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Entering **"this and that"** (with quotes) into the search form will return results containing the exact phrase "this and that". --- - Start Date Start Date OperatorBefore - End Date End Date OperatorBefore Search by Type Search All Search by Author Search All Search by Category Search All Search by Language Search All Search by Type Search All Search by Author Search All Search by Category Search All Search by Language Search All Assuming dick is required, and platkin is required, the following [588 results were found.](#search-result-list) - ### [Pulling Back the Curtain on LA’s Gentrification Movement](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14452-pulling-back-the-curtain-on-la-s-gentrification-movement) November 30 2017 at fanciful schemes to slow down gentrification, remember that there are still three fingers pointing back at them. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning controversies for City Watch. Please send any comments... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14452-pulling-back-the-curtain-on-la-s-gentrification-movement - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Los Angeles: The War on Transit](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14433-los-angeles-the-war-on-transit) November 27 2017 were moving as many vehicles in as large a space as possible. This was supported in a recent CityWatch article where Dick Platkin gives the astonishing statement: “For example, 40 percent of the land area in Los Angeles is dedicated to congested... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14433-los-angeles-the-war-on-transit - Type: Article - Author: Matthew Hetz - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Dropping the Ball on Climate Change – It is a Big Club](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14411-dropping-the-ball-on-climate-change-it-is-a-big-club) November 22 2017 taking a strong stand, not posing as climate change advocates while pursuing policies that are exactly the opposite. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning controversies for City Watch LA. Please send any... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14411-dropping-the-ball-on-climate-change-it-is-a-big-club - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Still More City Hall Real Estate Schemes and Scams](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14375-still-more-city-hall-real-estate-schemes-and-scams) November 16 2017 They are generous, untaxed gifts for developers, adding to a long list of prior schemes and scams in Los Angeles. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning controversies for City Watch LA. Please send any comments... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14375-still-more-city-hall-real-estate-schemes-and-scams - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The Great LA City Council Salmon Run: ‘Proposed’ Planning Dept Ordinances Leap From 22 to 27 in 60 Days!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14357-the-great-la-city-council-salmon-run-proposed-planning-dept-ordinances-leap-from-22-to-27-in-60-days) November 13 2017 will leave the real explanation of all the ways the Council actually approves development to CityWatch contributors like Dick Platkin whose recent column you can find here. A final note on the P&P Ordinance: at last Saturday’s LANCC meeting, it was... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14357-the-great-la-city-council-salmon-run-proposed-planning-dept-ordinances-leap-from-22-to-27-in-60-days - Type: Article - Author: Tony Butka - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Los Angeles: Are Cars a Gateway ‘Drug’ to Poor Planning and Incompetent Governing?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14337-los-angeles-are-cars-a-gateway-drug-to-poor-planning-and-incompetent-governing) November 09 2017 the implementation of the General Plan must focus on upgrading LA’s built environment so it is no longer auto-centric. (Dick Platkin is a former LA City Planner who reports on local planning issues and controversies for CityWatchLA. Please send any... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14337-los-angeles-are-cars-a-gateway-drug-to-poor-planning-and-incompetent-governing - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [What “Business as Usual” Means at City Hall and for the Residents of Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14296-what-business-as-usual-means-at-city-hall-and-for-the-residents-of-los-angeles) November 02 2017 forward. Many other cities can show us the way, and their best practices are already there for Los Angeles to copy. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatch LA. Please send any comments or... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14296-what-business-as-usual-means-at-city-hall-and-for-the-residents-of-los-angeles - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Debunking the ‘NIMBY’ Myth](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14252-debunking-the-nimby-myth) October 26 2017 from real estate speculators, their backers, and their supporters, about their elusive foe, the fictional NIMBY. (Dick Platkin is a former LA City Planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch. Please send any comments or correction to... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14252-debunking-the-nimby-myth - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The Great Inequality Machine – How LA City Hall does its Part](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14209-the-great-inequality-machine-how-la-city-hall-does-its-part) October 19 2017 local residents in the process, and, therefore, does its part to increase wealth and income disparities in Los Angeles. (Dick Platkin is a former LA City Planner who reports on planning-related issues in Los Angeles for CityWatchLA. Please send any... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14209-the-great-inequality-machine-how-la-city-hall-does-its-part - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Cooking Up a Grassroots Community Plan](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14135-cooking-up-a-grassroots-community-plan) October 05 2017 hold a public training session on Sunday, October 29. Stay tuned for further details or contact me, as listed below. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who on reports on local planning issues for CityWatchLA. Please send comments and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14135-cooking-up-a-grassroots-community-plan - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Another Big Real Estate ‘Big Bamboozle’: ‘Infill Development Halts Climate Change’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14012-another-big-real-estate-big-bamboozle-infill-development-halts-climate-change) September 14 2017 look reveals it to be just another real estate scam that should be dismissed as a self-serving Big Real Estate fable. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on planning and climate issues for CityWatch. He welcomes comments and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14012-another-big-real-estate-big-bamboozle-infill-development-halts-climate-change - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Lessons from Houston - Here in LA, Nature also Rules Supreme](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13956-lessons-from-houston-here-in-la-nature-also-rules-supreme) September 07 2017 can be properly rectified in the long term if local communities now take the lead on the planning and safety issues. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch LA. He welcomes comments and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13956-lessons-from-houston-here-in-la-nature-also-rules-supreme - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [LA Could Learn Some Planning Lessons from the Emerald City](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13920-la-could-learn-some-planning-lessons-from-the-emerald-city) August 31 2017 investment as their Seattle counterparts, they are laggards when it comes to the rest of a comprehensive urban agenda. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues and controversies for City Watch LA. Please send any... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13920-la-could-learn-some-planning-lessons-from-the-emerald-city - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [LA’s Housing Crisis: Much Worse than You Think](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13817-la-s-housing-crisis-much-worse-than-you-think) August 17 2017 programs are largely dormant, at this point there is a not-so-secret ingredient to bring them back to life: MONEY. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch LA. Please send any comments or... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13817-la-s-housing-crisis-much-worse-than-you-think - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [A Simple Home Remedy for Olympic Fever](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13781-a-simple-home-remedy-for-olympic-fever) August 10 2017 1992 civil disturbance took place eight years after the 1984 Olympics. That tide never managed to lift all ships. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatchLA. Please send any comments or... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13781-a-simple-home-remedy-for-olympic-fever - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The “Just-No-Money-for-That” Blues ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13725-the-just-no-money-for-that-blues) August 03 2017 there is more than enough money for both, and then for aspirational programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid for all. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatchLA. Please send any comments or... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13725-the-just-no-money-for-that-blues - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [No, Gentrification Doesn’t Just Happen … City Hall Promotes It at Every Turn](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13680-no-gentrification-doesn-t-just-happen-city-hall-promotes-it-at-every-turn) July 27 2017 finally become forceful advocates for implementing and funding these public improvements? Don’t bet the farm on it. (Dick Platkin is a former LA City Planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatch. Please send any comments or corrections to... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13680-no-gentrification-doesn-t-just-happen-city-hall-promotes-it-at-every-turn - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Which Vision for Los Angeles: An Updated General Plan or Another Real Estate Bubble?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13622-which-vision-for-los-angeles-an-updated-general-plan-or-another-real-estate-bubble) July 20 2017 the proper funding of municipal infrastructure and services, must be at the heart of any analysis and planning process. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch. Please send comments,... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13622-which-vision-for-los-angeles-an-updated-general-plan-or-another-real-estate-bubble - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The Other Great Abdication: Professional City Planning’s retreat from Professional City Planning](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13581-other-great-abdication-professional-city-planning-s-retreat-from-professional-city-planning) July 13 2017 the sponsors are not forced to abruptly cancel it because of another electricity black out or burst water main. (Dick Platkin reports is a former LA City Planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatch. Please send any comments or corrections... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13581-other-great-abdication-professional-city-planning-s-retreat-from-professional-city-planning - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [LA’s Two New Climate Advocates: Long on Spin, Short on Details](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13522-la-s-two-new-climate-advocates-long-on-spin-short-on-details) July 03 2017 belief that real estate speculation is the magic elixir that cures all urban crises, including climate change. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch. 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