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Memo to Mayor Garcetti about Measure S: Please Don’t Give Away the Store
PLATKIN ON PLANNING-Mr. Mayor, other than reelection, you have a tough assignment, and it is much more than finding unusual photo ops. You are the mayor of the second largest city in the United States, and one of our planet’s creative capi…
LA City Council Gets an “F” on Current Events, and It Could Be Costly
@THE GUSS REPORT-LA City Council got a sliver of local media attention last week when it stated its objection to President Trump’s nominati…
Garcetti-Appointed Commission Kills 500 RSO Apartments … ‘A Morally Bankrupt Tradeoff Plain and Simple’
MIRACLE MILE--I’m sure if Mayor Eric Garcetti were asked to vote for more homelessness in Los Angeles he would answer resoundingly: NO! I’m…
Galperin (Finally) Investigates LAFD Fraud … But Won’t Admit It
@THE GUSS REPORT-Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin finally woke up from the slumber he has been in during his first term in office r…
After Major Pushback from Relocation Fever, NFL Needs Inglewood Stadium to Deliver Big
SPORTS POLITICS--To put it mildly, the National Football League needs the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers’ Inglewood stadium, scheduled to op…
Walnut Canyon and Open Space - Can There Be a Deal with Adobe at Glassell Park?
EASTSIDER-The Developer vs. NELA Open Space fight is one we Angelenos understand all too well. What makes this dispute different is that th…
Don’t Believe the Elites on Measure S…Here’s Why We Say 'Yes'
REFORMING LA FOR THE PEOPLE-While I can't reasonably speak for all of those who advocate for Measure S, I can reasonably say the following…
Dr. William Barber at Occidental College: Something to Feel Good About
ELECTION POST-MORTEM-If you have found yourself profoundly depressed since the election of Donald Trump, you should have been at Occidental…
David Ryu’s Miracle Mile Conflict: Can Renters Avoid a "St. Valentine's Day" Massacre?
DEEGAN ON LA-Will David Ryu’s inaction, as alleged by renters, help evict 500 Miracle Mile affordable housing renters to make room for high…
‘Alternative Facts’ are Nothing New for Angelenos
WISHFUL THINKING ABOUNDS-Thank you Kellyanne Conway. Now we have a name for the phenomenon, Alternative Facts. We needed a simple term to e…
I’m Home from ‘Down Under’ and It’s Back to Local Politics
MY TURN-This doesn't happen often! Remember college days when you ran to watch "Days of Our Lives" on TV, anxious to find out what disaster…
Preserving a Place with Difficult History: Parker Center
SAVING A SYMBOL-Not all historic places engender strong positive feelings or associations from the public. Perhaps no place illustrates thi…
Connecting the Rantz: Homelessness, Traffic, Measure S, and More
RANTZ & RAVEZ-How much does it cost a well-intentioned community-concerned developer to buy off an unscrupulous attorney and a homeowne…
1968 All Over Again
GELFAND’S WORLD--It's 1968 all over again, except that this time people are marching in favor of science, women's rights, and the freedom o…
Budget Advocates Get Rundown on Budget from L.A. Homeless Service Authority
On January 6, the Housing Committee of the L.A. Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates led by Barbara Ringuette met with Los Angeles Homeles…
Is Koretz’ Nanny-State Nonsense a Diversion from Rick Caruso?
@THE GUSS REPORT-Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz has a new way to squander the city’s already strained legal and financial resou…
Memo To LA and CA Leaders: Go Trump Yourself!
ALPERN AT LARGE--It's very cute, if not a bit appalling, to see our local and state leaders falling over each other to prove how "with the…
Non-Confrontational Development: A DTLA Success
DEEGAN ON LA-It’s hard to find building projects that create no public outcry about zoning variances, no destructive impacts to neighborhoo…
State of Resistance: Health Care or Trumpcare?
CAPITAL & MAIN SPECIAL REPORT-Fernando E. Hurtado scrolled through photos on his mobile phone in a pristine new examination room of Sou…
The Meaning Of Resistance
EDUCATION POLITICS--Why a vote for Steve Zimmer in the LAUSD Fourth Board District is like bringing to life an avatar for RESISTANCE.
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