PLANNING WATCH - In California every city and county must have a General Plan, and one of its mandatory elements (i.e., sections) is Housing.
A Fiasco Foretold – LA’s 2021-2029 Housing Element
LOS ANGELES
A Critical Analysis of LA’s Budget
LA BUDGET WATCH - These remarks by Jack Humphreville were made at the Congress of Neighborhoods on Saturday, September 25, 2021 following the presentation of Liz Amsden.
Housing, Homelessness and the Empty Rhetoric of LA Mayoral Hopefuls Looking to Replace Eric Garcetti!
COMMENTARY - There is an obvious “disconnect” between this new crop of mayoral candidates looking to succeed the failed administration of lame duck Mayor Eric Garcetti,
Post-pandemic California: Comeback or Decline?
CAL MATTERS - The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought what appear to be permanent social and economic changes and nowhere is that more evident than in California.
Will Trump’s Most Reliable Supporter, Nancy Pelosi, Stepping Down Save the Nation from Disaster?
THE VIEW FROM HERE - Few people, if any, have done more to bring about a fatally polarized America where our very existence as a Republic is at stake than Nancy Pelosi.
Some LA Electeds Sell Their Soul to the Devil
RantZ and RaveZ - On November 17, 1973, Former President Richard M. Nixon stated the following during a speech, “I am not a Crook.”
Conspiracy, Bribery and Wire Fraud in MRT Indictment. Where Are The Ethics?
ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - Not exactly sure what to say about how to fill the very large shoes of Mark Ridley-Thomas.
Foul Smell: Carson Residents are Fed up with County, City’s Stalling
CARSON ENVIRONMENT - Carson residents are sickened by how city officials and the county have handled the repulsive smell caused by hydrogen sulfide in the Dominguez Channel.
Should Restaurants Be The Vaccination Police. Second Thoughts.
GELFAND’S WORLD - A few days ago, I shared with you my experience of being asked for proof of vaccination while buying a hamburger at a McDonalds in Frankfurt, Germany.
Robbing Angelenos to Pay City Hall Pet Projects
LA BUDGET WATCH - At $11.4 billion, this year’s Los Angeles budget puts many nations to shame.
Reading Between The Lines On Vicki Gunvalson & Steve Lodge's Press War
MARC'S ANGle - There’s a verdict in the end. Full disclosure. I do not watch reality TV, or TV shows, in general, and basically did research to write this piece due to running into Vicki at a charity event for Fix’n Fidos, the day after a very public press sparring between her and Steve.
Could Metrorail help unclog the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles?
PORTS BACKLOGGED - The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are clogged.