## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/064h-ae29651b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) ### [Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) August 07 2025 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/061a-9b0a2dba.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) ### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) August 03 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/064j-ae16d9b9.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33204:be-prepared-to-protect-our-democracy-in-november-from-a-trumpian-plot&catid=9) ### [Be Prepared to Protect Our Democracy in November From a Trumpian Plot](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33204:be-prepared-to-protect-our-democracy-in-november-from-a-trumpian-plot&catid=9) August 13 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/063e-bbfe3056.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33174:nithya-raman-loses-the-homelessness-gavel-her-record-explains-why&catid=396) ### [Nithya Raman Loses the Homelessness Gavel — Her Record Explains Why](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33174:nithya-raman-loses-the-homelessness-gavel-her-record-explains-why&catid=396) August 10 2026 --- [![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/92/062j-920c63e0.jpg&src=images/stories/Aug-2026/062j.jpg&thumbnail=1300,500,&hash=3ba74cd9)](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33159:homelessness-and-overcrowding-getting-worse-in-los-angeles&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on August 06 2026. Posted in [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=398). ## [ Homelessness and Overcrowding Getting Worse in Los Angeles ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33159:homelessness-and-overcrowding-getting-worse-in-los-angeles&catid=398) PLANNING WATCH - If you have lucked out in the Los Angeles area, you have a decent house or apartment to live in. If not, you live in a car, sleep on the sidewalk, or double-up like the overcrowded family in this photograph. Homeless an… ### More Coverage - [Temperature Increases Are More Dangerous Than Expensive Gasoline](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33045:temperature-increases-are-more-dangerous-than-expensive-gasoline&catid=398) - [Real Estate Deals Are Everywhere At LA’s City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33001:real-estate-deals-are-everywhere-at-las-city-hall&catid=398) - [Missing Middle: The Plan That Could Destroy L.A.'s Neighborhoods](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32978:missing-middle-the-plan-that-could-destroy-l-a-s-neighborhoods&catid=398) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0f/061a-0f1ada2f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398)Written by Dick Platkin on August 03 2026. Posted in [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=398). ## [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) PLANNING WATCH - The California State Legislature will soon vote on the following draft legislation. Please carefully consider the arguments presented below. YES on Assembly Bill 2576 As active residents and voters in Los Angeles Co… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/cb/056f-cb2fccf5.png&src=images/stories/July-2026/056f.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1dca7b1f) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33045:temperature-increases-are-more-dangerous-than-expensive-gasoline&catid=398)### [Temperature Increases Are More Dangerous Than Expensive Gasoline](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33045:temperature-increases-are-more-dangerous-than-expensive-gasoline&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on July 16 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/59/054i-59a513b0.png&src=images/stories/July-2026/054i.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=64274eb2) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33001:real-estate-deals-are-everywhere-at-las-city-hall&catid=398)### [Real Estate Deals Are Everywhere At LA’s City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33001:real-estate-deals-are-everywhere-at-las-city-hall&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on July 09 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/3d/053i-3dbbfe64.jpg&src=images/stories/July-2026/053i.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=f6cc0064) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32978:missing-middle-the-plan-that-could-destroy-l-a-s-neighborhoods&catid=398)### [Missing Middle: The Plan That Could Destroy L.A.'s Neighborhoods](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32978:missing-middle-the-plan-that-could-destroy-l-a-s-neighborhoods&catid=398) Written by Tom Glick on July 06 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/90/052i-907bb025.jpg&src=images/stories/July-2026/052i.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=eff198f2) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32963:sb-1116-starter-home-revitalization-act-another-real-estate-scam&catid=398)### [SB 1116 (Starter Home Revitalization Act): Another Real Estate Scam](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32963:sb-1116-starter-home-revitalization-act-another-real-estate-scam&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on July 02 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/19/050b-1967a60c.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/050b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=fa89681a) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32927:sb-79-developments-in-los-angeles-another-failing-effort-from-sacramento&catid=398)### [SB 79 developments in Los Angeles: Another failing effort from Sacramento](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32927:sb-79-developments-in-los-angeles-another-failing-effort-from-sacramento&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on July 08 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5a/048j-5ab8c988.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/048j.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c649e34f) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32895:the-housing-crisis-is-really-an-affordability-crisis&catid=398)### [The Housing Crisis Is Really an Affordability Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32895:the-housing-crisis-is-really-an-affordability-crisis&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on June 18 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/69/046a-69b78071.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/046a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=e404ce9e) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32866:vacant-houses-and-apartments-are-everywhere-yet-las-city-hall-tells-us-los-angeles-has-a-housing-shortage&catid=398)### [Vacant Houses And Apartments Are Everywhere, Yet LA’s City Hall Tells Us Los Angeles Has A Housing Shortage](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32866:vacant-houses-and-apartments-are-everywhere-yet-las-city-hall-tells-us-los-angeles-has-a-housing-shortage&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on June 11 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5b/044a-5b796c12.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/044a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=f107613a) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32832:rising-in-la-homelessness-overcrowding-and-vacancies&catid=398)### [Rising in LA: Homelessness, Overcrowding, and Vacancies](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32832:rising-in-la-homelessness-overcrowding-and-vacancies&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on June 04 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/da/040e-da91491b.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2026/040e.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=d5c8ce8a) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32749:some-housing-prices-are-falling-in-la-but-homelessness-and-overcrowding-are-increasing&catid=398)### [Some Housing Prices Are Falling In LA, But Homelessness And Overcrowding Are Increasing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32749:some-housing-prices-are-falling-in-la-but-homelessness-and-overcrowding-are-increasing&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on May 21 2026. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/dd/036i-ddf85ccf.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2026/036i.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=480c582e) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32686:replacing-the-streetlights-in-los-angeles&catid=398)### [Replacing the Streetlights in Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32686:replacing-the-streetlights-in-los-angeles&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on May 07 2026. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/96/026m-9645a486.jpg&src=images/stories/Apr-2026/026m.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=22c6d6e2) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32487:a-city-planners-visit-to-china&catid=398)### [A City Planner’s Visit To China](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32487:a-city-planners-visit-to-china&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on April 02 2026. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/01/011j-015be93d.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2026/011j.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bbd7fb72) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32231:senate-bill-79-another-get-rich-scheme-destined-to-fail&catid=398)### [Senate Bill 79: Another Get-Rich-Scheme Destined To Fail](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32231:senate-bill-79-another-get-rich-scheme-destined-to-fail&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on February 05 2026. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e0/005j-e0397025.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2026/005j.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=20970b11) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32117:what-if-a-mandami-type-were-elected-mayor-of-los-angeles&catid=398)### [What If A Mandami-type Were Elected Mayor of Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32117:what-if-a-mandami-type-were-elected-mayor-of-los-angeles&catid=398) Written by Dick Platkin on January 15 2026. 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