DEEGAN ON LA-You know the feeling-- that things just aren’t like they used to be, whether it’s housing, zoning, civility or politics, but you may not appreciate the dynamic that is interfering so successfully with a change in the status quo.
GELFAND’S WORLD--Yes We (Still) Canis a recent book that has much to teach us about what it will take to win back the presidency in 2020.
LA WATCHDOG--Charter Amendment B: Shall the City Charter be amended to allow the City to establish a municipal financial institution or bank?
GUEST WORDS--Expect to hear about folks in the Los Angeles area taking stands on the app-based, pay-by-the-mile electric scooters that seem to be scattered about the City of Angels in greater numbers by the day.
NEW GEOGRAPHY--One of the last regions settled en masse by Europeans, California’s trajectory long has been linked to its partners across the Pacific.
FIGHTING FOR TENANTS’ RIGHTS-Since March of this year, a bitter battle that can only be described as a modern-day David and Goliath, has been unfolding in the Westlake Community of Los Angeles.
CAL MATTERS--Between the end of last year’s deadly wildfires and the start of this summer’s fatal blazes, utilities and insurers with a huge stake in the aftermath have poured more than $3.2 million into California campaign donations and another $5.2 million into state lobbying—a big spike.
@THE GUSS REPORT-We had some fun with the toadies at the Los Angeles Times last week to see whether an embarrassed politician can be prompted to run to the newspaper’s servile reporters for some TLC (Tender Loving Cover) and damage control PR.
SOUTH OF THE TEN-Has Inglewood Mayor James Butts’ bullying encroached on neighboring city boundaries?
ANIMAL WATCH-Los Angeles Animal Services' GM Brenda Barnette did not comment on the August 8 KTLA News report of the death of a female Pit Bull dumped in front of a South Los Angeles home on Monday.
CORRUPTION WATCH-All three of these men have a grandiose sense of entitlement. Whatever they say or do is, by definition, correct. All three appear to suffer from a Narcissistic Personality Disorder as opposed to momentary lapses in judgment.
MY TURN-In only a few years we will hit the one hundred-year milestone for American women achieving the right to vote.
CAL BUZZ--Democratic State Sen. Kevin de León, 51, has one argument in his race to unseat U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 85: she’s too old.
CONNECTING CALIFORNIA--How can Californians rise from horrific local circumstances to national influence?
WATER POLITICS-Californians have approved two water bonds in recent years, with another facing voters this November.
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CityWatch Today: Social Media, Rumors, Fake News and Propaganda
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GUEST WORDS--Every small town in America — and probably the world — thrives on rumors, small slanders and innuendo. Just look at the most popular small town on the planet — Hollywood. It wouldn’t exist without an industry fueled by rumors. The Hollywood rumor mill has been fine-tuned into an art form that supports all kind of purveyors of the hardly-true-facts about celebrities. Just look at all those celebrity zines in the checkout line at the supermarket. So, it comes as no surprise to me that in any part of our town or any place in the greater Harbor Area that rumor is common traffic. I call it the San Pedro Telegraph.
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Insider Coverage: Florida Wants to Help Bullied Kids … Unless They’re Gay
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POLITICS--A new anti-bullying program in Florida sounds so good on paper. The first of its kind in the nation, it gives public money to kids who have been victims of bullying and helps them attend private school. Florida Gov. Scott (R) touted it as an example of government stepping in to do good.
“Every child in Florida should have the opportunity to get a great education at the school of their choice so they can achieve their dreams,” Scott said in March upon signing the bill into law.
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