Celebrating the bourgeoisification of the old scuzzy Ralphs on Sunset into something rivaling Whole Foods, Fredrica Cooper of the Hollywood Heights Association sent out an email blast to members recently. She writes that once upon a time this was “the Ralphs that I came to call “maximum security Ralphs – you don’t just check out, you have to break out,” and “I once saw a derelict from the mental facility on Cahuenga West, sitting in a produce bin and peeing … I swear.”

– Fenton Bailey