VOICES

VOICES-It’s interesting that the authors of the article “As Fires Rage, California Must Stop Building in Burn Zones” mentioned only the Tejon Ranch and Northlake projects in the Santa Clarita area and totally ignored the huge 21,500 unit Newhall Ranch project west of the I-5 on Highway 126, also in a high fire-hazard zone.

VOICES--Above please find picture I took of the West LA Civic Center …  home of Council District 11 in the West LA.  So, I told Neighborhood Councils. Also, the home of the West LA farmer’s market. 

VOICES— The residents of 5110 and 5120 W. Washington Blvd (90016), a former motel built in 1946 and illegally converted to residential housing in recent years, received notices on May 29, 2020, that they had 30 days to vacate the premises.

VOICES--I was just reading up on a CityWatch article and noticed some troubling information.

VOICES--Developer corruption is an on-going way of life at LA city hall.  Since 2006, every single member of LA City Council has engaged in felony behavior. That is what makes the FBI’s case bizarre; Huizar’s behavior is common. 

VOICES-Imagine that after a long career in building design and a list of over 4000 buildings in Los Angeles that people would remember an architect for his ability to sketch upside down.

WORLD WATCH-In at least 10 areas, Trump has inflicted a severe injury on the American public, on the country as a whole, and on America’s reputation abroad.

VIEW FROM HERE-Aside from the Gettysburg Address, the most significant speech by Abraham Lincoln occurred at the Republican State Convention in Springfield, Illinois, on June 16, 1858.

VOICES-From 1987 to 1993, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California.

VOICES--I’ve been a voter in LA County for over 40 years and this is the most disorganized I have ever seen in my history of voting. 

VOICES--This may be a non-issue, but while walking my dog today I noticed some trucks with the "City of LA" logo on them.  One of them was a rental truck (from Herc Rentals) full of tools and pulling a small utility trailer of some sort. 

VOICES--As a first-generation immigrant, the daughter of a warehouse worker, a 30-year dues paying member of LA City Employees’ Unions (SEIU & EAA), and a proud K-12 LAUSD alum, I am and always have been committed to improving the community where I live. (Photo above: Grace Yoo is on the left.)

VOICES--I wish to file a complaint against the CalPERS Legal Department for leading the Board of Administration into a violation of Government Code Section 11126.3 (a) on the November 18, meeting. (Photos above: LA DA Lacey and CA AG Becerra 

VOICES--LADWP has been working closely with LAFD investigators to inspect electrical equipment that was believed to have been struck by a dried tree branch near the location where the Getty Fire is suspected to have started.

VOICES--I am writing you to request cure and correct for actions taken by the Olympic Park Neighborhood Council (OPNC) in violation of the Brown Act.   I am including a copy of my October public comment which I presented partially to the Board, to which I only read up to “Members of the OPNC have been found to communicate city business through personal email accounts.”

GUEST COMMENTARY--African-Americans continue to bear the brunt of bad policy.  Whether its abortion rights, gentrification, gun control, and/or police brutality, Black lawmakers always ignore the unintended consequences of their voting power. 

VOICES--The question of what happens to people forced from their homes due to politics has a long history, but from where I come from – Los Angeles, a destination for all manner of refugees – the answer usually means new neighborhoods appearing with names like Little Saigon and Little Armenia.

VOICES--If you were watching the confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and, for no particular reason, were wondering if it was possible to remove a Supreme Court justice after he was confirmed to his lifetime appointment, the answer is yes. The framers of the U.S. Constitution included a process to do just that. That said, it has never really been done successfully. Yet.

VOICES -- Today, Trump Administration officials visited Los Angeles to learn more about the city’s response to the homelessness crisis.

URBAN PERSPECTIVE-- The site will be the home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams plus Super Bowl LVI in 2022 and the College Football National Championship in 2023 and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic Games. (Photo by Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

VOICES - In an effort to improve City efforts to combat the homelessness crisis, Councilmember Mike Bonin today proposed the creation of a new advisory commission, composed entirely of people who are or have been homeless in Los Angeles. (Photo above: Lisa is homeless on Venice streets.)