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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

September 10 2026

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### [May Day/International Workers Day, a Major US Holiday Ignored By The Media](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33336:may-day-international-workers-day-a-major-us-holiday-ignored-by-the-media&catid=398)

September 10 2026

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September 10 2026

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### [$1 Billion Later, Congress Comes Knocking: Los Angeles’ Homelessness Machine Faces Its Day of Reckoning](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33321:1-billion-later-congress-comes-knocking-los-angeles-homelessness-machine-faces-its-day-of-reckoning&catid=396)

September 07 2026

#  PLANNING WATCH LA

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### Whatever Happened to The Purple Line Transit Neighborhood Plan?

Written by Dick Platkin on July 27 2023.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27343:whatever-happened-to-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan&catid=398)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/aa/058h-aa4d1aa0.jpg) ](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. Posted in [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=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)

PLANNING WATCH - If you look out your front window, you know that climate change has arrived as heat waves, floods, wildfires, storms, air pollution…

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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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Written by Dick Platkin on April 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/026i-7e6c9529.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26707:greenwashing-yet-another-real-estate-scam-to-justify-developer-giveaways&catid=398)### [Greenwashing, Yet Another Real Estate Scam To Justify Developer Giveaways](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26707:greenwashing-yet-another-real-estate-scam-to-justify-developer-giveaways&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on March 30 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/024i-110e982c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26666:un-released-its-latest-and-most-ominous-climate-report-and-city-hall-s-response-is&catid=398)### [UN Released Its Latest And Most Ominous Climate Report. And City Hall’s Response Is . . ?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26666:un-released-its-latest-and-most-ominous-climate-report-and-city-hall-s-response-is&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on March 22 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/020c-e90fff46.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26589:120-pages-of-la-times-real-estate-ads-shine-a-light-on-the-housing-crisis&catid=398)### [120 Pages Of LA Times’ Real Estate Ads Shine A Light On The Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26589:120-pages-of-la-times-real-estate-ads-shine-a-light-on-the-housing-crisis&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on March 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/46/018h-46c87f71.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26548:the-hidden-costs-of-real-estate-speculation-homelessness-rent-gouging-and-over-crowding&catid=398)### [The Hidden Costs Of Real Estate Speculation: Homelessness, Rent Gouging, And Over-Crowding](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26548:the-hidden-costs-of-real-estate-speculation-homelessness-rent-gouging-and-over-crowding&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on March 02 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/20/016g-2011ce12.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26506:the-hollywood-area-reveals-why-trickle-down-housing-policies-don-t-work&catid=398)### [The Hollywood Area Reveals Why Trickle-Down Housing Policies Don’t Work](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26506:the-hollywood-area-reveals-why-trickle-down-housing-policies-don-t-work&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on February 23 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/014c-ed6ed8ac.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26481:how-segregated-is-los-angeles-do-proposed-fixes-make-things-better-or-worse&catid=398)### [How Segregated Is Los Angeles? Do Proposed Fixes Make Things Better Or Worse?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26481:how-segregated-is-los-angeles-do-proposed-fixes-make-things-better-or-worse&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on February 16 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/92/012c-9229291f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26435:another-argument-for-real-estate-giveaways-they-promote-equality&catid=398)### [Another Argument For Real Estate Giveaways - They Promote Equality](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26435:another-argument-for-real-estate-giveaways-they-promote-equality&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on February 09 2023.

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