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LOS ANGELES

Katy Yaroslavsky’s Comments on the Convention Center

IMPORTANT READS

LADWP Shares Outage Safety Tips for National Emergency Preparedness Month

PLANNING WATCH LA

California Senate Bill 79: Bipartisan Giveaway to Big Real Estate

STATE WATCH

SB79: Truth and Consequences

GELFAND'S WORLD

Imprison Your Political Opponents? Are You Next?

VOICES

L.A. Goes Local to Pass Prop 50, Defeat a Dictator

NEIGHBORHOOD

Measure 50: Democracy Revived or a Trump-Style Power Grab?

VOICES

First Comes Martyrdom, Then Come Witch Hunts and Lynchings

NEIGHBORHOOD

The Angeles Gonzales Torres I Knew

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Second Final Warning

VOICES

The American Imaginary: From Christ to Kirk in the Age of Capitalism

VOICES

Red Scare, Blue Scare, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

IMPORTANT READS

Bearing Witness Is Sacred Work: Reflections on My Conversation with Justin Kron

STATE WATCH

Dear Gov. Newsom; How SB 79 May Ruin Us!

Brendan Carr, Jimmy Kimmel

VOICES

Jimmy Kimmel Should Have Watched His Mouth, But FCC Chair Brendan Carr REEEEALLY Crossed the Line

LA WATCHDOG

Metropolitan Water District’s Billion Dollar Property Tax

VOICES

Los Angeles: Fractured City, Fractured City Council

2025 Kingdom Day Parade

LOS ANGELES

LAPD Commission Rescinds 2026 Kingdom Day Parade Permit; CORE-CA Appeals as Public Outcry Grows

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ANIMAL WATCH

ANIMAL WATCH

Anaheim Residents Rally to Stop Reptile Show as West Hollywood Passes Historic Sales Ban

ANIMAL WATCH

Pit Bull by Any Other Name is Just as Deadly

ANIMAL WATCH

Vote for L.A.’s Hero Dog in the American Humane Hero Dog Awards

NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIGHBORHOOD

RV Madness Along Washington & Marr Continues

NEIGHBORHOOD

Venice NC to Stay at Westminster School — Illegal RV Ticketing on Washington Blvd Up for Vote

NEIGHBORHOOD

The Turning Point: How Hawthorne Fought for the Heart of Its City

CLIMATE

CLIMATE

Senator Whitehouse: “It May Be Too Late”

CLIMATE

Clean Solar Outshines Filthy Oil

CLIMATE

Why I’m Going All-Electric As I Remediate My Home From Toxic Ash

VOICES

VOICES

Jimmy Kimmel and The Ox-Bow Incident

VOICES

Why Students Must Write — And Why I Thank CityWatchLA

VOICES

From Vermont to Palos Verdes, Goat-scaping Is the Eco-Friendly Solution to Brush Abatement

LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES

What LA Residents Are Streaming, Playing, and Clicking On in 2025

LOS ANGELES

The Convention Center Expansion: A Dangerous Gamble for Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES

Lawmakers Shouldn’t Use L.A. Fires as Excuse to Bolster Logging Industry

LGBTQ

LGBTQ

Harvey Milk: A Pride Month Salute to a Pioneer of Equality

49 people killed, 53 others injured at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida,

LGBTQ

Gay Pride or Gay Prize?

LGBTQ

California Hotels And Cafes Remain Friendlier To LGBTQ+ Community

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POLITICS

POLITICS

Short Term Thinking on Long Term Problems

POLITICS

Why Los Angeles Doesn’t Need an Engineer as Mayor

POLITICS

SB 79 Vote Should be Null and Void

STATE WATCH

STATE WATCH

Gov. Newsom; SB79 Hero or Villain???

STATE WATCH

Will He Or Won’t He? SB 79 Sent To Governor To Sign Or Veto

STATE WATCH

SB 79 Marks Historic Victory for California YIMBY Movement: Legalizing Homes Near Transit

LA WATCHDOG

LA WATCHDOG

Mayor Bass and the Budget: What, Me Worry?

LA WATCHDOG

Convention Center: Too Damn Risky

LA WATCHDOG

Texas Redistricting a Response to California Gerrymandering

GELFAND'S WORLD

GELFAND'S WORLD

Neighborhood Council Congress: Big Donors Buy Speaking Slots While Key Issues Get Shut Out

GELFAND'S WORLD

Jimmy Kimmel Not So Live

GELFAND'S WORLD

Charlie Kirk Paradoxes

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Bipartisan War on Free Speech

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

House Always Wins

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Scanning Fans and Power Plays

PLANNING WATCH LA

PLANNING WATCH LA

Homelessness Crisis: Too Few Homes or Too Much Poverty?

Homeless tents in front of expensive high-rise hotels and apartments in Downtown Los Angeles

PLANNING WATCH LA

Mystery solved: Why LA Spends So Much Money On Homelessness And Gets Lousy Results

PLANNING WATCH LA

2028 Olympics: Why Should Los Angeles Host The Games?

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Rendering of a proposed seven-story hotel on tribal land between the Hilton and Renaissance hotels, now a parking lot.

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Planning Commission To Weigh Hotel, Residential Development Proposed For South Of Convention Center

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Palm Springs Home Prices Decline As Inventory Rises In August Market Report

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Shrinking Salton Sea Puts 500,000 at Risk as Report Warns of Worsening Air Pollution Crisis

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

What Algorithms Really Know About You & The Awesome Power of Doing Nothing

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Why You Are Predisposed to Worry & How Fonts Influence Our Feelings

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Great Innovators Think & Turning Anger Into Strength

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Do You Create Happiness? & Why Dogs Behave the Way They Do

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

The Psychology of Lying & The Race for Outer Space

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Unlocking Your Primal Intelligence & The Tug-of-War Between Competition and Cooperation

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IMPORTANT READS

IMPORTANT READS

LADWP Shares Outage Safety Tips for National Emergency Preparedness Month

IMPORTANT READS

Bearing Witness Is Sacred Work: Reflections on My Conversation with Justin Kron

IMPORTANT READS

The Laurel Foundation Appoints Global Entrepreneur Ines Nasri to Board of Directors

WORLD WATCH

WORLD WATCH

The Second Amendment Was Created to Put Down Slave Revolts

WORLD WATCH

Suspending US-Kosovo Dialogue—A Rude Awakening For Kurti

WORLD WATCH

Recognition Without Action Is Meaningless

420 FILE

420 FILE

SMOK Novo 5 Not Hitting: What’s the Problem?

420 FILE

What to Know About Traveling with Blunt Wraps on Flights

420 FILE

What to Look for When Buying THC Gummies Online

WELLNESS

WELLNESS

Rural Communities Brace For Trump’s Health Cuts

WELLNESS

Searching for Answers: How the World Transformation Movement Offers a New Way to Understand Ourselves

WELLNESS

L.A. Isn’t Full of Narcissists—It’s Full of People Trying to Heal

GUEST WORDS

GUEST WORDS

‘Incredible Corruption’: Blockbuster Report on Trump Crypto Grift Leaves Observers Stunned

GUEST WORDS

The Complete Guide to Trusted iGaming Comparison Sites in 2025

GUEST WORDS

How Review Sites Shape User Trust Online

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