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Please send any questions or comments... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/8621-mansionization-burbank-makes-la-look-small - Type: Article - Author: Shelley Wagers and Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [The Slow Collision: Greater Israel at Odds with U.S. Decline in the Middle East](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/8604-the-slow-collision-greater-israel-at-odds-with-u-s-decline-in-the-middle-east) March 09 2015 GUEST COMMENTARY-For those who carefully follow the relationship between the governments of the United States and Israel, the dust-up over Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's March 3 speech to a joint session of Congress should come as no surprise. In... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/8604-the-slow-collision-greater-israel-at-odds-with-u-s-decline-in-the-middle-east - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin and Jeff Warner - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Dirty Little Secrets about Mansionization in Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/8341-dirty-little-secrets-about-mansionization-in-los-angeles) January 29 2015 (Pam Roberts welcomes questions and comments on this article. She can be reached at pamroberts@ca.rr.com. Dick Platkin can be reached at rhplatkin@gmail.com.) -cw CityWatch Vol 13 Issue 9 Pub: Jan 30, 2015 https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/8341-dirty-little-secrets-about-mansionization-in-los-angeles - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin and Pam Roberts - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Dick Platkin's Top 5](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/8165-dick-platkin-s-top-5) January 07 2015 remedy is little more than the deregulation of zoning rules. 5.) LA must prepare immediately for a Massive Earthquake. (Dick Platkin is a former city planner. He teaches, writes, and consults on community planning issues in Los Angeles.) (A more... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/8165-dick-platkin-s-top-5 - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [The Seven! Most Urgent Issues Facing LA City Government](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/7996-the-seven-most-urgent-issues-facing-la-city-government) December 04 2014 point: they are all much more important to Los Angeles residents than the expedited approval of new shopping centers. (Dick Platkin teaches, writes, and consults on community planning issues in Los Angeles. He is a CityWatch contributor. Please submit... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/7996-the-seven-most-urgent-issues-facing-la-city-government - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Don’t Be Deceived: City Hall is In No Hurry to Stop Mansionization](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/7847-don-t-be-deceived-city-hall-is-in-no-hurry-to-stop-mansionization) November 06 2014 homes could become history by the time the City eventually takes any permanent, citywide action to stop McMansions. (Dick Platkin is on the board of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association and also teaches Sustainable City Planning at USC’s Price School... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/7847-don-t-be-deceived-city-hall-is-in-no-hurry-to-stop-mansionization - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [LA Times Finally Discovers the Mansionization Story](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/7082-la-times-finally-discovers-the-mansionization-story) June 19 2014 on mansionization in Los Angeles? Time will tell, but either way, watch this space for the latest on mansionization. (Dick Platkin is on the board of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association, and also teaches and writes on planning issues in Los Angeles.... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/7082-la-times-finally-discovers-the-mansionization-story - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [LA Mansionization: the More You Stir It, the More It Stinks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/6433-la-mansionization-the-more-you-stir-it-the-more-it-stinks) February 10 2014 practices that are tucked away outside public view and scrutiny. Like we say, the more you stir it, the more it stinks. (Dick Platkin is a CityWatch contributor, a city planner, is on the board of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association. He welcomes... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/6433-la-mansionization-the-more-you-stir-it-the-more-it-stinks - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [One More LA Neighborhood On the Verge of Being Saved from Mansionization](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5904-one-more-la-neighborhood-on-the-verge-of-being-saved-from-mansionization) October 21 2013 of Green House Gases. Eliminating these loopholes is an amazingly easy step to comply with these state requirements. (Dick Platkin teaches a course on sustainable city planning at USC, is on the board of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association and is an... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5904-one-more-la-neighborhood-on-the-verge-of-being-saved-from-mansionization - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Anti-Mansionization Policies Were Gutted at the Last Minute](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5711-anti-mansionization-policies-were-gutted-at-the-last-minute) September 16 2013 to continue bulldozing older houses, and then building and flipping suburban-style tract houses on the scraped lots. (Dick Platkin is a city planner who serves on the board of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association. Past articles on mansionization and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5711-anti-mansionization-policies-were-gutted-at-the-last-minute - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Warning: Your Property Rights and Your Property Values are at Risk!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5705-warning-your-property-rights-and-your-property-values-are-at-risk) September 12 2013 BACK TALK - If Dick Platkin gets his way (CityWatch article “it's time to fix the citywide ordinance intended to stop the mansionization in LA”), your ability to improve your home will be severely limited and those of you with small run down homes will... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5705-warning-your-property-rights-and-your-property-values-are-at-risk - Type: Article - Author: Charles Tarlow - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [It’s Time to Fix the Citywide Ordinance Intended to Stop the Mansionization in LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5675-it-s-time-to-fix-the-citywide-ordinance-intended-to-stop-the-mansionization-in-la) September 09 2013 small amendments to the Baseline and Hillside Mansionization Ordinances to stop mansionization in 2013, not in 2018? (Dick Platkin is a city planner who serves on the board of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association. Past articles on mansionization and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5675-it-s-time-to-fix-the-citywide-ordinance-intended-to-stop-the-mansionization-in-la - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Can a Fairfax Area Trolley Line Solve the Wall-to-Wall Traffic Congestion Created by The Grove Shopping Center?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5247-can-a-fairfax-area-trolley-line-solve-the-wall-to-wall-traffic-congestion-created-by-the-grove-shopping-center) June 17 2013 neighbors since they have endured a decade of horrendous traffic while The Grove helped make Mr. Caruso a billionaire. (Dick Platkin teaches sustainable city planning at USC. He is also on the Board of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association and can be... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/5247-can-a-fairfax-area-trolley-line-solve-the-wall-to-wall-traffic-congestion-created-by-the-grove-shopping-center - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Debunking Green McMansions: Bogus Building Permits?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4975-debunking-green-mcmansions-bogus-building-permits) April 29 2013 it were properly enforced and inspected, it can never produce a green McMansion. It was, is, and will always be a scam. (Dick Platkin teaches sustainable city planning at USC’s Price School of Social Policy and is a board member of the Beverly Wilshire... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4975-debunking-green-mcmansions-bogus-building-permits - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [First Person Testimony: McMansion Heartbreak](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4176-first-person-testimony-mcmansion-heartbreak) December 10 2012 the abatement of asbestos, a toxic pollutant found in nearly all older homes. More details as they become available. (Dick Platkin writes on city planning issues for CityWatch. He lives in the Beverly Grove neighborhood and is on the Steering Committee... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4176-first-person-testimony-mcmansion-heartbreak - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [CityWatch: Just When You Think Things are Going to Hell In a Handbasket …](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4123-citywatch-just-when-you-think-things-are-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket) November 29 2012 to Respond and the Planet Will Continue to Warm to Disastrous Levels.” Among them, this reminder from planning maven Dick Platkin reminding me … speaking of failure to respond … of what LA’s City Council did with this crisis issue: Agendized it.... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4123-citywatch-just-when-you-think-things-are-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket - Type: Article - Author: Ken Draper - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Good Density or Bad Density, That is the Question](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4080-good-density-or-bad-density-that-is-the-question) November 19 2012 in Hollywood, and is likely to happen on the Subway to the Sea, increased density will be a curse, not a blessing. (Dick Platkin is a city planning consultant who teaches sustainable city planning at USC’s Price School of Social Policy. He is a... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/4080-good-density-or-bad-density-that-is-the-question - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [McMansions: Greenwashing Speculation Gone Wild!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/3933-mcmansions-greenwashing-speculation-gone-wild) October 18 2012 replicated throughout Los Angeles, and both local neighborhoods and the global environment will be their beneficiary. (Dick Platkin is a city planning consultant who teaches sustainable city planning at USC’s Price School of Social Policy. He is a... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/3933-mcmansions-greenwashing-speculation-gone-wild - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [The Scam That Keeps On Giving](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/3890-the-scam-that-keeps-on-giving) October 08 2012 problem is not a lack of technical solutions. It is City Hall’s continued, but unstated commitment to mansionization. (Dick Platkin is a city planning consultant who teaches sustainable city planning at USC’s Price School of Social Policy. He is a... https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/3890-the-scam-that-keeps-on-giving - Type: Article - Author: Dick Platkin - Category: ARCHIVE - Language: \* - ### [Debunking LA’s Urban Legend: “Green” McMansions](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive/3843-debunking-las-urban-legend-green-mcmansions) October 01 2012 from being quickly wrecked by speculators bulldozing charming older homes and then building and flipping McMansions? (Dick Platkin is a city planning consultant who teaches sustainable city planning at USC’s Price School of Social Policy. 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