## 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/ac/075c-ac0119b8.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) ### [The Greater Israel Delusion May Undo Israel](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) September 17 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/075i-bcdbff93.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33366-israels-political-map-is-being-redrawn) ### [Israel’s Political Map Is Being Redrawn](https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33366-israels-political-map-is-being-redrawn) September 17 2026 # PLANNING WATCH LA --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2025/005g.jpg) ### What The Mainstream Media Misses About LA’s Wildfires Written by Dick Platkin on January 16 2025. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30196-what-the-mainstream-media-misses-about-las-wildfires) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/1d/003a2-1d41f9b5.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2025/003a2.jpg&thumbnail=610,409,&hash=7483126a) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30148-homelessness-doubled-in-four-years-yet-excuses-persist)Written by Dick Platkin on January 09 2025. Posted in [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la). ## [Homelessness Doubled in Four Years, Yet Excuses Persist](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30148-homelessness-doubled-in-four-years-yet-excuses-persist) PLANNING WATCH - The latest Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development report on homelessness should be a wake-up call for those who claim i… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/99/104a-99bf85fa.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30085-billions-spent-on-homelessness-yet-it-is-still-increasing-why)### [Billions Spent On Homelessness, Yet It Is Still Increasing. Why?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30085-billions-spent-on-homelessness-yet-it-is-still-increasing-why) Written by Dick Platkin on December 26 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/40/102c-40afaf5d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30052-why-has-the-price-of-housing-increased-faster-than-incomes)### [Why Has The Price Of Housing Increased Faster Than Incomes?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30052-why-has-the-price-of-housing-increased-faster-than-incomes) Written by Dick Platkin on December 19 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/63/101n-6396cec6.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30033-investors-behind-the-us-housing-affordability-crisis)### [Investors Behind the US Housing Affordability Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30033-investors-behind-the-us-housing-affordability-crisis) Written by Chuck Collins on December 16 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4a/100h-4a6a078c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30007-why-la-remodels-so-few-vacant-buildings-with-low-cost-housing-for-the-homeless)### [Why LA Remodels So Few Vacant Buildings With Low-Cost Housing For The Homeless](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/30007-why-la-remodels-so-few-vacant-buildings-with-low-cost-housing-for-the-homeless) Written by Dick Platkin on December 12 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/de/096a-deffaa3d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29952-las-city-council-is-ready-to-adopt-the-citywide-housing-incentive-program-chips-ordinances)### [LA’s City Council is Ready to Adopt the Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIPs) Ordinances](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29952-las-city-council-is-ready-to-adopt-the-citywide-housing-incentive-program-chips-ordinances) Written by Dick Platkin on November 28 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2b/094a-2bd2c44e.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29921-measure-a-passes-la-county-approves-0-25-sales-tax-hike-for-homeless-programs)### [Measure A Passes: LA County Approves 0.25% Sales Tax Hike for Homeless Programs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29921-measure-a-passes-la-county-approves-0-25-sales-tax-hike-for-homeless-programs) Written by Dick Platkin on November 21 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/092a-7dba13b7.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29883-las-city-hall-reveals-the-democratic-partys-failing-domestic-policies)### [LA’s City Hall Rveals the Democratic Party’s Failing Domestic Policies](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29883-las-city-hall-reveals-the-democratic-partys-failing-domestic-policies) Written by Dick Platkin on November 14 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e0/090f-e0ba5e38.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29836-can-voting-resolve-local-policy-issues)### [Can Voting Resolve Local Policy Issues?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29836-can-voting-resolve-local-policy-issues) Written by Dick Platkin on November 06 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e1/086c-e169c922.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2024/086c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=d6c36e06) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29770-las-new-zoning-code-is-under-review-at-the-city-attorneys-office)### [LA’s New Zoning Code Is Under Review At The City Attorney’s Office](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29770-las-new-zoning-code-is-under-review-at-the-city-attorneys-office) Written by Dick Platkin on October 24 2024. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/078c-6b1c38cc.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29618-why-homeless-programs-like-la-countys-measure-a-fail)### [Why Homeless Programs, Like LA County‘s Measure A, Fail](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29618-why-homeless-programs-like-la-countys-measure-a-fail) Written by Dick Platkin on September 26 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a7/076o-a7be7d70.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29583-city-hall-again-selling-off-public-sidewalk-rights-to-the-sign-industry)### [City Hall Again Selling Off Public Sidewalk Rights To The Sign Industry](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29583-city-hall-again-selling-off-public-sidewalk-rights-to-the-sign-industry) Written by Dick Platkin on September 19 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/068c-e23de35b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29421-human-rights-watch-report-on-homelessness-in-los-angeles-you-have-to-move)### [Human Rights Watch Report on Homelessness in Los Angeles, “You have to move!”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29421-human-rights-watch-report-on-homelessness-in-los-angeles-you-have-to-move) Written by Dick Platkin on August 22 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0d/066b2-0d31400d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29394-climate-change-has-arrived-efforts-to-counter-it-are-faltering)### [Climate Change Has Arrived. Efforts To Counter It Are Faltering](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29394-climate-change-has-arrived-efforts-to-counter-it-are-faltering) Written by Dick Platkin on August 15 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/95/064c-954a9690.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29354-the-countrys-housing-crisis-is-getting-worse-but-it-is-hardly-new)### [The Country’s Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse, But It Is Hardly New](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29354-the-countrys-housing-crisis-is-getting-worse-but-it-is-hardly-new) Written by Dick Platkin on August 08 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/062c-2eda7e66.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29315-housing-element-implementation-ordinance-las-future-is-up-for-grabs)### [Housing Element Implementation Ordinance - LA’s Future Is Up For Grabs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/planning-watch-la/29315-housing-element-implementation-ordinance-las-future-is-up-for-grabs) Written by Dick Platkin on August 01 2024. 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