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Leimert Park, Mass Transit, Gentrification, and Racialism: No Good Answers, Only Lost Dreams
I am also, however, one of those Expo Line advocates who wanted to reach out to my Mid-City and Downtown neighbors to both bring our communities (geographic and racial) together and enhance the lives of Angelenos of all socioeconomic class…
Tragic Shootings in San Pedro’s Peck Park Politicized by Joe Buscaino
GELFAND’S WORLD - My current hometown of San Pedro, California made the national news last weekend.
Metro and Sheriff Superior Court Hearing Over Warrant Served
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Attorneys representing the Sheriff’s department and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) wil…
Pedestrian Safety Ignored? Talk To The Crosswalk Collective
CROSSWALK SAFETY - The first rogue crosswalk appeared at the intersection of Romaine Avenue and Serrano Street in East Hollywood in April.
CA Dems Oppose Online Sports Betting Measure
SOUTH OF THE 10 - At their July Executive Board Meeting, the California Democratic Party (CDP) officially voted to Oppose Proposition 27, t…
Kevin de León and Hilda Solis Strike Back
ACCORDING TO LIZ - Do you trust the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)? Do you trust the office that used to be Huizar’s?
Man Accused of Killing Nipsey Hussle Misses Court After Allegedly Being Attacked in Custody
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The man accused of murdering Nipsey Hussle had his trial put on hold today after he wasn’t present in court for unknown r…
City of Bell Hires New City Manager
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The city of Bell has hired a new City Manager who previously worked in Compton.
City of Inglewood: A Democracy Interrupted
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The United States Supreme Court is preparing to issue a ruling on women’s reproductive rights by removing federal interve…
KPCC Publishes Biased Article on Sheriff’s Department, Forced to Report Accurately
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Frank Stolze is the resident “go to” writer for all things bad about the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department which th…
LA County Registrar Files Objections in Compton Election Fraud Case
SOUTH OF THE 10 - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge issued a ruling May 27 overturning the 2021 Compton General Election results for Distr…
Bonin Endorsed Erin Darling Comes Out On Top
LA ELECTION 2022 - When embattled L.A. city councilman Mike Bonin decided against running for a third term, few would have predicted that t…
Misinformation Drives Venice Canal’s Housing Project and Apparent Land Grab
HOUSING CRISIS - These days, I keep being copied on some very persuasive letters, loaded with the requisite amount of well-researched techn…
One Killed, Two Wounded in Shooting Near South Gate
SOUTH OF THE 10 - One man was killed, and two others injured in what authorities are calling a gang-related shooting Tuesday evening in the…
Southeast LA BusinessSource Center Opens on Historic Central Avenue in South LA
SOUTH OF THE 10 - New resources are available for small businesses in the Vernon-Central and surrounding South LA community, as the Southea…
While LA's Affordable Housing Disappears, A Tenants’ Group Goes Big
HOUSING CRISIS - Gil Cedillo couldn’t shut his office door. Something was in the way. It was Rosario Hernandez’s foot.
LA City Controller Race - Moving Ahead vs. Down and Dirty!
THE EASTSIDER - My Interview with Kenneth Mejia: I can see why the Times endorsed Kenneth.
It’s District 15 – Not Area 51
RANDOM LENGTHS NEWS - The harbor district has always held some kind of mystique for the rest of Los Angeles, like the highly classified Uni…
You Can Run For Neighborhood Council Using A Fake Name. No One Will Be the Wiser!
GUEST COMMENTARY - One of the basic tenets of our democracy in this country is that we are able to vote for proposed regulations though Bal…
