##  [ LA’s New Zoning Code Is Under Review At The City Attorney’s Office](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29770-las-new-zoning-code-is-under-review-at-the-city-attorneys-office "LA’s New Zoning Code Is Under Review At The City Attorney’s Office")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     October 24 2024        October 24 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2024/086c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2024/086c.jpg?width=930&height=524)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29770-las-new-zoning-code-is-under-review-at-the-city-attorneys-office)

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   ##  [ Urban Forest Blues in Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29738-urban-forest-blues-in-los-angeles "Urban Forest Blues in Los Angeles")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     October 17 2024        October 17 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2024/084g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2024/084g.jpg?width=816&height=386 "Photo from the L.A. Bureau of Street Services Urban Forestry Division’s home page.")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29738-urban-forest-blues-in-los-angeles "class="caption" title="Photo from the L.A. Bureau of Street Services Urban Forestry Division’s home page."")Photo from the L.A. Bureau of Street Services Urban Forestry Division’s home page.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29738-urban-forest-blues-in-los-angeles)

   ##  [ LA’s City Planning Commission Approves A Zoning Program That Makes Homelessness Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29637-las-city-planning-commission-approves-a-zoning-program-that-makes-homelessness-worse "LA’s City Planning Commission Approves A Zoning Program That Makes Homelessness Worse")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     October 03 2024        October 03 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2024/080b4.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2024/080b4.jpg?width=1292&height=662)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29637-las-city-planning-commission-approves-a-zoning-program-that-makes-homelessness-worse)

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   ##  [ Why Homeless Programs, Like LA County‘s Measure A, Fail](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29618-why-homeless-programs-like-la-countys-measure-a-fail "Why Homeless Programs, Like LA County‘s Measure A, Fail")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     September 26 2024        September 26 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2024/078c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2024/078c.jpg?width=936&height=624)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29618-why-homeless-programs-like-la-countys-measure-a-fail)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29618-why-homeless-programs-like-la-countys-measure-a-fail)

   ##  [ City Hall Again Selling Off Public Sidewalk Rights To The Sign Industry](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29583-city-hall-again-selling-off-public-sidewalk-rights-to-the-sign-industry "City Hall Again Selling Off Public Sidewalk Rights To The Sign Industry")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     September 19 2024        September 19 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2024/076o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2024/076o.jpg?width=928&height=660 "Example of proposed Tranzito-Vector sign in public right-of-way")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29583-city-hall-again-selling-off-public-sidewalk-rights-to-the-sign-industry "class="caption" title="Example of proposed Tranzito-Vector sign in public right-of-way"")Example of proposed Tranzito-Vector sign in public right-of-way

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29583-city-hall-again-selling-off-public-sidewalk-rights-to-the-sign-industry)

   ##  [ Human Rights Watch Report on Homelessness in Los Angeles, “You have to move!”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29421-human-rights-watch-report-on-homelessness-in-los-angeles-you-have-to-move "Human Rights Watch Report on Homelessness in Los Angeles, “You have to move!”")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     August 22 2024        August 22 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2024/068c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2024/068c.jpg?width=932&height=598)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29421-human-rights-watch-report-on-homelessness-in-los-angeles-you-have-to-move)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29421-human-rights-watch-report-on-homelessness-in-los-angeles-you-have-to-move)

   ##  [ Climate Change Has Arrived. Efforts To Counter It Are Faltering](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29394-climate-change-has-arrived-efforts-to-counter-it-are-faltering "Climate Change Has Arrived.  Efforts To Counter It Are Faltering")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     August 15 2024        August 15 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2024/066b2.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2024/066b2.jpg?width=936&height=706)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29394-climate-change-has-arrived-efforts-to-counter-it-are-faltering)

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   ##  [ The Country’s Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse, But It Is Hardly New](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29354-the-countrys-housing-crisis-is-getting-worse-but-it-is-hardly-new "The Country’s Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse, But It Is Hardly New")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     August 08 2024        August 08 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2024/064c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2024/064c.jpg?width=898&height=674)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29354-the-countrys-housing-crisis-is-getting-worse-but-it-is-hardly-new)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29354-the-countrys-housing-crisis-is-getting-worse-but-it-is-hardly-new)

   ##  [ Housing Element Implementation Ordinance - LA’s Future Is Up For Grabs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29315-housing-element-implementation-ordinance-las-future-is-up-for-grabs "Housing Element Implementation Ordinance - LA’s Future Is Up For Grabs")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     August 01 2024        August 01 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2024/062c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2024/062c.jpg?width=934&height=584 "Will LA’s future be over-priced, ticky-tacky apartments without yards, parking, and trees?")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29315-housing-element-implementation-ordinance-las-future-is-up-for-grabs "class="caption" title="Will LA’s future be over-priced, ticky-tacky apartments without yards, parking, and trees?"")Will LA’s future be over-priced, ticky-tacky apartments without yards, parking, and trees?

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29315-housing-element-implementation-ordinance-las-future-is-up-for-grabs)

   ##  [ McMansions Still Proliferate In Los Angeles, Driving Up Housing Costs, Homelessness, and Climate Change](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29273-mcmansions-still-proliferate-in-los-angeles-driving-up-housing-costs-homelessness-and-climate-change "McMansions Still Proliferate In Los Angeles, Driving Up Housing Costs, Homelessness, and Climate Change")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     July 25 2024        July 25 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2024/060h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2024/060h.jpg?width=1112&height=632 "billboard is photoshopped")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29273-mcmansions-still-proliferate-in-los-angeles-driving-up-housing-costs-homelessness-and-climate-change "class="caption" title="billboard is photoshopped"")billboard is photoshopped

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29273-mcmansions-still-proliferate-in-los-angeles-driving-up-housing-costs-homelessness-and-climate-change)

   ##  [ Good Grief. VIP’s Offer Inane Fixes For Homelessness And Climate Change ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29233-good-grief-vips-offer-inane-fixes-for-homelessness-and-climate-change "Good Grief. VIP’s Offer Inane Fixes For Homelessness And Climate Change ")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     July 18 2024        July 18 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2024/058e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2024/058e.jpg?width=1118&height=752)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29233-good-grief-vips-offer-inane-fixes-for-homelessness-and-climate-change)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29233-good-grief-vips-offer-inane-fixes-for-homelessness-and-climate-change)

   ##  [ City Hall’s Housing Policies Led to LAUSD Enrollment Decline](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29197-city-halls-housing-policies-led-to-lausd-enrollment-decline "City Hall’s Housing Policies Led to LAUSD Enrollment Decline")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     July 11 2024        July 11 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2024/056h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2024/056h.jpg?width=1110&height=842)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29197-city-halls-housing-policies-led-to-lausd-enrollment-decline)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29197-city-halls-housing-policies-led-to-lausd-enrollment-decline)

   ##  [ When LA City Hall Pols Step Into The Ring Of Foreign Policy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29162-when-la-city-hall-pols-step-into-the-ring-of-foreign-policy "When LA City Hall Pols Step Into The Ring Of Foreign Policy")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     July 04 2024        July 04 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2024/054b.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2024/054b.jpg?width=1086&height=832)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29162-when-la-city-hall-pols-step-into-the-ring-of-foreign-policy)

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   ##  [ Real Estate Speculators Boost Profits by Bypassing Local Zoning Laws](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29088-real-estate-speculators-boost-profits-by-bypassing-local-zoning-laws "Real Estate Speculators Boost Profits by Bypassing Local Zoning Laws")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     June 20 2024        June 20 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2024/050i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/June-2024/050i.jpg?width=1190&height=706)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29088-real-estate-speculators-boost-profits-by-bypassing-local-zoning-laws)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29088-real-estate-speculators-boost-profits-by-bypassing-local-zoning-laws)

   ##  [ Residents Of LA’s Pico-Midvale Neighborhood Propose Alternative Temporary Homeless Site](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29051-residents-of-las-pico-midvale-neighborhood-propose-alternative-temporary-homeless-site " Residents Of LA’s Pico-Midvale Neighborhood Propose Alternative Temporary Homeless Site")

      Details    Dick Platkin & Barbara Broide    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     June 13 2024        June 13 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2024/048b.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/June-2024/048b.jpg?width=916&height=636)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29051-residents-of-las-pico-midvale-neighborhood-propose-alternative-temporary-homeless-site)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29051-residents-of-las-pico-midvale-neighborhood-propose-alternative-temporary-homeless-site)

   ##  [ Unveiling Urban Inequality: A Comprehensive Review of "The Broken City" by Patrick M. Condon](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29026-unveiling-urban-inequality-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-broken-city-by-patrick-m-condon "Unveiling Urban Inequality: A Comprehensive Review of "The Broken City" by Patrick M. Condon")

      Details    Setha Low, Ph.D.    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     June 10 2024        June 10 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2024/047d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/June-2024/047d.jpg?width=994&height=720)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29026-unveiling-urban-inequality-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-broken-city-by-patrick-m-condon)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29026-unveiling-urban-inequality-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-broken-city-by-patrick-m-condon)

1. [ Livable Communities: Developer Giveaways In A Slick And Deceptive Package](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/29001-livable-communities-developer-giveaways-in-a-slick-and-deceptive-package)
2. [ Why Don’t The Homeless Move Into Vacant Homes And Apartments?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28973-why-dont-the-homeless-move-into-vacant-homes-and-apartments)
3. [ Why LA’s Infrastructure is in such Bad Shape - Part 2](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28909-why-las-infrastructure-is-in-such-bad-shape-part-2)

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