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#  PLANNING WATCH LA

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### Despite City Council Adoption, LA’s Housing Element And Hollywood’s Community Plan Are Up For Grabs

Written by Dick Platkin on October 05 2023.

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## [Another Crackpot Idea: Hand The I-90 Freeway Corridor Over to Real Estate Developers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27689:another-crackpot-idea-hand-the-i-90-freeway-corridor-over-to-real-estate-developers&catid=398)

PLANNING WATCH - Here they go again, this time a Streets for All proposal to turn the three mile long I-90 corridor in West Los Angeles -- famous fo…

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Written by Dick Platkin on September 21 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/78/070a-78a8016a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27530:las-land-use-policies-make-the-climate-crisis-worse&catid=398)### [LA’s Land Use Policies Make The Climate Crisis Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27530:las-land-use-policies-make-the-climate-crisis-worse&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 31 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/068d-fbf9d02d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27503:is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-in-los-angeles&catid=398)### [Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel In Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27503:is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-in-los-angeles&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 24 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c0/066s-c0381d2f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27466:why-the-homeless-crisis-will-get-worse&catid=398)### [Why The Homeless Crisis Will Get Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27466:why-the-homeless-crisis-will-get-worse&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 17 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1a/064a-1a8f2478.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27419:california-forecast-population-decline-in-l-a-through-2060&catid=398)### [California Forecast: Population Decline in L.A. Through 2060](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27419:california-forecast-population-decline-in-l-a-through-2060&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 10 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/062a-a2110e53.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27388:more-kick-the-can-down-the-road-responses-to-the-climate-crisis&catid=398)### [More Kick-The-Can-Down-The-Road Responses To The Climate Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27388:more-kick-the-can-down-the-road-responses-to-the-climate-crisis&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 03 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/01/060a-0169845a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27343:whatever-happened-to-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan&catid=398)### [Whatever Happened to The Purple Line Transit Neighborhood Plan?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27343:whatever-happened-to-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 27 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/058h-ea9cac44.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27303:climate-change-denialism-flourishes-at-las-city-hall&catid=398)### [Climate Change Denialism Flourishes at LA’s City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27303:climate-change-denialism-flourishes-at-las-city-hall&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 20 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/21/056f-2189fd7b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27262:deja-vu-three-lawsuits-again-challenge-the-2023-hollywood-community-plan-update&catid=398)### [Déjà vu: Three Lawsuits Again Challenge The 2023 Hollywood Community Plan Update](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27262:deja-vu-three-lawsuits-again-challenge-the-2023-hollywood-community-plan-update&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 13 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/054c-6d428fb6.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27226:three-new-studies-on-poverty-and-shortage-of-affordable-housing&catid=398)### [Three New Studies On Poverty And Shortage Of Affordable Housing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27226:three-new-studies-on-poverty-and-shortage-of-affordable-housing&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/78/052d-782dc5c3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27189:las-declining-quality-of-life&catid=398)### [LA’s Declining Quality of Life](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27189:las-declining-quality-of-life&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 29 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/050f-b8b52206.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27153:the-big-lie-of-climate-change-deniers-the-crisis-is-human-made&catid=398)### [The Big Lie of Climate Change Deniers: The Crisis Is “Human-Made”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27153:the-big-lie-of-climate-change-deniers-the-crisis-is-human-made&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 23 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/21/048d-21b2b4af.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27102:mayor-bass-6-months-and-housing-for-the-unhoused-is-hard-to-find&catid=398)### [Mayor Bass: 6 Months and Housing for the Unhoused is Hard to Find](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27102:mayor-bass-6-months-and-housing-for-the-unhoused-is-hard-to-find&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 15 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a9/046h-a9b6b41b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27071:why-the-white-house-congressional-debt-deal-will-increase-homelessness&catid=398)### [Why the White House-Congressional Debt Deal will Increase Homelessness](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27071:why-the-white-house-congressional-debt-deal-will-increase-homelessness&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4d/044d-4d8864a1.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27027:why-does-la-fail-to-monitor-its-adopted-plans&catid=398)### [Why Does LA Fail to Monitor Its Adopted Plans?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27027:why-does-la-fail-to-monitor-its-adopted-plans&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 01 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/042d-17e1b3e5.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26998:the-perfect-storm-that-created-the-housing-crisis&catid=398)### [The Perfect Storm That Created the Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26998:the-perfect-storm-that-created-the-housing-crisis&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 25 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/036g-828d8339.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26884:a-look-into-la-s-crystal-ball-the-future-looks-grim&catid=398)### [A Look Into LA's Crystal Ball: The Future Looks Grim](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26884:a-look-into-la-s-crystal-ball-the-future-looks-grim&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 04 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a5/034e-a572b053.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26851:how-city-hall-should-properly-honor-earth-day&catid=398)### [How City Hall Should Properly Honor Earth Day?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26851:how-city-hall-should-properly-honor-earth-day&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 27 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a6/032d-a6c5cdc1.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26807:hollywood-community-plan-update-city-hall-is-repeating-fatal-flaws-of-the-2012-nullified-plan&catid=398)### [Hollywood Community Plan Update: City Hall is Repeating Fatal Flaws Of The 2012 Nullified Plan](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26807:hollywood-community-plan-update-city-hall-is-repeating-fatal-flaws-of-the-2012-nullified-plan&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 20 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9d/030e-9da001d5.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26779:to-end-homelessness-you-must-address-its-causes-not-treat-symptoms-with-band-aids&catid=398)### [To End Homelessness, You Must Address Its Causes, Not Treat Symptoms With Band-Aids](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26779:to-end-homelessness-you-must-address-its-causes-not-treat-symptoms-with-band-aids&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 12 2023.

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