LOS ANGELES

RANTZ & RAVEZ - In a few days we will know if Gavin Newsom will remain the Governor of the once Golden State of California; or if one of the other 45 candidates listed on the ballot will take over the Governor’s office and lead California’s population down a new path to possible Happier Times with new Leadership, Opportunity, and direction for everyone.

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - Found this story in a 1948 book "The Lore and Legend of Amagansett" Out of print. 

A LINE ON UNEMPLOYMENT - When the California economy re-opened in mid-June, the expectation was that that the enormous Unemployment Insurance (UI) rolls—over 3 million Californians receiving some form of UI—would start quickly going down.

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - “Public corruption erodes the trust of our citizenry and hampers progress,” District Attorney. George Gascón said. “There is no place for it in Los Angeles County.”

EASTSIDER - It’s no secret that LAPD officers are bailing from the job and are not being replaced.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING - Affordable units are supposed to be listed on an online housing registry, but many such apartments don’t appear there. It prices out tenants.

THE DOCTOR IS IN - The above photo is from the Babylon Bee, which is a conservative satire website that is both snarky and cynical, and can be both serious and comical...from a right-wing standpoint.

CALIFORNIA STIMULUS - As California continues the slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down many businesses last year, new $600 state stimulus checks have begun arriving in the bank accounts of residents who earn up to $75,000 annually, to help them get back on their feet.

On a recent edition of Fox/Fox and Friends, Larry Elder raises two issues.   

THE VIEW FROM HERE - The California judiciary is composed of predatory vultures, blood sucking leaches and moral cowards. 

PLANNING WATCH - The new mantra of the infill real estate speculators and their advocates is end exclusionary zoning.

THE DOCTOR IS IN - Well, it looks like Governor Gavin Newsom, after infuriating quite a number of Californians (both Democrats and Republicans alike), has the potential of following Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in ALSO infuriating quite a number of Californians (both Republicans and Democrats alike).