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LOS ANGELES Sunday, January 25th 2015 4:19
GLORIA'S LEGACY
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Can Gloria Molina Still Slay Giants?
VOICES FROM THE SQUARE-Memories are short in Los Angeles, so many of us don’t know–or have forgotten–the history behind arguably the biggest story of this Southern California political season: Gloria Molina’s bid to achieve the rarest of campaign… -
Bullish on the Golden State: Diversity has Calif Economy Roaring Back
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS-Reports of the death of California business appear to be not only premature but entirely wrong. And it’s certainly not happening at the hands of Texas, as has been commonly stated by business interests that hold up the Lone Star… -
Playa Vista: Real Growth or Just Adding to the Barbell Economy?
PERSPECTIVE-The Playa Vista Tech campus is an example of an effective model for creating business activity. It acts as a magnet that attracts cutting edge firms in the industry. But will it create real growth, for both the city and the region? Can… -
Wage Theft: A Los Angeles Story
WORKING POOR-My hairdresser requests payment in cash, and I know she may be avoiding the IRS or trying to hide her gross income for some other reason. I pay her what she charges plus a little extra for a tip. But it turns out that many LA workers… -
LA 2020 and Voters Get the Bum’s Rush from Herb Wesson and the City Council
LA WATCHDOG-In the blink of an eye on Tuesday, January 20, our less than transparent City Council referred only six of the recommendations of Mickey Kantor’s LA 2020 Commission (photo) to various Council Committees for “further consideration”… -
Too Educated to be Smart
GELFAND’S WORLD-It's a week in which the measles outbreak that started at Disneyland is now up to 67 confirmed cases. The origin was one unvaccinated woman who went to Disneyland in December and then took a plane ride. The confirmed cases now… -
Measles, Medical Costs, and Malfeasance
THE DOCTOR IS IN-There's an old saying in the medical profession that comes up time and time again: "Everyone wants to be a doctor." Kind of like how "everyone's an expert". There really are experts whose expertise is based on their analysis of the… -
State of the Union: Bright Ideas, Dim Future (Video)
TRUTHDIG-In his State of the Union speech Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama said “we turn the page.” But he didn’t say how we are supposed to proceed to the next page or the ones following it. (State of the Union video.) You can’t fault his… -
Anniversary: Roe Should Be a Reality for All, Not Just a Wealthy Few
42 YEARS LATER CRISIS CONTINUES-Today is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. The decision did not simply affirm a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy, it ensured safe…
Neil deGrasse Tyson-American astrophysicist-Explains meaning of Life to 6 Year Old
Jessica Chastain-American actress-We must speak up
1- NEARLY HALF OF ALL LA HOMICIDES GO UNSOLVED
2 -LAPD ACCUSED OF IMPROPER STING AT LAX
3 -COUNCILMAN JUIZAR STUCK BETWEEN BILLBOARD GIFTS AND THE LAW
4 -LA COUNCIL: NO MORE MATTRESSES, SOFAS IN CITY PARKS
5 -OBAMA, INDIA MAKE NUCLEAR DEAL
6 - DOUBLE TREE HOTEL WORKERS TAKE A HIKE ... OVER MISSED REST BREAKS
7 - 3 MONTHS AFTER FARE INCREASE: REVENUE UP, RIDERS DOWN
8 - TOM STEYER OUT OF CALIFORNIA SENATE RACE
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Monsanto and LA’s City Council: Crazy-Makers
JUST SAYIN’-Monsanto is in the news again, but for a different reason. There is a beautifully crafted television advertisement that displays family… -
“The VA is Ripe for a Mass Killing But No One is Listening to Us”
VET’S VOICE- “Sometimes they have drug and alcohol problems and when they feel that the VA is ignoring them, not answering the phone, failing to… -
Wake Up Call: Standarized Tests are Destroying American Education!
EDUCATION POLITICS-Dear Senator Alexander. I have been teaching for 27 years in an urban, low income public school district. I have witnessed… -
Think Big, California!
CALIFORNIA … SAME OLE, SAME OLE-In today’s California, we set big, ambitious goals for improving energy efficiency, fighting climate change, and,…
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Disneyland Measles Outbreak Renews Vaccination Debate
WELLNESS-At the time of this article, a measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland has infected 59 people in California. 42 of those cases can be… -
Free Ontario International Airport
LA WATCHDOG-The Cities of Los Angeles and Ontario are butting heads in court over Ontario’s effort to purchase the under-performing Ontario… -
The Other Place Worth Visiting in Memphis: The History of American Civil Rights
GELFAND’S WORLD-Martin Luther King, Jr was only 39 years old when he died, on April 4, 1968, of a gunshot wound. It is of sad note that his father,… -
There Is No ‘Muslim World’
VOICES FROM THE SQUARE-Here we go again. Each time deranged terrorists invoking Islam strike in the West, alongside the mourning of the victims comes…
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Biz Owner: Raising Minimum Wage is Right Thing to Do
VOICES-The minimum wage has been stagnant and in real terms, declining, for far too long. Raising the minimum wage in Los Angeles would not only be… -
Fighting for the Rights of Los Angeles Housing Providers
VOICES-The Los Angeles Housing Department is a city agency that disregards the law when it comes to dealing with the rights of housing providers and… -
LA’s Neighborhood Councils are Being Ignored
VOICES-(Re: CityWatch article ‘Anti-Neighborhood Council Conspiracy …’) Yes the likes of Fuentes would like nothing more than NCs gone. In March 2014…
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To Apply or Not to Apply? That Is the Question
IMMIGRATION WATCH-A few weeks ago, I attended a workshop for community members to learn about California’s new driver’s licenses for immigrants. It… -
USCIS to Welcome More Than 27,000 New Citizens During Annual Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Celebration
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will welcome more than 27,000 new citizens in more than 160 naturalization ceremonies… -
Refugee Children Seek Representation in Courts
IMMIGRATION- The clock is ticking for six refugee children from El Salvador and Guatemala who are plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit that seeks to…
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Here’s Why Keystone XL Is the Wrong Choice for Our Nation
PLANET WATCH-The new Republican majority in Congress wants to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline for dirty tar sands oil. President Obama… -
Top Scientists to Media: Stoop Using ‘Skeptic’ to Describe Climate Science Deniers
PLANET WATCH-Four dozen leading scientists and science journalists/communicators have issued a statement urging the media to “Please stop using the… -
Study Shows 270,000 Tons of Plastic Float In the Ocean
PLANET WATCH-A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world's oceans. That's enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage…
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Obama Tips His Hat to FDR
OTHERWORDS-Whatever happens over the next two years, you can bet that 22nd century school children will know more about President Barack Obama than… -
On Immigration, The Lame Duck Quacks Back
IMMIGRATION POLITICS-While there is a longstanding Washington tradition of mocking ineffective "lame duck" administrations, President Obama's State… -
Even More Housing Segregation on Tap if the Supreme Court has its Way
URBAN PERSPECTIVE-The Supreme Court is poised to do what many realtors, developers, and mortgage lenders have long chomped at the bit at and that’s… -
Yes, Billy Crystal DID Just Make a Homophobic Statement (and Here's Why It Matters)
LIFESTYLE POLITICS-On Sunday, while promoting his new FX show "The Comedians" at a Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour panel, Billy…
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Issue: Minority Recruitment Still Lacking at LAFD
Date: Jan 23, 2015
More outreach is needed to increase the number of women and minority firefighters in the Los Angeles Fire Department, according to a report released Thursday by a Santa Monica-Based think tank.
Female athletes and recent military veterans belonging to a minority racial group, such as Hispanic, Asian and black, should be targeted for recruitment, Rand Corp. researchers recommended in the 150-page report.
Mayor Eric Garcetti ordered the $270,000 study from Rand last year in an effort to improve the city’s firefighter hiring process amid criticism that the LAFD’s recruitment tends to favor relatives of existing employees, resulting in less diversity.
The Rand report also suggests that city leaders increase the fire department’s budget for recruitment efforts, which are currently being carried out by four individuals. (Read more here.)
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Not Ready for Marriage? Would You Consider Engaged?
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO-As part of a Community Partnership Outreach grant from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, The Bay Foundation has… -
Fact: America is Gradually Destroying Part of Itself
WHO WE ARE-America is gradually, but unrelentingly, destroying part of itself. The facts to support this are well-documented, told in many ways from… -
District 4 Council Race: Who’s On First?
LA ELECTION 2015-Don’t look now but we are less than two months away from electing a new Councilmember for Council District 4, which includes the… -
Hallelujah … A Neighborhood Council that Thinks Out of the Box
MY TURN-I was really depressed after writing last week’s CityWatch article (‘Anti-Neighborhood Council Conspiracy …’) …I look at all of the…
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Counting Your Blessings: How Gratitude Improves Your Health
Gratitude has long been extolled by religion and in recent years, has drawn attention through books such as The Simple Abundance Journal of…
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Experts give advice on buying and preparing winter foods that are good for your health.
Pie, fudge, hot chocolate -- are there any winter foods out there that aren't loaded with calories and devoid of nutritional value? Look no further…
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7 Acupuncture Tips for a Healthy Fall
Fall is right around the corner.
New seasons are an opportunity to assess our states of health and realign with our natural rhythms.
From an…
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Outside Counsel to Oppose Villaggio Toscano Suit
VOICES-Historically Los Angeles has used its own City Attorneys to defend the City in land use, CEQA and Brown Act litigation. The frequency of these… -
Windsor Square Riled over Dorothy Chandler Mansion Renovations
LARCHMONT BUZZ-A group of local residents calling themselves the Windsor Square Concerned Citizens League has created the… -
Work Underway On Three New LADOT People St Plazas
NEIGHBORHOOD POLITICS-One North Hollywood alley goes green. People St painting underway in new plaza, located on the west side of Lankershim…
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Campaign Crunch Time
ELECTION WATCH 2015-It’s crunch time for all the spring political campaigns. The number of absentee ballot voters is nearly half or the majority of… -
Debate for new Council Member for Sherman Oaks
Next Wednesday, January 21, is the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association Debate for the new Council Member to represent Sherman Oaks on the Los Angeles… -
City of LA Needs Poll Workers for the 2015 Municipal Elections
LOS ANGELES (January 6, 2015) — City Clerk Holly L. Wolcott announced today that the Office of the City Clerk is in need of approximately 4,000…
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