LOS ANGELES

COMMENTARY-According to a report by the Center for International Environmental Law, by 2050 worldwide plastic production fueled by the fracking boom in the U.S. will have a greenhouse gas impact on the planet equivalent to 615 500-megawatt coal-fired power plants operating at full capacity. 

Donald Trump will likely go down in U.S. history as one of the worst, if not most corrupt, presidents. 

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A VIEW FROM HERE - Let’s allow criminals give themselves absolute immunity for their criminal acts.

RECALL POLITICS - Just four days before the polls close on the gubernatorial recall election, conservative talk radio host Larry Elder is presumably at the head of the pack of 46 vying for the governor’s office.

THE DOCTOR IS IN - Whether it's the pragmatic arguments of saving lives and a return to normalcy, or the concerns of government overreach and fear of the side effects of vaccination (and, to boot, the need for vaccination if one already has gotten COVID-19), the anger in our nation is going UP

URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT-We oppose your draft street tree list, that proposes the development of a standard for planting exotic street trees in our right-of-way’s, an approach that presupposes exotic trees are the right trees for this City and most native trees are not. 

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA - San Francisco stubbornness is holding the republic hostage.

SOUTH OF THE 10 - Dear 2urbangirls, I want to thank you for your extensive coverage of Inglewood and raising the level of political dialogue within the City.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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 - “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.”

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.

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).