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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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August 17 2026

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August 17 2026

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### [Raman Paid for Failure. Will the Council President?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33223:raman-paid-for-failure-will-the-council-president&catid=312)

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#  PLANNING WATCH LA

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### LA’s City Planning Commission Approves A Zoning Program That Makes Homelessness Worse

Written by Dick Platkin on October 03 2024.

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  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/15/078c-153f4c15.jpg&src=images/stories/Sept-2024/078c.jpg&thumbnail=610,407,&hash=0bee0b9e) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29618:why-homeless-programs-like-la-countys-measure-a-fail&catid=398)Written by Dick Platkin on September 26 2024. Posted in [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=398).

## [Why Homeless Programs, Like LA County‘s Measure A, Fail](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29618:why-homeless-programs-like-la-countys-measure-a-fail&catid=398)

PLANNING WATCH - This chart reveals that homelessness in Los Angeles County, a mirror for the rest of the United States, has substantially increased…

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Written by Dick Platkin on September 19 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/068c-e23de35b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29421:human-rights-watch-report-on-homelessness-in-los-angeles-you-have-to-move&catid=398)### [Human Rights Watch Report on Homelessness in Los Angeles, “You have to move!”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29421:human-rights-watch-report-on-homelessness-in-los-angeles-you-have-to-move&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0d/066b2-0d31400d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29394:climate-change-has-arrived-efforts-to-counter-it-are-faltering&catid=398)### [Climate Change Has Arrived. Efforts To Counter It Are Faltering](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29394:climate-change-has-arrived-efforts-to-counter-it-are-faltering&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/95/064c-954a9690.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29354:the-countrys-housing-crisis-is-getting-worse-but-it-is-hardly-new&catid=398)### [The Country’s Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse, But It Is Hardly New](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29354:the-countrys-housing-crisis-is-getting-worse-but-it-is-hardly-new&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 08 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/062c-2eda7e66.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29315:housing-element-implementation-ordinance-las-future-is-up-for-grabs&catid=398)### [Housing Element Implementation Ordinance - LA’s Future Is Up For Grabs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29315:housing-element-implementation-ordinance-las-future-is-up-for-grabs&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 01 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f9/060h-f95b415d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29273:mcmansions-still-proliferate-in-los-angeles-driving-up-housing-costs-homelessness-and-climate-change&catid=398)### [McMansions Still Proliferate In Los Angeles, Driving Up Housing Costs, Homelessness, and Climate Change](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29273:mcmansions-still-proliferate-in-los-angeles-driving-up-housing-costs-homelessness-and-climate-change&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/65/058e-6570e032.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29233:good-grief-vips-offer-inane-fixes-for-homelessness-and-climate-change&catid=398)### [Good Grief. VIP’s Offer Inane Fixes For Homelessness And Climate Change](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29233:good-grief-vips-offer-inane-fixes-for-homelessness-and-climate-change&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 18 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/99/056h-99af5bd2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29197:city-halls-housing-policies-led-to-lausd-enrollment-decline&catid=398)### [City Hall’s Housing Policies Led to LAUSD Enrollment Decline](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29197:city-halls-housing-policies-led-to-lausd-enrollment-decline&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c2/054b-c2b07af2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29162:when-la-city-hall-pols-step-into-the-ring-of-foreign-policy&catid=398)### [When LA City Hall Pols Step Into The Ring Of Foreign Policy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29162:when-la-city-hall-pols-step-into-the-ring-of-foreign-policy&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 04 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/00/050i-008afd46.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29088:real-estate-speculators-boost-profits-by-bypassing-local-zoning-laws&catid=398)### [Real Estate Speculators Boost Profits by Bypassing Local Zoning Laws](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29088:real-estate-speculators-boost-profits-by-bypassing-local-zoning-laws&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 20 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/048b-f31df060.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29051:residents-of-las-pico-midvale-neighborhood-propose-alternative-temporary-homeless-site&catid=398)### [Residents Of LA’s Pico-Midvale Neighborhood Propose Alternative Temporary Homeless Site](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29051:residents-of-las-pico-midvale-neighborhood-propose-alternative-temporary-homeless-site&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin & Barbara Broide on June 13 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/15/047d-15359b21.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29026:unveiling-urban-inequality-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-broken-city-by-patrick-m-condon&catid=398)### [Unveiling Urban Inequality: A Comprehensive Review of "The Broken City" by Patrick M. Condon](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29026:unveiling-urban-inequality-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-broken-city-by-patrick-m-condon&catid=398)

Written by Setha Low, Ph.D. on June 10 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/046b-5c6432aa.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29001:livable-communities-developer-giveaways-in-a-slick-and-deceptive-package&catid=398)### [Livable Communities: Developer Giveaways In A Slick And Deceptive Package](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29001:livable-communities-developer-giveaways-in-a-slick-and-deceptive-package&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/044c-83424a02.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28973:why-dont-the-homeless-move-into-vacant-homes-and-apartments&catid=398)### [Why Don’t The Homeless Move Into Vacant Homes And Apartments?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28973:why-dont-the-homeless-move-into-vacant-homes-and-apartments&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 30 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fd/040b-fda6e410.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28909:why-las-infrastructure-is-in-such-bad-shape-part-2&catid=398)### [Why LA’s Infrastructure is in such Bad Shape - Part 2](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28909:why-las-infrastructure-is-in-such-bad-shape-part-2&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 16 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/038e-6700cb02.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28862:why-las-infrastructure-is-in-such-bad-shape&catid=398)### [Why LA’s Infrastructure Is in Such Bad Shape](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28862:why-las-infrastructure-is-in-such-bad-shape&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 09 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/02/035a-029cb391.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28816:the-long-shadow-of-las-1992-civil-disturbance&catid=398)### [The Long Shadow of LA’s 1992 Civil Disturbance](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28816:the-long-shadow-of-las-1992-civil-disturbance&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 29 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/032c-17e01606.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28766:the-public-understands-the-housing-crisis-better-than-the-electeds&catid=398)### [The Public Understands The Housing Crisis Better Than The Electeds](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28766:the-public-understands-the-housing-crisis-better-than-the-electeds&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 18 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/34/030a-3483ea7d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28739:has-mayor-basss-ed1-emergency-homeless-ordinance-succeeded&catid=398)### [Has Mayor Bass’ ED1 Emergency Homeless Ordinance Succeeded?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28739:has-mayor-basss-ed1-emergency-homeless-ordinance-succeeded&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d0/026f-d02b34af.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28671:federal-judge-david-carter-nemesis-of-city-halls-skid-row-homeless-programs&catid=398)### [Federal Judge David Carter, Nemesis of City Hall’s Skid Row Homeless Programs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28671:federal-judge-david-carter-nemesis-of-city-halls-skid-row-homeless-programs&catid=398)

Written by Dick Platkin on March 28 2024.

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