LOS ANGELES

@TheGussReport – Of the many titles people wear during their life, the one for which Lori Golden will most widely be remembered is that of Founder, Chief Editor and Publisher of the widely distributed, San Fernando Valley-based, The Pet Press, the ubiquitous Pennysaver-like newspaper found in every veterinary office, pet adoption center and high-kill pound* across Southern California.

DEEGAN ON LA-In these uncertain bad times, we can see goodness everywhere, showing us that there are many angels in the City of the Angels.

GELFAND’S WORLD--By this I mean something that goes on and on, sometimes becoming horribly painful and always, even for the noncombatants, an enduring irritation – months that creep into years and, in a worst case scenario, half a decade. And every night on the TV news, we are told the latest death toll. 

VOICES-This morning, I waited in line for 45 minutes to get into Trader Joes Grocery in Burbank.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS-The City of Los Angeles continued to see more Ellis Act Eviction applications filed in 2020 by landlords and developers. 

PERSPECTIVE--Covid-19 and climate change are testing a food system that critics say has lost its resilience.

LETTER TO DEPT OF PLANNING-On April 13th I received a Courtesy Notice email regarding an online hearing scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2020, for the proposed real estate project at 1309 Pacific in LA’s San Pedro neighborhood (CPC-2019-4908-DB-SPR). 

PUBLIC HEALTH-Our planet is out of balance. This year, on April 22, 2020, we celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of Earth Day.

SKID ROW-I’m writing on behalf of the Skid Row Neighborhood Council-Formation Committee (SRNC-FC), "Skid Row Public Space Task Force," ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS, and "We, the People of Skid Row," who know that the first casualty of COVID-19 in URM contracted the disease weeks ago. 

ALPERN AT LARGE--More is feared than known about the pandemic in which we now are still reeling from--both the health and lifestyle changes, the physical and the economic impacts to our society, is historical in nature.

AT LENGTH-There’s not a whole lot you can do with a man who doesn’t listen or learn from his mistakes and one who continues talking from a point of ignorance during a time of crisis against overwhelming evidence. Such is this president. 

ONE MAN’S OPINION--While the public may claim ignorance of Trump’s perfidy in January and February 2020 as the Pandemic approached and the resulting tens of thousands of dead, Trump is now making all Americans accomplices in his next phase of mass murders. 

PLANNING WATCH-Hats off to former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and journalist Jill Stewart for schooling us about the WIMBYs (Wall Street in my Back Yard).

(PART OF AN ONGOING SERIES)-“I can’t fit this into my head”. . .“My head hurts”. . .“I just completely do not get it!” 

POLITICS--The U.S. Postal Service plays a vital role in our nation’s health and stability at this time of crisis.

EASTSIDER-As far back as 2009, with the indictment of CalPERS’ Fred Buenrostro and Alfred Villalobos, Private Equity and the delegation of authority to staff without proper oversight, resulted in jail sentences as well as rocking the giant pension fund to its core.

GUEST COMMENTARY--In looking at the coronavirus stats, it becomes clearer every day that the higher the density in a city, the more cases of the virus. 

ALPERN AT LARGE--Fortunately, being stubborn or fixated on the past isn't outlawed.

CLIMATE POLITICS-A new study in Nature (April 2020) casts a disturbing light on the prospects of abrupt ecosystem collapse.

ONE MAN’S OPINION-Impeachment and the 25h Amendment share the same informal procedure.

GELFAND’S WORLD--We have reached the point at which public evaluation of Donald Trump’s behavior vis a vis the Corona virus is now appropriate.