## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/074h-6dc681e8.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) ### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/074g-03a4f405.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33346-before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves) ### [Before We Ask God to Judge Us, the Jewish People Must Judge Ourselves](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33346-before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7f/074j-7f823ca6.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33347-la-stop-the-war-on-cars-they-arent-going-away) ### [LA, Stop the War on Cars. They Aren’t Going Away](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33347-la-stop-the-war-on-cars-they-arent-going-away) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f2/074i-f2c87cb2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33348-us-will-forbid-imports-of-prescription-drugs-from-canada) ### [US Will Forbid Imports Of Prescription Drugs From Canada](https://mail.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33348-us-will-forbid-imports-of-prescription-drugs-from-canada) September 14 2026 # PLANNING WATCH LA --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2023/080d.jpg) ### 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. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27729-despite-city-council-adoption-las-housing-element-and-hollywoods-community-plan-are-up-for-grabs) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/88/078n-88e1e58f.jpg&src=images/stories/Sept-2023/078n.jpg&thumbnail=610,343,&hash=8f5d06bd) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27689-another-crackpot-idea-hand-the-i-90-freeway-corridor-over-to-real-estate-developers)Written by Dick Platkin on September 28 2023. Posted in [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la). ## [Another Crackpot Idea: Hand The I-90 Freeway Corridor Over to Real Estate Developers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27689-another-crackpot-idea-hand-the-i-90-freeway-corridor-over-to-real-estate-developers) 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… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/076c-bfa3790d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27643-what-a-critique-of-yimby-economics-gets-right-and-wrong)### [What a “Critique of YIMBY Economics” Gets Right and Wrong](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27643-what-a-critique-of-yimby-economics-gets-right-and-wrong) Written by Dick Platkin on September 21 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/78/070a-78a8016a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27530-las-land-use-policies-make-the-climate-crisis-worse)### [LA’s Land Use Policies Make The Climate Crisis Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27530-las-land-use-policies-make-the-climate-crisis-worse) Written by Dick Platkin on August 31 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/068d-fbf9d02d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27503-is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-in-los-angeles)### [Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel In Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27503-is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-in-los-angeles) Written by Dick Platkin on August 24 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c0/066s-c0381d2f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27466-why-the-homeless-crisis-will-get-worse)### [Why The Homeless Crisis Will Get Worse](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27466-why-the-homeless-crisis-will-get-worse) Written by Dick Platkin on August 17 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1a/064a-1a8f2478.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27419-california-forecast-population-decline-in-l-a-through-2060)### [California Forecast: Population Decline in L.A. Through 2060](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27419-california-forecast-population-decline-in-l-a-through-2060) Written by Dick Platkin on August 10 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/062a-a2110e53.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27388-more-kick-the-can-down-the-road-responses-to-the-climate-crisis)### [More Kick-The-Can-Down-The-Road Responses To The Climate Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27388-more-kick-the-can-down-the-road-responses-to-the-climate-crisis) Written by Dick Platkin on August 03 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/01/060a-0169845a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27343-whatever-happened-to-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan)### [Whatever Happened to The Purple Line Transit Neighborhood Plan?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27343-whatever-happened-to-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan) Written by Dick Platkin on July 27 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/058h-ea9cac44.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27303-climate-change-denialism-flourishes-at-las-city-hall)### [Climate Change Denialism Flourishes at LA’s City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27303-climate-change-denialism-flourishes-at-las-city-hall) Written by Dick Platkin on July 20 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/21/056f-2189fd7b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27262-deja-vu-three-lawsuits-again-challenge-the-2023-hollywood-community-plan-update)### [Déjà vu: Three Lawsuits Again Challenge The 2023 Hollywood Community Plan Update](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27262-deja-vu-three-lawsuits-again-challenge-the-2023-hollywood-community-plan-update) Written by Dick Platkin on July 13 2023. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/050f-b8b52206.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27153-the-big-lie-of-climate-change-deniers-the-crisis-is-human-made)### [The Big Lie of Climate Change Deniers: The Crisis Is “Human-Made”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27153-the-big-lie-of-climate-change-deniers-the-crisis-is-human-made) Written by Dick Platkin on June 23 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/21/048d-21b2b4af.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27102-mayor-bass-6-months-and-housing-for-the-unhoused-is-hard-to-find)### [Mayor Bass: 6 Months and Housing for the Unhoused is Hard to Find](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/27102-mayor-bass-6-months-and-housing-for-the-unhoused-is-hard-to-find) Written by Dick Platkin on June 15 2023. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/042d-17e1b3e5.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/26998-the-perfect-storm-that-created-the-housing-crisis)### [The Perfect Storm That Created the Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/26998-the-perfect-storm-that-created-the-housing-crisis) Written by Dick Platkin on May 25 2023. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/036g-828d8339.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/26884-a-look-into-la-s-crystal-ball-the-future-looks-grim)### [A Look Into LA's Crystal Ball: The Future Looks Grim](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/26884-a-look-into-la-s-crystal-ball-the-future-looks-grim) Written by Dick Platkin on May 04 2023. 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