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VOICES

Are We Trying to Reduce Homelessness or Merely Manage It?

POLITICS

Better Elections for Los Angeles Through Charter Reform

Mike Newhouse

NEIGHBORHOOD

VSA President Mark Ryavec Endorses Newhouse for California State Senate, District 24

POLITICS

Two Wrongs Make A Right For Gavin Newsom - Our Sociopathetically Socialist Governor

VOICES

The Gaza War Is Already Here

GELFAND'S WORLD

Senate Democrats Should Just Say No

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Long Beach Edition “Smart Speaker Takes the Wheel”

ANIMAL WATCH

70-year-old Woman Bites Back when Pit Bull Attacks her Pet

VOICES

Blood in the Cloud: Multi-Nationals Profit from Gaza’s Destruction

ANIMAL WATCH

Tarzana Neighborhood Council Endorses Restrictions on Online Pet Sales

IMPORTANT READS

Will Teachers Save Our Democracy?

CLIMATE

EU Climate Breakdown

PLANNING WATCH LA

Why Los Angeles Is Falling Apart

NEIGHBORHOOD

Help Wanted: To Stop the Return of Toxic Waste to a Cancer Patient’s Front Door

VOICES

I Don’t See Crime or Homelessness Going Down in Los Angeles — Despite What City Hall Says

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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

How Having A Good Kitchen Will Enhance Your Home's Value

NEIGHBORHOOD

We’re Frustrated as Parked Vehicle Becomes Nuisance and Safety Issue in Venice

NEIGHBORHOOD

The Angeles Gonzales Torres I Knew

CLIMATE

CLIMATE

The Curse of The Blob

CLIMATE

China is Greening the Global South But Net Zero Needs $7 Trillion/Yr

CLIMATE

Senator Whitehouse: “It May Be Too Late”

VOICES

VOICES

Huh?! Trump Again Threatens REELLY Big Tariffs on Movies

VOICES

From Reflection to Renewal: Practicing Radical Kindness on Yom Kippur

VOICES

Got Back

LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES

The Laurel Foundation Hosts At-Promise Youth Leadership & Career Conference Nov. 15

LOS ANGELES

Got Into a Car Accident? Don't Leave the Scene Without Doing These 4 Things

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles In The Shadow Of (Mayor) Mamdani

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

An Open Letter to Mike Pence: Your ‘Saving the Soul of America’ Campaign Is Hypocritical Nonsense

POLITICS

The Shifting Locus of Blame

POLITICS

Short Term Thinking on Long Term Problems

STATE WATCH

STATE WATCH

Redistricting, Proportional Representation and LA Charter Reform

STATE WATCH

California's Masterful Use of Soft Political Violence

STATE WATCH

Stalling Electric Powered Transportation Will Drive Us Backwards to an Unhealthful Past

LA WATCHDOG

LA WATCHDOG

Bleak Budget Realities Require Transparency

LA WATCHDOG

Metropolitan Water District’s Billion Dollar Property Tax

LA WATCHDOG

Mayor Bass and the Budget: What, Me Worry?

GELFAND'S WORLD

GELFAND'S WORLD

Shutdowns, Tariffs, and the Epstein Files: Trump’s Washington Monument Ploy

GELFAND'S WORLD

A Report on the LA Neighborhood Council Congress

GELFAND'S WORLD

Imprison Your Political Opponents? Are You Next?

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The Budget Bachelorette

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Sleight-of-Hand Revolving Door

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Second Final Warning

PLANNING WATCH LA

PLANNING WATCH LA

California Senate Bill 79: Bipartisan Giveaway to Big Real Estate

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

PALM SPRINGS AREA

PALM SPRINGS AREA

The Joy of Art and Holiday Giving - The Leslies’ 37th Annual Toy Drive & Fundraiser

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

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

Why User Experience Matters in Clinical Research Sites

IMPORTANT READS

Canada’s NFL Frenzy: Where Does the Cardinals vs 49ers Rivalry Create the Most Buzz?

IMPORTANT READS

Will Teachers Save Our Democracy?

WORLD WATCH

WORLD WATCH

A Rare Alignment: The World Stands Ready, Are The Palestinians?

WORLD WATCH

The Second Amendment Was Created to Put Down Slave Revolts

WORLD WATCH

Suspending US-Kosovo Dialogue—A Rude Awakening For Kurti

420 FILE

420 FILE

A Natural Solution for Enhancing Sleep Quality: THCa Flower

420 FILE

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

420 FILE

What to Know About Traveling with Blunt Wraps on Flights

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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