18/m...
Mission Inn museum returns to Riverside’s Main Street in time for holidays
18 months after its eviction from the hotel, the nonprofit Mission Inn Foundation is back on the pedestrian mall with a gift shop and small museum space, columnist David Allen reports.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The Mission Inn Museum returns to Riverside's Main Street pedestrian mall in time for the holidays. The museum and gift shop was on the hotel grounds for 30 years until its eviction last year during a legal dispute. Now it's across the street. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/18/m...
ICE raids in Pomona add edge to State of the City celebration. Arrests earlier in the day are referenced several times during event at Fox Theater. The mayor said: "Pomona does not back down." I tell that story in my Sunday column. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/16/i...
ICE raids in Pomona add edge to State of the City celebration
A Thursday event at the Fox included comments about raids earlier in the day, columnist David Allen reports. “Pomona does not back down,” Mayor Tim Sandoval declared.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
ICE raids in Pomona add edge to State of the City celebration. Arrests earlier in the day are referenced several times during event at Fox Theater. The mayor said: "Pomona does not back down." I tell that story in my Sunday column. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/16/i...
My latest: Riverside's de Anza monument, a 1940 WPA site, gets repairs and scrubdown, with restoration about to begin. Also: a museum show is devoted to Riverside's punk music scene of the 1990s. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/13/r...
Riverside’s de Anza monument gets repairs and scrubdown
Work is underway to restore 1940 WPA monument, columnist David Allen writes. Also: city’s punk scene gets a museum show and more.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My latest: Riverside's de Anza monument, a 1940 WPA site, gets repairs and scrubdown, with restoration about to begin. Also: a museum show is devoted to Riverside's punk music scene of the 1990s. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/13/r...
People like taking photos of their car, such as these Model Ts, in front of the 1915 service station housing the Route 66 Museum in Rancho Cucamonga. Also: items about Los Jarritos, Mr. Milk Bottle and Upland's Veterans Monument, all in my latest column. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/11/c...
Cars old and new like the Route 66 Museum in Rancho Cucamonga
Car owners love getting a photo of their wheels outside the 1915 service station, columnist David Allen writes. Also: news about Mr. Milk Bottle, Los Jarritos and the Upland Veterans Monument.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
People like taking photos of their car, such as these Model Ts, in front of the 1915 service station housing the Route 66 Museum in Rancho Cucamonga. Also: items about Los Jarritos, Mr. Milk Bottle and Upland's Veterans Monument, all in my latest column. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/11/c...
Stephenson Cree, last store of a 92-year Riverside clothing dynasty, to close. "This is just an institution," one customer says of the independent shop as its fourth generation prepares to retire. I tell its story in my Sunday column. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/09/s...
Stephenson Cree, last store of a 92-year Riverside dynasty, to close
“This is just an institution,” customer says as the Cree family prepares to close its last shop. Columnist David Allen pays his respects.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Stephenson Cree, last store of a 92-year Riverside clothing dynasty, to close. "This is just an institution," one customer says of the independent shop as its fourth generation prepares to retire. I tell its story in my Sunday column. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/09/s...
'The Flower Vendors' mural and its artist get a fresh look at @scrippscollege.bsky.social. An exhibit at the Williamson Gallery digs deeper into Alfredo Ramos Martinez, who died in 1946 before completing the campus mural. It's the subject of my latest column. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/06/f...
‘Flower Vendors’ mural and its artist get fresh look at Scripps College
Exhibit highlights Alfredo Ramos Martínez, who died in 1946 before completing garden mural. Columnist David Allen digs in to learn more.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'The Flower Vendors' mural and its artist get a fresh look at @scrippscollege.bsky.social. An exhibit at the Williamson Gallery digs deeper into Alfredo Ramos Martinez, who died in 1946 before completing the campus mural. It's the subject of my latest column. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/06/f...
My Wednesday column: Duane Roberts, owner of the Mission Inn, has died. Roberts, who made his money by inventing frozen burritos, sparked downtown Riverside's renaissance by buying and reopening the long-dormant hotel. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/04/d...
Duane Roberts rescued the Mission Inn, Riverside’s showpiece
Roberts, who died Saturday at 88, sparked downtown’s renaissance by buying and reopening the long-dormant hotel, columnist David Allen writes.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My Wednesday column: Duane Roberts, owner of the Mission Inn, has died. Roberts, who made his money by inventing frozen burritos, sparked downtown Riverside's renaissance by buying and reopening the long-dormant hotel. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/04/d...
What I read in October: Golden Age science fiction from a woman (best book of the month!), 1940s short stories, Inland Empire history by Joe Blackstock and interviews with Lou Reed. How about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
November 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
What I read in October: Golden Age science fiction from a woman (best book of the month!), 1940s short stories, Inland Empire history by Joe Blackstock and interviews with Lou Reed. How about you? www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2...
My Sunday column: Susan Orlean explains to a @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social audience why she dives deep. Also: I consume another last meal at Cole's French Dip, take an NYC quiz, and more. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/02/s...
Susan Orlean explains to LA library audience why she dives deep
Writer known for in-depth features talks about curiosity and local news at LA Central Library event, columnist David Allen writes. Also: Cole’s French Dip gets another reprieve.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My Sunday column: Susan Orlean explains to a @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social audience why she dives deep. Also: I consume another last meal at Cole's French Dip, take an NYC quiz, and more. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/11/02/s...
My latest: Sammy Hagar, Jay Buchanan co-headline gala in Fontana to benefit new Stage Red Youth Music Foundation, raising $100K. I was there to chronicle the scene. First, Hagar had to actually get to Fontana in time. www.sbsun.com/2025/10/30/s...
Sammy Hagar gala show in Fontana boosts aid to young musicians
Native sons Hagar and Jay Buchanan raised some $100,000 for the new Stage Red Youth Music Foundation at Wednesday gala, columnist David Allen writes.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My latest: Sammy Hagar, Jay Buchanan co-headline gala in Fontana to benefit new Stage Red Youth Music Foundation, raising $100K. I was there to chronicle the scene. First, Hagar had to actually get to Fontana in time. www.sbsun.com/2025/10/30/s...
“Southern California: An Island on the Land,” nearing 80, remains an essential history. Carey McWilliams’ 1946 book is still readable, quotable, surprising and wry. I finally read it, and marveled. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/10/28/a...
‘An Island on the Land,’ nearing 80, remains an essential history of SoCal
Carey McWilliams’ 1946 book on Southern California remains influential, readable, surprising and wry, writes columnist David Allen, who recently read and marveled over it.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“Southern California: An Island on the Land,” nearing 80, remains an essential history. Carey McWilliams’ 1946 book is still readable, quotable, surprising and wry. I finally read it, and marveled. www.dailybulletin.com/2025/10/28/a...
My latest: A debut novel at 91? Scholar Carlos Cortés of @ucriverside.bsky.social crafts a whodunit that draws on his summer camp experiences in 1948 -- but adds a murder. "Telling a long-form story was a challenge," he says. "It was fun." www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/26/a...
A debut novel at 91? Carlos Cortés of Riverside crafts whodunit
Cortés, a retired professor and scholar, drew on his summer camp experiences in the 1940s for a story involving the nature of truth, he tells columnist David Allen.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My latest: A debut novel at 91? Scholar Carlos Cortés of @ucriverside.bsky.social crafts a whodunit that draws on his summer camp experiences in 1948 -- but adds a murder. "Telling a long-form story was a challenge," he says. "It was fun." www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/26/a...
Palm trees on fire crackle at Riverside's @thecheechcenter.bsky.social. Grouping of fire paintings "really resonates for people," staff says. And Cheech Marin, who's lived through two Malibu fires, tells me the art "sets off a lot of emotions." www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/23/p...
Palm trees on fire crackle at Riverside’s The Cheech art museum
Grouping of fire paintings is “a meditative space” for some, museum says. And Cheech Marin talks about the two Malibu fires he’s lived through with columnist David Allen.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Palm trees on fire crackle at Riverside's @thecheechcenter.bsky.social. Grouping of fire paintings "really resonates for people," staff says. And Cheech Marin, who's lived through two Malibu fires, tells me the art "sets off a lot of emotions." www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/23/p...