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VOICES

U.S. Senator Padilla Forced to Ground and Handcuffed After Questioning Secretary Noem

LA WATCHDOG

Are Angelenos Just Mushrooms in the Dark on the 2028 Olympics?

Peaceful protesters make their sentiments known against ICE raids, arbitrary arrest quotas, detentions, and deportations in Downtown L.A. on Monday, June 9.

LOS ANGELES

Turning Point in L.A.: Grassroots Uprising Against Trump Builds Toward June 14 ‘No Kings’ Protest Wave

VOICES

Local ICE Raids And The Pushback in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES

Walt Disney Concert Hall: Correcting A False Assertion That Architect Gehry’s Selection Was Rigged

VOICES

The Cops, the Marines, and the Guard … Oh My!

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Silver Linings (Press Release)

(A row of empty storefronts on Fairfax Ave.)

IMPORTANT READS

This Los Angeles Economic Warning Sign Is Flashing Red

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Palm Springs Airport Expansion: Boon or Boondoggle?

GUEST WORDS

Los Angeles Has Fallen

VOICES

It’s Time to Expand E-Verify and Fix Our Broken Immigration System

NEIGHBORHOOD

Insurrection, Unrest—or Just Incompetence? Trump, Newsom, and Bass Caught in a Crisis of Ego and Inaction

VOICES

Musk’s Deadliest Legacy - Gutting USAID

LOS ANGELES

In the Face of Fear, EmpowerLA Stands with Every Angeleno—Regardless of Status

GELFAND'S WORLD

Hollywood Blacklist is Back

VOICES

Trump Is a World Class Loser, Loser, Loser

VOICES

Ban Regulating A.I. for Ten Years? I Think Not!

LOS ANGELES

Court Hearings. Lights, Camera, Denial: LA’s Homelessness Strategy Is All Performance, No Substance

ANIMAL WATCH

L.A. Named Most Dangerous City for Mail Carriers—Dog Attacks Surge in 2024

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ANIMAL WATCH

ANIMAL WATCH

Mayor Bass Strikes Out On Animal Welfare

ANIMAL WATCH

XL Bully Icon Hulk Dies; Landmark Legal Win Saves Pup “Fudge” in Scotland

ANIMAL WATCH

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

NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIGHBORHOOD

Councilwoman Park Takes the Lead on RV Crisis—Will VNC Step Up or Stall Progress?

NEIGHBORHOOD

Venice Beach Says Bye to Bollards: Meridian Barriers Replace Them Along Oceanfront Walk

NEIGHBORHOOD

Crisis Deepens at Third, Fourth & Rose: Venice Locals Fear Spike in Crime and Encampments

CLIMATE

CLIMATE

Nightmare of Nightmares – New (Big) CO2 Emissions

CLIMATE

America’s Impact on the Global Thermostat

CLIMATE

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

VOICES

VOICES

Whose Babies Matter? When Mourning Becomes a Hashtag

VOICES

What – or Who – Is Fueling the Fires of Violence in Los Angeles?

VOICES

America Needs More Centrists to Stabilize

LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES

Create a New Bureau of Homelessness Oversight within the LA Housing Department

LOS ANGELES

'Three Stoogettes' and Dummy Awards: Shredding Metro’s Leadership

LOS ANGELES

LA's Crazy Train: City Council Slammed for Failing Public Safety Amid Budget Cuts, Crumbling Streets, and Homeless Chaos

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

Why Does Netanyahu Keep Undercutting Israel’s Requirement of Hamas’ Total, Complete and Unconditional Surrender?

POLITICS

Marxism is Alive and Well in California

POLITICS

False Economies

STATE WATCH

STATE WATCH

The Fintech Revolution in California’s iGaming Sector

STATE WATCH

New Study Reveals Where Pedestrians Get Hit The Most in California

STATE WATCH

You Can’t Arrest Your Way Out of Homelessness—Only Housing Works

LA WATCHDOG

LA WATCHDOG

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

LA WATCHDOG

LA’s Unbalanced Balanced Budget

LA WATCHDOG

DWP Ratepayers to Pay for City Hall’s Fiscal Malfeasance

GELFAND'S WORLD

GELFAND'S WORLD

Trump’s ICE Came for L.A., But L.A. Pushed Back

GELFAND'S WORLD

From Cancer Breakthroughs to Climate Denial: The Cost of Defunding Science in America

GELFAND'S WORLD

It's All On the Republicans in Congress

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Civic Self Defense

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The Usual Re-Formers

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The Scroll Industrial Complex

PLANNING WATCH LA

PLANNING WATCH LA

Three Housing Myths Explain Why Homelessness Is Increasing

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

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

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IMPORTANT READS

This Los Angeles Economic Warning Sign Is Flashing Red

IMPORTANT READS

Why Knowing the Property Owner Helps in Off-Market Deals

IMPORTANT READS

'This Is What Fascism Looks Like': Beloved Labor Leader David Huerta Arrested

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

Understanding the Influence of Modern Cannabis Strains like Gush-Mints in LA Communities

420 FILE

Leaders and Industry Call for Urgent Reforms as AB 564 Seeks to Stabilize Cannabis Tax Rates

420 FILE

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

WELLNESS

WELLNESS

Why Are So Many Young Adults in LA Secretly Struggling with Mental Health Right Now?

WELLNESS

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

WELLNESS

4 Tips on Coping With Cancer as a Veteran

GUEST WORDS

GUEST WORDS

Los Angeles Has Fallen

GUEST WORDS

LA Riots Reflect Failure Of Progressive Leadership

GUEST WORDS

L.A. Tourism Workers Win Nation’s Highest Minimum Wage in Historic Union Victory

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