##  [ City Hall’s Mishandling of The Homeless Crisis Is Not Its Cause](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28257-city-halls-mishandling-of-the-homeless-crisis-is-not-its-cause "City Hall’s Mishandling of The Homeless Crisis Is Not Its Cause")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     January 12 2024        January 11 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2024/004p.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2024/004p.jpg?width=1896&height=1094 "AI generated pic of LA city hall and the homeless crisis within view.")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28257-city-halls-mishandling-of-the-homeless-crisis-is-not-its-cause "class="caption" title="AI generated pic of LA city hall and the homeless crisis within view."")AI generated pic of LA city hall and the homeless crisis within view.

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   ##  [ California Continues Its Losing Streak](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28223-california-continues-its-losing-streak "California Continues Its Losing Streak")

      Details    Irvin Dawid    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     January 04 2024        January 04 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2024/002a1.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2024/002a1.jpg?width=1474&height=830)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28223-california-continues-its-losing-streak)

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   ##  [ Los Angeles City Hall, Home of the City’s Neglected but Nevertheless Mandatory General Plan.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28217-los-angeles-city-hall-home-of-the-citys-neglected-but-nevertheless-mandatory-general-plan "Los Angeles City Hall, Home of the City’s Neglected but Nevertheless Mandatory General Plan.")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     January 04 2024        January 04 2024       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2024/002f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2024/002f.jpg?width=896&height=592 "Should General Plan Elements Be Misused to Justify Real Estate Speculation In Los Angeles?")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28217-los-angeles-city-hall-home-of-the-citys-neglected-but-nevertheless-mandatory-general-plan "class="caption" title="Should General Plan Elements Be Misused to Justify Real Estate Speculation In Los Angeles?"")Should General Plan Elements Be Misused to Justify Real Estate Speculation In Los Angeles?

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28217-los-angeles-city-hall-home-of-the-citys-neglected-but-nevertheless-mandatory-general-plan)

   ##  [ Part II: How To Make Los Angeles A Bicycle-Friendly City](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28192-part-ii-how-to-make-los-angeles-a-bicycle-friendly-city "Part II:  How To Make Los Angeles A Bicycle-Friendly City")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     December 28 2023        December 28 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2023/104e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Dec-2023/104e.jpg?width=1100&height=734 "Yes, it can be done in Los Angeles. Protected bicycle lane on Brooklyn Bridge in New York City")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28192-part-ii-how-to-make-los-angeles-a-bicycle-friendly-city "class="caption" title="Yes, it can be done in Los Angeles. Protected bicycle lane on Brooklyn Bridge in New York City"")Yes, it can be done in Los Angeles. Protected bicycle lane on Brooklyn Bridge in New York City

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28192-part-ii-how-to-make-los-angeles-a-bicycle-friendly-city)

   ##  [ What Will It Take To Create A Bicycle-Friendly Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28165-what-will-it-take-to-create-a-bicycle-friendly-los-angeles "What Will It Take To Create A Bicycle-Friendly Los Angeles?")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     December 21 2023        December 21 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2023/102b.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Dec-2023/102b.jpg?width=1038&height=622 "Typical CicLAvia safe bicycle event")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28165-what-will-it-take-to-create-a-bicycle-friendly-los-angeles "class="caption" title="Typical CicLAvia safe bicycle event"")Typical CicLAvia safe bicycle event

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   ##  [ Will LA’s METRO Ever Build Successful Mass Transit](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28139-will-las-metro-ever-build-successful-mass-transit "Will LA’s METRO Ever Build Successful Mass Transit")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     December 14 2023        December 14 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2023/100e2.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Dec-2023/100e2.jpg?width=1116&height=584)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28139-will-las-metro-ever-build-successful-mass-transit)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28139-will-las-metro-ever-build-successful-mass-transit)

   ##  [ Homelessness: At Home And Abroad](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28086-homelessness-at-home-and-abroad "Homelessness: At Home And Abroad")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     December 07 2023        December 07 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2023/098b.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Dec-2023/098b.jpg?width=1440&height=670)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28086-homelessness-at-home-and-abroad)

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   ##  [ LA’s Response to the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai: “What, Me Worry?”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28058-las-response-to-the-un-climate-change-conference-in-dubai-what-me-worry "LA’s Response to the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai: “What, Me Worry?”")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     November 30 2023        November 30 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2023/096d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2023/096d.jpg?width=1122&height=748)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28058-las-response-to-the-un-climate-change-conference-in-dubai-what-me-worry)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28058-las-response-to-the-un-climate-change-conference-in-dubai-what-me-worry)

   ##  [ The Real Estate Scams Keep Coming, Along With Aggressive Policing Of The Unhoused](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28012-the-real-estate-scams-keep-coming-along-with-aggressive-policing-of-the-unhoused "The Real Estate Scams Keep Coming, Along With Aggressive Policing Of The Unhoused")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     November 23 2023        November 23 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2023/094d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2023/094d.jpg?width=1112&height=624 "LAPD draws its guns in a confrontation with homeless people in Van Nuys.")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28012-the-real-estate-scams-keep-coming-along-with-aggressive-policing-of-the-unhoused "class="caption" title="LAPD draws its guns in a confrontation with homeless people in Van Nuys."")LAPD draws its guns in a confrontation with homeless people in Van Nuys.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/28012-the-real-estate-scams-keep-coming-along-with-aggressive-policing-of-the-unhoused)

   ##  [ Mass Evictions Increase Homelessness. What Is Going On?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27990-mass-evictions-increase-homelessness-what-is-going-on "Mass Evictions Increase Homelessness.  What Is Going On?")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     November 16 2023        November 16 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2023/092r.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2023/092r.jpg?width=1118&height=648)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27990-mass-evictions-increase-homelessness-what-is-going-on)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27990-mass-evictions-increase-homelessness-what-is-going-on)

   ##  [ Why The Housing Crisis Continues To Get Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27952-why-the-housing-crisis-continues-to-get-worse "Why The Housing Crisis Continues To Get Worse")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     November 09 2023        November 09 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2023/090c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2023/090c.jpg?width=1114&height=744)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27952-why-the-housing-crisis-continues-to-get-worse)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27952-why-the-housing-crisis-continues-to-get-worse)

   ##  [ LA’s Wilshire Community Plan Is Out-Of-Date, With Terrible Consequences](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27857-las-wilshire-community-plan-is-out-of-date-with-terrible-consequences "LA’s Wilshire Community Plan Is Out-Of-Date, With Terrible Consequences")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     October 26 2023        October 26 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2023/086c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2023/086c.jpg?width=1122&height=712)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27857-las-wilshire-community-plan-is-out-of-date-with-terrible-consequences)

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   ##  [ Why Is Homelessness Still Growing In Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27777-why-is-homelessness-still-growing-in-los-angeles "Why Is Homelessness Still Growing In Los Angeles?")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     October 12 2023        October 12 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2023/082a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2023/082a.jpg?width=1118&height=736 "Homeless encampment in Boston, Massachusetts. 3000 miles from LA, it looks totally familiar.")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27777-why-is-homelessness-still-growing-in-los-angeles "class="caption" title="Homeless encampment in Boston, Massachusetts. 3000 miles from LA, it looks totally familiar."")Homeless encampment in Boston, Massachusetts. 3000 miles from LA, it looks totally familiar.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27777-why-is-homelessness-still-growing-in-los-angeles)

   ##  [ Despite City Council Adoption, LA’s Housing Element And Hollywood’s Community Plan Are Up For Grabs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27729-despite-city-council-adoption-las-housing-element-and-hollywoods-community-plan-are-up-for-grabs "Despite City Council Adoption, LA’s Housing Element And Hollywood’s Community Plan Are Up For Grabs")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     October 05 2023        October 05 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2023/080d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2023/080d.jpg?width=770&height=486 "What proposed upzoning could allow.")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27729-despite-city-council-adoption-las-housing-element-and-hollywoods-community-plan-are-up-for-grabs "class="caption" title="What proposed upzoning could allow."")What proposed upzoning could allow.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27729-despite-city-council-adoption-las-housing-element-and-hollywoods-community-plan-are-up-for-grabs)

   ##  [ Another Crackpot Idea: Hand The I-90 Freeway Corridor Over to Real Estate Developers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27689-another-crackpot-idea-hand-the-i-90-freeway-corridor-over-to-real-estate-developers "Another Crackpot Idea: Hand The I-90 Freeway Corridor Over to Real Estate Developers")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     September 28 2023        September 28 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2023/078n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2023/078n.jpg?width=938&height=528 "Opening dance scene in LaLa Land, shot on the I-90 Marina Freeway")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27689-another-crackpot-idea-hand-the-i-90-freeway-corridor-over-to-real-estate-developers "class="caption" title="Opening dance scene in LaLa Land, shot on the I-90 Marina Freeway"")Opening dance scene in LaLa Land, shot on the I-90 Marina Freeway

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27689-another-crackpot-idea-hand-the-i-90-freeway-corridor-over-to-real-estate-developers)

   ##  [ What a “Critique of YIMBY Economics” Gets Right and Wrong](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27643-what-a-critique-of-yimby-economics-gets-right-and-wrong "What a “Critique of YIMBY Economics” Gets Right and Wrong")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la)     September 21 2023        September 21 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2023/076c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2023/076c.jpg?width=1000&height=568)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27643-what-a-critique-of-yimby-economics-gets-right-and-wrong)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27643-what-a-critique-of-yimby-economics-gets-right-and-wrong)

1. [ LA’s Land Use Policies Make The Climate Crisis Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27530-las-land-use-policies-make-the-climate-crisis-worse)
2. [ Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel In Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27503-is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-in-los-angeles)
3. [ Why The Homeless Crisis Will Get Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/27466-why-the-homeless-crisis-will-get-worse)

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