In the News
Desperate at the Border
Destitution, gangs, rampant murder, death squads – that’s what people leave behind in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, countries that have all been laboratories for U.S. anti-communist counterinsurgency and economic neo-liberalism.
T…
A Bullying, Bigoted ‘Ted Talk’ We Could Really Have Done Without!
LEANING RIGHT--Something very bad just happened by a great man who could have, and should have, done much better addressing the ills of our…
NC Elections: When Should There be an Election of Executive Board Members?
WHO’S IN CHARGE? On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, the Canoga Park Neighborhood Council (CPNC) held their regularly scheduled Board meeting via…
When will the Predatory Judiciary Fall Like Catholic Priests?
MY TURN--The common element of predatory abusers is their power over their victims.
WIMBY Poll Dancing
GUEST COMMENTARY-Louis Mirante, legislative director for the Big Tech/developer funded organization “California YIMBY (“Yes in my back-yard…
Thoughts and Prayers and Working Assumptions
GELFAND’S WORLD--I sometimes think about writing a series of 49 cent books to explore the thought -- or lack of thought -- that goes on in…
Why the Mainstream Media Tries to Fool the Public with its Misleading Reporting on the Housing Crisis
PLANNING WATCH-According to former President George W. Bush, if you are fooled once, you can’t be fooled again.
Profit Over Violence
THE CITY--Apparently, Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles never noticed that his close partner and fundraising champion, Rick Jacobs, w…
California Regulator Praised for 'Landmark' Proposal to List 'Forever Chemical' as Carcinogen
PUBLIC HEALTH POLITICS--A public health watchdog on Wednesday praised California's proposal to add the so-called "forever chemical" PFOA to…
Battlefield ‘Burbs: America's Political Future Turns on Our Last Contestable Places
NEW GEOGRAPHY-America’s political culture has been shaped by its rural and urban environments, each of which tends to be dominated by one p…
What is a Hate Crime?
MY TURN--The term Hate Crime is a misnomer since a state of mind cannot be a crime. Thus, hate cannot be a crime. The proper name is not “c…
Anti-Asian Bias Is Pervasive
OTHER WORDS-As our nation grapples with its legacy of anti-Asian racism, it’s important to consider the subtler forms of racism too.
Mr. Biden, You Were Elected to Fix the COVID-19 Crisis, NOT to Create a Border Crisis!
LEANING RIGHT--Contrary to the belief of many, no one single party has cornered the market on compassion to immigrants, including from nati…
Homeownership Builds Wealth for Communities of Color, Says Harvard Study
LA HOUSING RIGHTS-In the ongoing debate over banning single-family zoning and turning more people into renters, an important detail has bee…
The Miracle on 58th Street
GELFAND’S WORLD--OK, so technically it was 58th and Vermont, but it was a real life miracle in its own way.
Chaleff Report on LAPD: Critical of Response but Doesn’t Go Far Enough
THE CITY--The just-released Chaleff report on the Los Angeles Police Department’s actions during the protests following the George Floyd mu…
Are California Oil Companies Complying with the Law? Even Regulators Often Don’t Know.
SPECIAL REPORT-On a breezy February afternoon at the ragged edge of rapidly gentrifying downtown Los Angeles, hipsters walk toy dogs along…
Anti-Asian Wokeness
MY TURN--For Wokers, Asians are not individual human beings but rather the Asians are pawns to be used and abused in the Wokers’ constant a…
Going Nuts: ‘Vicissitude’ In LA's Government ‘Diaspora’
@THE GUSS REPORT-Yes, tonight's title is a mouthful. But there is never a shortage of crazy seed in the birdcage of nutty Los Angeles polit…
To the Masks Forever and Vaccines Never Crowds: You're BOTH Part of the Problem!
THE DOCTOR IS IN--For months now, I've inquired and urged my grocery store clerks and managers to push for their vaccinations.
