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LA WATCHDOG

Do We Approve or Reject an Increase in the Hotel Tax?

LOS ANGELES

The LAX/Metro Connection: Almost Four Decades Of Myths And False Impressions

LOS ANGELES

Predatory Corporate Landlords Target Black Tenants for Eviction, Says New UCLA Study

NEIGHBORHOOD

Park Slams LA Budget as 'Bottomless Pit,' Votes NO to Wasteful Spending

LOS ANGELES

Inside the May 22 Council Budget Debate: Cuts, Restorations, and Priorities

VOICES

From the United Nations to Academia, Left-Wing Antisemitism Must Be Confronted

VOICES

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

POLITICS

Marxism is Alive and Well in California

IMPORTANT READS

The Next Frontier in Survivor Safety: How Innovation Is Fighting Domestic Abuse

VOICES

Whose Life Matters?

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Ted and Julie Got Out Alive

IMPORTANT READS

Without US Government Weapons And Diplomatic Support, Genocide Of Palestinians In Gaza Would End

POLITICS

False Economies

WORLD WATCH

If This Isn’t Genocide, What Is?

ANIMAL WATCH

Wall Street Firm Sued Over Death of San Antonio-area Child Mauled by Pit Bulls

LA WATCHDOG

LA’s Unbalanced Balanced Budget

VOICES

Hearings on Homelessness Start This Week. What Can We Expect?

LOS ANGELES

Homeless Vets Long Stymied By Political Meddling And Developer Greed at West LA VA

NEIGHBORHOOD

Venice Beach Looking Dirty, Filthy And Uninviting for the Summer Season!

GELFAND'S WORLD

It's All On the Republicans in Congress

LOS ANGELES

One and Done: Los Angeles is Doomed!

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ANIMAL WATCH

Billy and Tina shackled in the Los Angeles Zoo on May 19

ANIMAL WATCH

Elephant Uproar: L.A. Zoo Sparks Backlash for Quietly Transferring Elephant to Overcrowded Tulsa Facility

ANIMAL WATCH

Dogs Under Investigation After Two Bodies Found in Downtown L.A. Homeless Encampment

ANIMAL WATCH

Outrage Grows Over L.A. Zoo’s Secret Plan to Transfer Elephants Billy and Tina to Another Zoo

NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIGHBORHOOD

Venice NC Meeting Explodes: Board Member Suspended After Stakeholder Scuffle—Encampment Vote Collapses Amid Walkout Chaos

NEIGHBORHOOD

Top CRE Analytics Platforms for Smart Investors

NEIGHBORHOOD

The Death And Rebirth Of A Neighborhood Council Board

CLIMATE

CLIMATE

America’s Impact on the Global Thermostat

CLIMATE

Welcome To The First Fire-Resistant Neighborhood. Now What About The Rest Of California?

CLIMATE

Imagine You Are a Poor Nation, Trapped by Debt and Strangled by Climate Change—What Are Your Options?

VOICES

VOICES

ADL and AJC Support Anti-Jewish Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

VOICES

Not Memes, But Memories… Of the Way Things Used to Be

VOICES

Ten Questions Californians Must Ask Themselves Going Into Memorial Day

LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES

Wildfire Survivors Sue LA County and City of Pasadena Over Toxic Housing Conditions After Eaton Fire

LOS ANGELES

After the Flames: How LA's Safety Net Fails Tenants in Times of Disaster

LOS ANGELES

At the Crossroads: Reclaiming Our Cities, Our Character, and Our Common Good

LGBTQ

LGBTQ

California Hotels And Cafes Remain Friendlier To LGBTQ+ Community

LGBTQ

Sheryl Lee Ralph Receives The Laurel Foundation’s 2024 Youth Empowerment Award

LGBTQ

Freddy Puza Makes History as Culver City’s First Openly LGBTQ+ Vice Mayor

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POLITICS

Traci Park (L), Faizah Malik (R)

POLITICS

Left-Leaning Activist Faizah Malik Enters LA City Council Race Against Traci Park

POLITICS

Is The Los Angeles City Budget A Plan With A Real Purpose?

Abe Gurko, Loren Colin

POLITICS

Exclusive Interview: Loren Colin Brings Independent, Pro-American Vision to CD34 Race

STATE WATCH

STATE WATCH

Newsom Calls on Cities to Immediately Ban Homeless Encampments, Citing Public Health and Safety

STATE WATCH

California Apartment Association Uses Deep-Pocketed Influence to Delay Crucial Pro-Tenant Bill

STATE WATCH

Is California Getting Set to Legalize Online Casinos?

LA WATCHDOG

LA WATCHDOG

DWP Ratepayers to Pay for City Hall’s Fiscal Malfeasance

LA WATCHDOG

Honest Budgeting Is Required

LA WATCHDOG

Defunding of Recreation & Parks Continues

GELFAND'S WORLD

GELFAND'S WORLD

Solid Core, Liquid Truth: Seismic Clues Offer New Glimpse Into Earth’s Fiery Center

GELFAND'S WORLD

The Eerie Stillness At The Port Of Los Angeles

GELFAND'S WORLD

Get the City Council's Attention: Cut Their Salaries

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Take a Hike, Los Angeles

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Anonymity Is for the Powerful—Not the Press

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Jobs and a Triple-A Bob

PLANNING WATCH LA

PLANNING WATCH LA

California Senate Bill 607. Pigs lining up at the trough.

McMansion in Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove, with photoshopped sign.

PLANNING WATCH LA

The Continued Mansionization Of Los Angeles Neighborhoods

PLANNING WATCH LA

Rapid Reconstruction Of Incinerated Homes Reveals Who Has The Most Influence At LA’s City Hall

PALM SPRINGS AREA

PALM SPRINGS AREA

City Launches Annual Brush Clearing Program As Fire Season Approaches

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Coachella Didn’t Sell Out Weekend Two. Or Did It?

PALM SPRINGS AREA

The 2025 Palm Desert Food & Wine Event Will Feature Top Chefs, Premium Wines, and Culinary Experiences

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Regular People Become Millionaires & How The Power of Suggestion Works

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

The Science of Sexual Attraction & What Does Your Job Mean to You?

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Why Leadership is So Overrated & How Supply Chains Work or Don’t

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

What Is Good Mental Health? & The Weird Thing About Memory

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Everyday Health Hacks & A New Approach to Conflict

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Your Incredible Sense of Smell & Overcoming Burn Out

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IMPORTANT READS

IMPORTANT READS

Without US Government Weapons And Diplomatic Support, Genocide Of Palestinians In Gaza Would End

IMPORTANT READS

The Next Frontier in Survivor Safety: How Innovation Is Fighting Domestic Abuse

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs New Deal

IMPORTANT READS

Trump is Trying to Reverse Roosevelt’s New Deal

WORLD WATCH

WORLD WATCH

If This Isn’t Genocide, What Is?

WORLD WATCH

A Faith Under Siege: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Faith, and the Future

WORLD WATCH

The Promise Of Gaza, Part 3: Will Israel Choose Control or Coexistence?

420 FILE

420 FILE

Torch-Free Dabbing: How Dip Devices Are Changing the Game

420 FILE

How Los Angeles Is Embracing Cannabis Culture

420 FILE

One Problem With Edibles: Dogs Sometimes Eat Them

WELLNESS

WELLNESS

Aging Safely in LA: Why Emergency Call Buttons Are Becoming Essential for Seniors

WELLNESS

4 Tips on Coping With Cancer as a Veteran

WELLNESS

Medical Negligence: Career, Family and Financial Consequences

GUEST WORDS

GUEST WORDS

Soft2Bet Brings a New Kind of Tech to Online Gaming

GUEST WORDS

High Roller Slots Attract More and More Players

GUEST WORDS

When the System Cracks, Malibu Pays the Price

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