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Please send any comments or corrections... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13423-city-hall-s-universal-fixit-green-lighting-real-estate-speculation - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Bottom-Up Planning is a Powerful Tool for Updating LA’s Outdated Plans](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13383-bottom-up-planning-is-a-powerful-tool-for-updating-la-s-outdated-plans) June 08 2017 dig in their heels to stop them, they are really signaling to the public that they are moving in the right direction. (Dick Platkin is a form LA city planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch. Please send any comments or corrections to... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13383-bottom-up-planning-is-a-powerful-tool-for-updating-la-s-outdated-plans - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Ain’t Got Time for Real Planning at LA’s City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13339-ain-t-got-time-for-real-planning-at-la-s-city-hall) June 01 2017 form of more citizen revolts, lawsuits, citywide voter initiatives, and dogged exposes of endless City Hall corruption. (Dick Platkin is a form LA city planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch. Please send any comments or corrections... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13339-ain-t-got-time-for-real-planning-at-la-s-city-hall - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [CityWatch Today: Angry Healthcare Voice](https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/13300-citywatch-today-angry-healthcare-voice) May 25 2017 Bell. Brian Trautman looks at Memorial Day through a contemporary lens. Mike Cohen makes ‘Impeachment Popcorn’. And, Dick Platkin exposes fake traffic solutions. And, that’s just for starters. Check it out. Let me know what you think. We’re good at... https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/13300-citywatch-today-angry-healthcare-voice - Type: Article - Author: Ken Draper - Category: WORLD WATCH - Language: \* - ### [Los Angeles Still Suffering from Fake Traffic Solutions](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13286-los-angeles-still-suffering-from-fake-traffic-solutions) May 25 2017 in Los Angeles. Remember you read it here. This fake solution will make LA’s traffic situation worse, not better. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for City Watch. Please send any comments or... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13286-los-angeles-still-suffering-from-fake-traffic-solutions - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [New Jane Jacobs Doc: Valuable Planning Lessons for LA … Needs Updating in the Era of Pay-to-Play](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13200-new-jane-jacobs-doc-valuable-planning-lessons-for-la-needs-updating-in-the-era-of-pay-to-play) May 11 2017 apartments, but they still must tolerate long commutes, strangers in lieu of neighbors, and a low-amenity environment. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles City Planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatcLA. Please send any comments or... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13200-new-jane-jacobs-doc-valuable-planning-lessons-for-la-needs-updating-in-the-era-of-pay-to-play - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The 1992 LA Civil Disturbance: Can’t We All Just Stop the Spin?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13148-the-1992-la-civil-disturbance-can-t-we-all-just-stop-the-spin) May 04 2017 public is not apparently bamboozled by reports of LAPD reforms and feel good stories about ethnic fusion restaurants. (Dick Platkin reports on local planning issues for City Watch. Progressive Planning published an earlier version of this article.... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13148-the-1992-la-civil-disturbance-can-t-we-all-just-stop-the-spin - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [LA’s Climate Change March is Saturday in Wilmington … Keep LA’s Skies Blue … Be There!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13111-la-s-climate-change-march-is-saturday-in-wilmington-keep-la-s-skies-blue-be-there) April 27 2017 for the long haul. Through CityWatch, you will get some report cards and action plans for the tumultuous years ahead. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatch. He recently taught courses in sustainable... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13111-la-s-climate-change-march-is-saturday-in-wilmington-keep-la-s-skies-blue-be-there - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Trickling Down to Nowhere: The Free Market’s Failure to Fix LA’s Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13057-trickling-down-to-nowhere-the-free-market-s-failure-to-fix-la-s-housing-crisis) April 20 2017 Management District, and LA County Public Housing to ensure that zoning, building, and health codes are enforced. (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/13057-trickling-down-to-nowhere-the-free-market-s-failure-to-fix-la-s-housing-crisis - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Climate Change: No Time for Angelenos to become Smug about Smog](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12981-climate-change-no-time-for-angelenos-to-become-smug-about-smog) April 06 2017 real estate categories from CEQA. If smugness is creeping up on you, please stay tuned for a review of these programs. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatchLA. He has also taught courses of... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12981-climate-change-no-time-for-angelenos-to-become-smug-about-smog - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The Real Reasons Why LA’s General Plan Must be Updated](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12925-the-real-reasons-why-la-s-general-plan-must-be-updated) March 30 2017 the dangers of climate change, earthquakes, and freeway proximity warrant careful regulation of real estate projects? (Dick Platkin is a former LA City Planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatch LA. Please send any comments or... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12925-the-real-reasons-why-la-s-general-plan-must-be-updated - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Is LA Ready to Learn Some Lessons from New York City?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12911-is-la-ready-to-learn-some-lessons-from-new-york-city) March 27 2017 is why Los Angeles urgently needs to properly update its General Plan, then implement and carefully monitor it. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues in Los Angeles for CityWatch LA. Please send your comments and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12911-is-la-ready-to-learn-some-lessons-from-new-york-city - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The LA Times Should School Itself before Preaching about Planning the Future of LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12881-the-la-times-should-school-itself-before-preaching-about-planning-the-future-of-la) March 23 2017 with a welcome wagon for every global speculator targeting Los Angeles for its sand castles and Lego buildings. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues in Los Angeles for CityWatch LA. Please send your comments and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12881-the-la-times-should-school-itself-before-preaching-about-planning-the-future-of-la - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Can the Leopard Change Its Spots – At least at LA’s City Hall?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12842-can-the-leopard-change-its-spots-at-least-at-la-s-city-hall) March 16 2017 Angeles Times? Or will pay-to-play return to City Hall after a short vacation? Will the leopard’s spots quickly return? (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues in Los Angeles for CityWatch LA. Please send your... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12842-can-the-leopard-change-its-spots-at-least-at-la-s-city-hall - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Little Need for WikiLeaks to Reveal City Hall’s Skulduggery](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12792-little-need-for-wikileaks-to-reveal-city-hall-s-skulduggery) March 09 2017 on public improvements in lieu of private real estate deals. Your help is greatly appreciated in all of these efforts. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatchLA. Comments and corrections... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12792-little-need-for-wikileaks-to-reveal-city-hall-s-skulduggery - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Measure S: Be Careful What You Wish for… Especially if You’re Voting No](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12765-measure-s-be-careful-what-you-wish-for-especially-if-you-re-voting-no) March 06 2017 advocates for a well-planned Los Angeles that will finally tame City Hall’s infatuation with real estate speculation. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues in Los Angeles for CityWatch LA. Please send your... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12765-measure-s-be-careful-what-you-wish-for-especially-if-you-re-voting-no - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Urban Growth Machine Trashes Measure S … with LA Times Support](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12740-urban-growth-machine-trashes-measure-s-with-la-times-support) March 02 2017 Urban Growth Machine will lead to LA’s demise. The city will then have no choice but to fully embrace a planned future. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues in Los Angeles for CityWatch LA. Please send your... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12740-urban-growth-machine-trashes-measure-s-with-la-times-support - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Luxury Housing Creates Affordable Housing: Another Free Market Myth](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12722-luxury-housing-creates-affordable-housing-another-free-market-myth) February 27 2017 and demand will never substitute for these programs, which is one more reason Angelinos should vote for Measure S. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues in Los Angeles for CityWatch LA. Please send your comments... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12722-luxury-housing-creates-affordable-housing-another-free-market-myth - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [LA’s City Hall Dems have Become the Party of Big Real Estate … It’s Crocodile Tears for the Rest of Us](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12693-la-s-city-hall-dems-have-become-the-party-of-big-real-estate-it-s-crocodile-tears-for-the-rest-of-us) February 23 2017 horse for sprawl has clearly never studied the planning documents they so glibly malign and are ready to dispose of. (Dick Platkin is a former LA city planner who reports on local planning issues in Los Angeles for CityWatch LA. Please send your... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12693-la-s-city-hall-dems-have-become-the-party-of-big-real-estate-it-s-crocodile-tears-for-the-rest-of-us - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Why LA Needs a Strong Planning Process and Measure S is Essential](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/12668-why-la-needs-a-strong-planning-process-and-measure-s-is-essential) February 20 2017 Coming in my next column: The components of the high quality planning process that Yes on S will usher in. Stay tuned. (Dick Platkin is a former Los Angeles city planner who reports on local planning issues for CityWatch. 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