NOTES FROM ACADEME

Annals of the Curb-Cut Culture

By LAWRENCE BIEMILLER

Los Angeles

Charlie Mills's official title at East Los Angeles College is auto mechanic, but the morning I visit, there's not a car anywhere near his shop. He's finishing up a minor repair of the college's street sweeper, which is the size of a small pickup, and nearby three golf-cart-size...

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