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LA WATCHDOG

The $13 Billion Water Grab: MWD’s Secret Tax on Homeowners

NEIGHBORHOOD

An Earthquake and an Election

LOS ANGELES

Signs of Hospitality at the Metro Expo/Crenshaw Station

PLANNING WATCH LA

“Despite” Presidential Denials and Local Foot-Dragging, Climate Change is Getting Worse

Jack Webb as Detective Joe Friday from TV series, Dragnet

VOICES

Where Are the Facts? The Unanswered Questions of the Trump Administration

GUEST WORDS

Deep-Blue California Is a National Leader in De Facto Public-School Segregation. Here’s Why…

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

County Checkbook Confidential

WORLD WATCH

Trump Needs an Enemy to Justify His Power Grab; Enter Venezuela

VOICES

Promises, Promises - Or Why Trump Wants to Subjugate Canada

IMPORTANT READS

ICE in Chicago: First They Came for the Immigrants

GELFAND'S WORLD

The View from the Balcony: West Side Story

POLITICS

The Health Care Emergency Behind the Government Shutdown

IMPORTANT READS

“The Portland” Judge, Karin Immergut, Is a “Legal Insurrectionist”

VOICES

Are We Trying to Reduce Homelessness or Merely Manage It?

POLITICS

Better Elections for Los Angeles Through Charter Reform

ANIMAL WATCH

70-year-old Woman Bites Back when Pit Bull Attacks her Pet

Mike Newhouse

NEIGHBORHOOD

VSA President Mark Ryavec Endorses Newhouse for California State Senate, District 24

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ANIMAL WATCH

ANIMAL WATCH

Tarzana Neighborhood Council Endorses Restrictions on Online Pet Sales

ANIMAL WATCH

Anaheim Residents Rally to Stop Reptile Show as West Hollywood Passes Historic Sales Ban

ANIMAL WATCH

Pit Bull by Any Other Name is Just as Deadly

NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIGHBORHOOD

How Having A Good Kitchen Will Enhance Your Home's Value

NEIGHBORHOOD

Help Wanted: To Stop the Return of Toxic Waste to a Cancer Patient’s Front Door

NEIGHBORHOOD

We’re Frustrated as Parked Vehicle Becomes Nuisance and Safety Issue in Venice

CLIMATE

CLIMATE

EU Climate Breakdown

CLIMATE

The Curse of The Blob

CLIMATE

China is Greening the Global South But Net Zero Needs $7 Trillion/Yr

VOICES

VOICES

Blood in the Cloud: Multi-Nationals Profit from Gaza’s Destruction

VOICES

The Gaza War Is Already Here

VOICES

Huh?! Trump Again Threatens REELLY Big Tariffs on Movies

LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES

How Los Angeles’ Rent Stabilization and Lease Laws Impact Standard Lease Agreements

LOS ANGELES

The Laurel Foundation Hosts At-Promise Youth Leadership & Career Conference Nov. 15

LOS ANGELES

Got Into a Car Accident? Don't Leave the Scene Without Doing These 4 Things

LGBTQ

LGBTQ

Harvey Milk: A Pride Month Salute to a Pioneer of Equality

49 people killed, 53 others injured at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida,

LGBTQ

Gay Pride or Gay Prize?

LGBTQ

California Hotels And Cafes Remain Friendlier To LGBTQ+ Community

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POLITICS

POLITICS

Two Wrongs Make A Right For Gavin Newsom - Our Sociopathetically Socialist Governor

POLITICS

An Open Letter to Mike Pence: Your ‘Saving the Soul of America’ Campaign Is Hypocritical Nonsense

POLITICS

The Shifting Locus of Blame

STATE WATCH

STATE WATCH

Redistricting, Proportional Representation and LA Charter Reform

STATE WATCH

California's Masterful Use of Soft Political Violence

STATE WATCH

Stalling Electric Powered Transportation Will Drive Us Backwards to an Unhealthful Past

LA WATCHDOG

LA WATCHDOG

Bleak Budget Realities Require Transparency

LA WATCHDOG

Metropolitan Water District’s Billion Dollar Property Tax

LA WATCHDOG

Mayor Bass and the Budget: What, Me Worry?

GELFAND'S WORLD

GELFAND'S WORLD

Senate Democrats Should Just Say No

GELFAND'S WORLD

Shutdowns, Tariffs, and the Epstein Files: Trump’s Washington Monument Ploy

GELFAND'S WORLD

A Report on the LA Neighborhood Council Congress

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Long Beach Edition “Smart Speaker Takes the Wheel”

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The Budget Bachelorette

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Sleight-of-Hand Revolving Door

PLANNING WATCH LA

PLANNING WATCH LA

Why Los Angeles Is Falling Apart

PLANNING WATCH LA

California Senate Bill 79: Bipartisan Giveaway to Big Real Estate

PLANNING WATCH LA

Homelessness Crisis: Too Few Homes or Too Much Poverty?

PALM SPRINGS AREA

PALM SPRINGS AREA

The Joy of Art and Holiday Giving - The Leslies’ 37th Annual Toy Drive & Fundraiser

Rendering of a proposed seven-story hotel on tribal land between the Hilton and Renaissance hotels, now a parking lot.

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Planning Commission To Weigh Hotel, Residential Development Proposed For South Of Convention Center

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Palm Springs Home Prices Decline As Inventory Rises In August Market Report

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

What Algorithms Really Know About You & The Awesome Power of Doing Nothing

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Why You Are Predisposed to Worry & How Fonts Influence Our Feelings

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Great Innovators Think & Turning Anger Into Strength

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Do You Create Happiness? & Why Dogs Behave the Way They Do

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

The Psychology of Lying & The Race for Outer Space

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Unlocking Your Primal Intelligence & The Tug-of-War Between Competition and Cooperation

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IMPORTANT READS

IMPORTANT READS

ICE in Chicago: First They Came for the Immigrants

IMPORTANT READS

“The Portland” Judge, Karin Immergut, Is a “Legal Insurrectionist”

IMPORTANT READS

Why User Experience Matters in Clinical Research Sites

WORLD WATCH

WORLD WATCH

Trump Needs an Enemy to Justify His Power Grab; Enter Venezuela

WORLD WATCH

A Rare Alignment: The World Stands Ready, Are The Palestinians?

WORLD WATCH

The Second Amendment Was Created to Put Down Slave Revolts

420 FILE

420 FILE

A Natural Solution for Enhancing Sleep Quality: THCa Flower

420 FILE

SMOK Novo 5 Not Hitting: What’s the Problem?

420 FILE

What to Know About Traveling with Blunt Wraps on Flights

WELLNESS

WELLNESS

Your pH Checklist for Down-There Health

WELLNESS

Rural Communities Brace For Trump’s Health Cuts

WELLNESS

Searching for Answers: How the World Transformation Movement Offers a New Way to Understand Ourselves

GUEST WORDS

GUEST WORDS

Deep-Blue California Is a National Leader in De Facto Public-School Segregation. Here’s Why…

GUEST WORDS

‘Incredible Corruption’: Blockbuster Report on Trump Crypto Grift Leaves Observers Stunned

GUEST WORDS

The Complete Guide to Trusted iGaming Comparison Sites in 2025

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