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  • LA Must Have a General Plan. But Why is LA’s So Out-of-Date?

    changing regulations, depending on which real estate ventures become the most profitable. Helluva way to run a city! (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) 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    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31877-la-must-have-a-general-plan-but-why-is-las-so-out-of-date

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    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 79 Signed by the Governor.  Why it Won’t Make a Difference

    these solutions can’t totally eliminate homelessness and overcrowding, unlike SB79 they can substantially reduce it. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) 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/31840-scott-wieners-senate-bill-79-signed-by-the-governor-why-it-wont-make-a-difference

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Los Angeles: A Case Study In Homelessness And Overcrowding

    people. Until their incomes are lifted by higher wages or benefits, the housing crisis will get steadily worse. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) 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/31813-los-angeles-a-case-study-in-homelessness-and-overcrowding

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • How Long Can Los Angeles City Hall Ignore Climate Change? 

    climate office. If you bet that LA’s City Hall is properly dealing with climate change, get ready to lose your bet. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner. He reports on planning issues in Los Angeles and is a board member of...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31743-how-long-can-los-angeles-city-hall-ignore-climate-change

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • “Despite” Presidential Denials and Local Foot-Dragging, Climate Change is Getting Worse

    support policies and actions that reduce climate change are a signal to redouble our efforts -- while we still can. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31633-despite-presidential-denials-and-local-foot-dragging-climate-change-is-getting-worse

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Why Los Angeles Is Falling Apart

    in military spending. So far, Republicans and Democrats in Washington, DC, have not approved these transfers. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31599-why-los-angeles-is-falling-apart

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Dick Platkin
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • California Senate Bill 79: Bipartisan Giveaway to Big Real Estate

    of this legislation. This is why Scott Wiener’s SB 79 will ultimately fail to reduce homelessness and overcrowding. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31563-california-senate-bill-79-bipartisan-giveaway-to-big-real-estate

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Homelessness Crisis: Too Few Homes or Too Much Poverty?

    is ripe for change, but that will require LA’s City Council to renounce upzoning as its response to growing poverty. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31484-homelessness-crisis-too-few-homes-or-too-much-poverty

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Mystery solved:  Why LA Spends So Much Money On Homelessness And Gets Lousy Results

    the obvious solutions, raising wages and restoring public housing, will only succeed when pushed from below. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31414-mystery-solved-why-la-spends-so-much-money-on-homelessness-and-gets-lousy-results

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • 2028 Olympics: Why Should Los Angeles Host The Games?

    prices so much that a predicted recession could become a depression. It won’t be pretty, but it is avoidable. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31366-2028-olympics-why-should-los-angeles-host-the-games

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Dems and Trump Agree on Housing: Eliminate Public Housing and then Police the Homeless

    Out of sight, out of mind, while the bi-partisan housing approach stays the same. This march of folly continues. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31333-dems-and-trump-agree-on-housing-eliminate-public-housing-and-then-police-the-homeless

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • What Does the Executive Order on Homelessness Really Say?

    and of itself, especially for the working poor and seniors. I’ve written about that crisis before, as has CityWatch’s Dick Platkin, far more eloquently than I have. Lopez also pointed out the difficulty translating the order’s call for broadening...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/31246-what-does-the-executive-order-on-homelessness-really-say

    • Type: Article
    • Category: LOS ANGELES
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  • Why is Los Angeles a City in Deep Crisis?

    River · $2 billion for the Convention Center The conclusion is inescapable: Los Angeles is a city in deep crisis. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31225-why-is-los-angeles-a-city-in-deep-crisis

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • LA Times Article On The History Of Homelessness In LA Is A Must Read

    tax breaks to banks and other institutions.” Despite these shortcomings, I strongly recommend the LA Times article. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31188-la-times-article-on-the-history-of-homelessness-in-la-is-a-must-read

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Getting Lost in the Weeds of the State-imposed Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) for Los Angeles

    is based on the false claim that homelessness is caused by a “housing” shortage, not increasing economic inequality. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31155-getting-lost-in-the-weeds-of-the-state-imposed-regional-housing-needs-assessment-rhna-for-los-angeles

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • LA is Falling Apart.  How Will This Impact The 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics?

    are still deteriorating. Furthermore, when combined with climate change and wildfires, more urban decay is underway. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31104-la-is-falling-apart-how-will-this-impact-the-2026-world-cup-and-2028-olympics

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • It’s Time to Update LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance

    houses, so the public must push the Mayor and their City Councilmembers hard to make sure they support these changes. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/31040-its-time-to-update-las-rent-stabilization-ordinance

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • Three Housing Myths Explain Why Homelessness Is Increasing

    would decline. The bottom line is that homelessness and overcrowding is a political choice, as are the solutions. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/30981-three-housing-myths-explain-why-homelessness-is-increasing

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • California Senate Bill 607.   Pigs lining up at the trough.

    and his allies would be out on the street, with the homeless and overcrowded population they are responsible for. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/30919-california-senate-bill-607-pigs-lining-up-at-the-trough

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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  • The Continued Mansionization Of Los Angeles Neighborhoods

    has led to LA’s declining population, degraded neighborhood appearance, and frequent infrastructure failure. (Dick Platkin ([email protected]) is a retired LA city planner, who reports on local planning issues. He is a board member of United...

    https://mail.citywatchla.com/cw/planning-watch-la/30897-the-continued-mansionization-of-los-angeles-neighborhoods

    • Type: Article
    • Category: PLANNING WATCH LA
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