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### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429)

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#  ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

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### LA Taxpayers Kept Away from LA County Litigations

Written by Eric Preven on April 08 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24275:leveling-the-playing-field-at-la-county-counsel-2&catid=363)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/018r-8e636bac.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24226:la-poster-boys-and-girls&catid=363)Written by Eric Preven on April 04 2022. Posted in [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=363).

## [LA Poster Boys (and Girls)](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24226:la-poster-boys-and-girls&catid=363)

ERIC PREVEN’S WORLD - DeLeon is becoming the citywide Poster Boy for Tiny Villages, though we've only spotted the massive signage in his district. It…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24193:code-get-the-sheriff-an-investigation-into-deputy-gangs&catid=363)### [Code: Get the Sheriff. An Investigation into Deputy Gangs](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24193:code-get-the-sheriff-an-investigation-into-deputy-gangs&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 30 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24171:time-and-materials-and-lots-of-fraud&catid=363)### [Time and Materials and Lots of Fraud](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24171:time-and-materials-and-lots-of-fraud&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 27 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24133:600-000-purchase-of-tasers-delayed-following-public-comment-shocking&catid=363)### [$600,000 Purchase of Tasers Delayed Following Public Comment. Shocking.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24133:600-000-purchase-of-tasers-delayed-following-public-comment-shocking&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24111:why-are-they-terminating-my-ymca-privileges-after-50-years&catid=363)### [Why Are They Terminating My YMCA Privileges After 50 Years? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24111:why-are-they-terminating-my-ymca-privileges-after-50-years&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24091:over-a-1-000-deaths-in-us-from-using-tasers&catid=363)### [Over a 1,000 Deaths in US From Using Tasers.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24091:over-a-1-000-deaths-in-us-from-using-tasers&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24061:hr-guidance-from-yours-truly&catid=363)### [Buscaino Is Sailing On Your Dollars.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24061:hr-guidance-from-yours-truly&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 13 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24028:you-would-think-people-in-los-angeles-don-t-care-but-they-do&catid=363)### [LA: "Who Cares?"](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24028:you-would-think-people-in-los-angeles-don-t-care-but-they-do&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24000:city-pays-out-over-70-million-to-settle-127-lawsuits-over-5-years&catid=363)### [Angelenos Are Paying Out Over $70 Million To Settle 127 Lawsuits](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24000:city-pays-out-over-70-million-to-settle-127-lawsuits-over-5-years&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/018r-7d6c8193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23959:the-bad-fight&catid=363)### [The Bad Fight](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23959:the-bad-fight&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on March 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23950:new-ambassador-program-at-la-metro&catid=363)### [Over 1/3 of Metro Employees Feel Unsafe on LA's Trains](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23950:new-ambassador-program-at-la-metro&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23913:no-show-herb-wesson-was-missing&catid=363)### [No-show. Herb Wesson Was Missing.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23913:no-show-herb-wesson-was-missing&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 23 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23875:when-the-public-interest-in-non-disclosure-clearly-outweighs-disclosure&catid=363)### [When The Public Interest In Non-Disclosure Clearly Outweighs Disclosure](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23875:when-the-public-interest-in-non-disclosure-clearly-outweighs-disclosure&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23863:i-want-to-say-one-word-to-you-just-one-word&catid=363)### [I Want To Say One Word To You. Just One Word.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23863:i-want-to-say-one-word-to-you-just-one-word&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23824:a-powerful-lesson-on-teamwork&catid=363)### [A Powerful Lesson on Teamwork](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23824:a-powerful-lesson-on-teamwork&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23804:i-think-we-lost-the-connection-with-mr-preven&catid=363)### [I Think We Lost the Connection With Mr. Preven](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23804:i-think-we-lost-the-connection-with-mr-preven&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23763:c-mon-kroenke-don-t-be-so-cranky&catid=363)### [C'mon, Kroenke, Don't Be So Cranky!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23763:c-mon-kroenke-don-t-be-so-cranky&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 06 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/010q-53ec9f13.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23736:no-good-public-comment-time-should-go-to-waste&catid=363)### [ "No Good Public Comment Time Should Go To Waste."](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23736:no-good-public-comment-time-should-go-to-waste&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on February 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/91/001z3-9155da90.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23704:this-is-a-race-against-time&catid=363)### [This is a Race Against Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23704:this-is-a-race-against-time&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on January 30 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/91/001z3-9155da90.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23663:ass-kissing-since-1892&catid=363)### [Political Ass Kissing Since 1892](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23663:ass-kissing-since-1892&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on January 27 2022.

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