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Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play

August 17 2026

Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis

August 03 2026

California’s Empty Classrooms Are a Warning Sacramento Can’t Ignore

August 17 2026

Your Boss Owns Your Workday—Not Your Brain

August 13 2026

PLANNING WATCH LA

Another Crackpot Idea: Hand The I-90 Freeway Corridor Over to Real Estate Developers

Written by Dick Platkin on September 28 2023.

Written by Dick Platkin on September 21 2023. Posted in PLANNING WATCH LA.

What a “Critique of YIMBY Economics” Gets Right and Wrong

PLANNING WATCH - I have written many columns about the housing crisis. Is it caused by zoning laws, which we are told by the astro-turf YIMBY (Yes i…

LA’s Land Use Policies Make The Climate Crisis Worse

Written by Dick Platkin on August 31 2023.

Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel In Los Angeles?

Written by Dick Platkin on August 24 2023.

Why The Homeless Crisis Will Get Worse

Written by Dick Platkin on August 17 2023.

California Forecast: Population Decline in L.A. Through 2060

Written by Dick Platkin on August 10 2023.

More Kick-The-Can-Down-The-Road Responses To The Climate Crisis

Written by Dick Platkin on August 03 2023.

Whatever Happened to The Purple Line Transit Neighborhood Plan?

Written by Dick Platkin on July 27 2023.

Climate Change Denialism Flourishes at LA’s City Hall

Written by Dick Platkin on July 20 2023.

Déjà vu: Three Lawsuits Again Challenge The 2023 Hollywood Community Plan Update

Written by Dick Platkin on July 13 2023.

Three New Studies On Poverty And Shortage Of Affordable Housing

Written by Dick Platkin on July 06 2023.

LA’s Declining Quality of Life

Written by Dick Platkin on June 29 2023.

The Big Lie of Climate Change Deniers: The Crisis Is “Human-Made”

Written by Dick Platkin on June 23 2023.

Mayor Bass: 6 Months and Housing for the Unhoused is Hard to Find

Written by Dick Platkin on June 15 2023.

Why the White House-Congressional Debt Deal will Increase Homelessness

Written by Dick Platkin on June 09 2023.

Why Does LA Fail to Monitor Its Adopted Plans?

Written by Dick Platkin on June 01 2023.

The Perfect Storm That Created the Housing Crisis

Written by Dick Platkin on May 25 2023.

A Look Into LA's Crystal Ball: The Future Looks Grim

Written by Dick Platkin on May 04 2023.

How City Hall Should Properly Honor Earth Day?

Written by Dick Platkin on April 27 2023.

Hollywood Community Plan Update: City Hall is Repeating Fatal Flaws Of The 2012 Nullified Plan

Written by Dick Platkin on April 20 2023.

To End Homelessness, You Must Address Its Causes, Not Treat Symptoms With Band-Aids

Written by Dick Platkin on April 12 2023.

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

Written by Dick Platkin on April 06 2023.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2

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