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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)

August 24 2026

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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

August 27 2026

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August 27 2026

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#  GELFAND'S WORLD

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### D.O.N.E. Keeps On Digging

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 20 2023.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26504:d-o-n-e-keeps-on-digging&catid=395)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/014s.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26478:a-smoking-gun-held-by-done&catid=395)Written by Bob Gelfand on February 17 2023. Posted in [GELFAND'S WORLD](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=395).

## [A Smoking Gun Held By DONE](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26478:a-smoking-gun-held-by-done&catid=395)

GELFAND’S WORLD - We've explored many of the inadequacies of the city's Department of Neighborhood Empowerment over the years, but the latest outrage…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/013m-50db71be.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26462:the-bill-of-rights-there-are-those-who-would-destroy-it&catid=395)### [The Bill of Rights: There Are Those Who Would Destroy It.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26462:the-bill-of-rights-there-are-those-who-would-destroy-it&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 13 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/012l-8ea978cb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26439:gems-from-the-short-film-circuit&catid=395)### [Gems from the Short Film Circuit](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26439:gems-from-the-short-film-circuit&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e4/011g-e4dbba99.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26420:earthquake-thousands-dead-a-reminder-to-los-angeles&catid=395)### [Earthquake. Thousands Dead. A Reminder to Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26420:earthquake-thousands-dead-a-reminder-to-los-angeles&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/84/010m-84dd51a0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26404:is-it-time-for-joe-to-go&catid=395)### [Is It Time for Joe to Go?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26404:is-it-time-for-joe-to-go&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 02 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/eb/009i-eb729ea9.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26384:colin-kaepernick-was-right&catid=395)### [Colin Kaepernick was Right](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26384:colin-kaepernick-was-right&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 30 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dc/008p-dcdaf027.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26364:my-choice-adam-schiff-for-u-s-senate&catid=395)### [My Choice: Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26364:my-choice-adam-schiff-for-u-s-senate&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/007l-4bd94b43.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26331:the-republican-declaration-of-war-against-the-rest-of-the-united-states&catid=395)### [The Republican Declaration of War Against The Rest Of The United States](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26331:the-republican-declaration-of-war-against-the-rest-of-the-united-states&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 23 2023.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on January 16 2023.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on January 12 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a8/003j-a82dba4a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26249:new-year-brings-uncertainty-to-la-s-neighborhood-councils&catid=395)### [The New Year Brings Uncertainty to LA’s Neighborhood Councils](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26249:new-year-brings-uncertainty-to-la-s-neighborhood-councils&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/002h-a4edffd0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26225:how-many-republicans-does-it-take-to-elect-a-speaker&catid=395)### [How Many Republicans Does It Take To Elect A Speaker?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26225:how-many-republicans-does-it-take-to-elect-a-speaker&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 05 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/68/001k-684a58bf.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26217:predictions-wrong-and-right-for-2023&catid=395)### [Predictions: Wrong and Right for 2023](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26217:predictions-wrong-and-right-for-2023&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 02 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/104i-52859019.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26194:2022-the-year-of-rediscovered-limits&catid=395)### [2022: The Year of Rediscovered Limits](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26194:2022-the-year-of-rediscovered-limits&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on December 29 2022.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on December 26 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/96/102n-968c0655.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26164:2022-milestones-war-midterms-jan-6-committee-trump-s-troubles-and-never-ending-viruses&catid=395)### [2022 Milestones: War, Midterms, Jan 6 Committee, Trump’s Troubles, and Never Ending Viruses](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26164:2022-milestones-war-midterms-jan-6-committee-trump-s-troubles-and-never-ending-viruses&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on December 22 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/101k-5bbfb2a3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26146:new-hampshire-the-first-primary-state-no-more-says-joe&catid=395)### [New Hampshire. The First Primary State No More, Says Joe](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26146:new-hampshire-the-first-primary-state-no-more-says-joe&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on December 19 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/099g-aca0c6f5.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26104:to-paul-krekorian-re-kevin-de-leon-and-the-rule-of-law&catid=395)### [To Paul Krekorian Re: Kevin de Leon and the Rule of Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26104:to-paul-krekorian-re-kevin-de-leon-and-the-rule-of-law&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on December 15 2022.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on December 08 2022.

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