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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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#  PLANNING WATCH LA

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### Why Is LA’s Population Declining, Despite The Rosy Forecasts?

Written by Dick Platkin on April 06 2023.

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## [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)

PLANNING WATCH - As I wrote last week, according to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global climate disruption will soon r…

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Written by Dick Platkin on March 22 2023.

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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.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 16 2023.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 09 2023.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 01 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/87/008g-87bef996.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26345:history-repeats-the-not-so-new-hollywood-community-plan&catid=398)### [History Repeats - The Not-So-New Hollywood Community Plan](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26345:history-repeats-the-not-so-new-hollywood-community-plan&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on January 26 2023.

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 19 2023.

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 12 2023.

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 05 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/104h-0b54bc43.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26195:la-s-2022-planning-year-in-review&catid=398)### [LA’s 2022 Planning Year in Review](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26195:la-s-2022-planning-year-in-review&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on December 29 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/20/102j-20afe504.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26159:the-homeless-crisis-what-should-the-mayor-do-address-causes-not-symptoms&catid=398)### [The Homeless Crisis: What Should the Mayor Do? Address Causes, Not Symptoms](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26159:the-homeless-crisis-what-should-the-mayor-do-address-causes-not-symptoms&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on December 22 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on December 15 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on December 08 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on December 01 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9e/094g-9e63714b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25991:la-city-hall-s-dilemma-corruption-served-in-bite-sized-bits-or-giant-portions&catid=398)### [LA City Hall’s Dilemma. Corruption Served In Bite-Sized Bits Or Giant Portions?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25991:la-city-hall-s-dilemma-corruption-served-in-bite-sized-bits-or-giant-portions&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on December 11 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on November 17 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on November 10 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on December 11 2022.

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