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He is a board member of United Neighborhoods for Los... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/33159-homelessness-and-overcrowding-getting-worse-in-los-angeles - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/33148-brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis) August 03 2026 to Shelley Wagers, co-chair of the Beverly Grove Neighborhood Association, for an earlier version of this article.\] (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United Neighborhoods... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/33148-brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Temperature Increases Are More Dangerous Than Expensive Gasoline](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/33045-temperature-increases-are-more-dangerous-than-expensive-gasoline) July 16 2026 long as the answer consists of a short-lived Mayoral report, get ready for blazing hot days in the decades to come. (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United Neighborhoods... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/33045-temperature-increases-are-more-dangerous-than-expensive-gasoline - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Real Estate Deals Are Everywhere At LA’s City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/33001-real-estate-deals-are-everywhere-at-las-city-hall) July 09 2026 on affordable housing. Until this bipartisan agreement is broken, there is no reason to expect appreciable change. (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United Neighborhoods... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/33001-real-estate-deals-are-everywhere-at-las-city-hall - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [SB 1116 (Starter Home Revitalization Act): Another Real Estate Scam](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32963-sb-1116-starter-home-revitalization-act-another-real-estate-scam) July 02 2026 1116 imposes on local California communities regulations that eliminate local review for the benefit of developers. (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United Neighborhoods... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32963-sb-1116-starter-home-revitalization-act-another-real-estate-scam - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [SB 79 developments in Los Angeles: Another failing effort from Sacramento](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32927-sb-79-developments-in-los-angeles-another-failing-effort-from-sacramento) June 25 2026 becaudeclining population combined with increased apartment vacancies reduces the demand for new apartments. (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United Neighborhoods for Los... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32927-sb-79-developments-in-los-angeles-another-failing-effort-from-sacramento - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [The Housing Crisis Is Really an Affordability Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32895-the-housing-crisis-is-really-an-affordability-crisis) June 18 2026 public housing or provide financial assistance to the homeless and overcrowded so they can afford permanent housing. (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United Neighborhoods... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32895-the-housing-crisis-is-really-an-affordability-crisis - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Vacant Houses And Apartments Are Everywhere, Yet LA’s City Hall Tells Us Los Angeles Has A Housing Shortage](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32866-vacant-houses-and-apartments-are-everywhere-yet-las-city-hall-tells-us-los-angeles-has-a-housing-shortage) June 11 2026 apartments through SB79 in Los Angeles will not pan out because Los Angeles has so much existing vacant housing. (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United Neighborhoods for... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32866-vacant-houses-and-apartments-are-everywhere-yet-las-city-hall-tells-us-los-angeles-has-a-housing-shortage - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Rising in LA: Homelessness, Overcrowding, and Vacancies](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32832-rising-in-la-homelessness-overcrowding-and-vacancies) June 04 2026 undeliverable until canceled Federal housing programs are restored. Until this happens, get ready for grim times! (Dick Platkin is a retired Los Angeles city planner who writes about local planning issues in LA. He is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32832-rising-in-la-homelessness-overcrowding-and-vacancies - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Some Housing Prices Are Falling In LA, But Homelessness And Overcrowding Are Increasing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32749-some-housing-prices-are-falling-in-la-but-homelessness-and-overcrowding-are-increasing) May 21 2026 the uncooperative private sector. Conclusion: The housing crisis has never ended, especially for low-income people. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32749-some-housing-prices-are-falling-in-la-but-homelessness-and-overcrowding-are-increasing - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [SB 79 In Los Angeles: Is its bark worse than its bite?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32712-sb-79-in-los-angeles-is-its-bark-worse-than-its-bite) May 14 2026 building in its place. Like so many other Scott Wiener legislative proposals, its bark is worse than its bite. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32712-sb-79-in-los-angeles-is-its-bark-worse-than-its-bite - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Replacing the Streetlights in Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32686-replacing-the-streetlights-in-los-angeles) May 07 2026 This not only solves the immediate problem of dark streets, but offers a permanent answer to copper wire thieves. Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32686-replacing-the-streetlights-in-los-angeles - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [LA’s New Mayoral Climate Action Plan Will Be Filed Away When Mayor Bass Leaves Office](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32603-las-new-mayoral-climate-action-plan-will-be-filed-away-when-mayor-bass-leaves-office) April 23 2026 apartments to be added to the City’s and County’s inventory of housing that most local residents cannot afford. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32603-las-new-mayoral-climate-action-plan-will-be-filed-away-when-mayor-bass-leaves-office - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [The Number of Vacant Apartments in LA Will Expand](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32568-the-number-of-vacant-apartments-in-la-will-expand) April 16 2026 upzoning potential residential properties. What is good for the goose, in not necessarily good for the gander. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32568-the-number-of-vacant-apartments-in-la-will-expand - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [California Senate Bill 79: Passed, Signed, but on Hold in Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32528-california-senate-bill-79-passed-signed-but-on-hold-in-los-angeles) April 09 2026 of vacant and over-priced housing units. SB 79 will not be a panacea, and it will magnify existing homeless trends. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32528-california-senate-bill-79-passed-signed-but-on-hold-in-los-angeles - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [A City Planner’s Visit To China](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32487-a-city-planners-visit-to-china) April 02 2026 few others. Conclusion? The cities we saw are well planned, but most of the country’s people live in a news desert. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32487-a-city-planners-visit-to-china - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [Why Are There So Many Homeless People in LA?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/32392-why-are-there-so-many-homeless-people-in-la) March 09 2026 LA still lags in housing production, especially housing for working-class families. My fellow CityWatch columnist Dick Platkin has written extensively about the failure of current housing policies. One of my earliest CityWatch columns was about the... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/32392-why-are-there-so-many-homeless-people-in-la - Type: Article - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Senate Bill 79: Another Get-Rich-Scheme Destined To Fail](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32231-senate-bill-79-another-get-rich-scheme-destined-to-fail) February 05 2026 of decision makers to proposals like this can only endure failure for so long. That day will come soon. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and is a board member of United Neighborhoods... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32231-senate-bill-79-another-get-rich-scheme-destined-to-fail - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [LA’s Urban Forest – Expect More Cutbacks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32161-las-urban-forest-expect-more-cutbacks) January 22 2026 resources. LA is trapped by an imposed budget crisis that makes these urban forest goals (temporarily?) unobtainable. (Dick Platkin (rhplatkin@gmail.com) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on local planning issues and serves on the board of United... https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32161-las-urban-forest-expect-more-cutbacks - Type: Article - Category: PLANNING WATCH LA - Language: \* - ### [What If A Mandami-type Were Elected Mayor of Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/32117-what-if-a-mandami-type-were-elected-mayor-of-los-angeles) January 15 2026 fight the Heat Island Effect and Climate Change.” Unfortunately it is no longer on-line, so drop me a request for a copy (rhplatkin@gmail.com). This document stresses the need for a General Plan Urban Forest Element. 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