TOWNHALL -This month marks seven years of Eric Garcetti’s reign as mayor. Those seven years have left many Angelinos hard-pressed to name even a single aspect of our civic life that has improved

PLANNING WATCH-LA’s real estate boom, mostly speculative construction projects funded by investors faced with record low interest rates, shows little evidence of slowing down.

EASTSIDER-By the time you read this article, a hearing will have already taken place with the Planning Department on an “Amendment to Home-Sharing Ordinance.”

PERSPECTIVE Change. Now.

TRUTHOUT--President Trump signed an executive order on police reform this June that was more a defense of policing than an indictment.

GUEST COMMENTARY-The LAPD Budget has been slashed by $150 million. Police officers are now trying to figure out their role in protecting and serving the people of LA.

@THE GUSS REPORT-Welcome to the final few hours of the pre-felony existence of Mitch Englander, formerly of the Los Angeles City Council. 

ALPERN AT LARGE--Again...Eric Garcetti, meet Donald Trump--and the above two photos say it all.

NEIGHBORHOOD POLITICS-The Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is responsible for administering the rules and regulations adopted by the LA City Council for licensed commercial cannabis businesses within the City. 

RANTZ & RAVEZ-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (who called police officers “killers”) and City Councilmembers responded to the demands of protestors and rioters by slashing $150 million from the 2020-2021 LAPD budget.

MY TURN-In the past, we were a nation bound and regulated by enforceable laws because a super majority of our people respected and abided by them without being compelled by legal process.

FIRST PERSON-I’m terrified of going back to work.

ONE MAN’S OPINION-Prior to the advent of Donald Trump, the choice of Sarah Palin to be Sen. John McCain’s running mate in 2008 was the GOP’s most egregious misstep. 

INSIDE LOS ANGELES-A few years ago, billionaire Geoffrey Palmer was crowned with an ignominious title: “Downtown LA’s worst developer.” 

DC DISPATCH-With a global pandemic and civil unrest testing the seams of the United States, our higher education system is also experiencing a wave of systemic change.