#  LOS ANGELES

   ##  [ Election Season is Upon Us – and it’s Getting Hotter Every Day](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19364-election-season-is-upon-us-and-it-s-getting-hotter-every-day "Election Season is Upon Us – and it’s Getting Hotter Every Day")

      Details    Dennis P. Zine    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/018r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19364-election-season-is-upon-us-and-it-s-getting-hotter-every-day)

**RANTZ & RAVEZ-**I wrote in a previous column that the Election Commercials on TV were going to bombard you to the point of nausea.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19364-election-season-is-upon-us-and-it-s-getting-hotter-every-day)

   ##  [ Pay-for-Play Wesson Makes AQMD Suddenly Silent](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19363-pay-for-play-wesson-makes-aqmd-suddenly-silent "Pay-for-Play Wesson Makes AQMD Suddenly Silent")

      Details    Daniel Guss    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/018w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19363-pay-for-play-wesson-makes-aqmd-suddenly-silent)

@**THE GUSS REPORT**-Well, that was quick. The South Coast AQMD, an important agency doing valuable environmental work, was eager to speak with me recently about its scientific endeavors, but went suddenly silent when two top executives were asked to field live questions about its bizarre employment arrangements with, among other politically connected employees, **Fabian Wesson**, wife of LA City Councilmember **Herb Wesson**.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19363-pay-for-play-wesson-makes-aqmd-suddenly-silent)

   ##  [ George Gascon: Lies, Distortions and Mis-Truths.](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19362-george-gascon-lies-distortions-and-mis-truths "George Gascon: Lies, Distortions and Mis-Truths.")

      Details    Caroline Aguirre    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/018o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19362-george-gascon-lies-distortions-and-mis-truths)

**LOS ANGELES**-George Gascon is an advocate for Criminal Justice Reform,. But what is criminal justice reform?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19362-george-gascon-lies-distortions-and-mis-truths)

   ##  [ Voting, Transparency, Democracy Go Hand-in-Hand](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19361-voting-transparency-democracy-go-hand-in-hand "Voting, Transparency, Democracy Go Hand-in-Hand")

      Details    Grace Yoo    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/018h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19361-voting-transparency-democracy-go-hand-in-hand)

**GUEST WORDS**--Super Tuesday is just a few days away and I’ve been thinking a lot about the turnout for this election.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19361-voting-transparency-democracy-go-hand-in-hand)

   ##  [ Do Americans Want Socialism?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19360-do-americans-want-socialism "Do Americans Want Socialism?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/018f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19360-do-americans-want-socialism)

**ONE MAN’S OPINION**-Socialism is “a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19360-do-americans-want-socialism)

   ##  [ Unconscionable: Fury as Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump's Anti-Women, Anti-Choice "Gag Rule"](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19355-unconscionable-fury-as-federal-appeals-court-upholds-trump-s-anti-women-anti-choice-gag-rule "Unconscionable: Fury as Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump's Anti-Women, Anti-Choice "Gag Rule"")

      Details    Andrea Germanos    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19355-unconscionable-fury-as-federal-appeals-court-upholds-trump-s-anti-women-anti-choice-gag-rule)

**WOMEN’S RIGHTS**--Reproductive rights advocates criticized a federal court's ruling on Monday upholding the Trump administration's Title X rule, which bans health clinics from counseling patients on abortion care

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19355-unconscionable-fury-as-federal-appeals-court-upholds-trump-s-anti-women-anti-choice-gag-rule)

   ##  [ Murdering a Mountain Lion Provokes Outrage](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19353-murdering-a-mountain-lion-provokes-outrage "Murdering a Mountain Lion Provokes Outrage")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19353-murdering-a-mountain-lion-provokes-outrage)

**DEEGAN ON LA**-A recent state-sanctioned murder of a mountain lion known as P-56 (photo above), in the Santa Monica Mountains, has sparked community and politico outrage.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19353-murdering-a-mountain-lion-provokes-outrage)

   ##  [ The Coronavirus: To Panic or Not to Panic, That is the Question](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19352-the-coronavirus-to-panic-or-not-to-panic-that-is-the-question "The Coronavirus: To Panic or Not to Panic, That is the Question")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19352-the-coronavirus-to-panic-or-not-to-panic-that-is-the-question)

**GELFAND’S WORLD**--It’s hard to know whether to join the people of Costa Mesa in panicking over the new version of coronavirus or whether to treat it as the newest Ebola – that is, something that kills a few thousand people but is put under control before the rest of us seven billion folks are bothered – something that will come back from time to time, but be put under control with each event.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19352-the-coronavirus-to-panic-or-not-to-panic-that-is-the-question)

   ##  [ The Not-So-Secret Secret: Greed-Laced Planners are Killing Transportation Infrastructure](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19350-the-not-so-secret-secret-greed-laced-planners-are-killing-transportation-infrastructure "The Not-So-Secret Secret: Greed-Laced Planners are Killing Transportation Infrastructure")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19350-the-not-so-secret-secret-greed-laced-planners-are-killing-transportation-infrastructure)

**ALPERN AT LARGE**:-The rightful analogy of LA City (and County, and by extension the State) Planning to Transportation is one where the earner (Transportation/Infrastructure) gets a 25% raise, and then the spender (Planning) goes on such a shopping spree that the raise is overwhelmed by the staggering, devastating debt that cannot possibly be paid down.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19350-the-not-so-secret-secret-greed-laced-planners-are-killing-transportation-infrastructure)

   ##  [ Sanders Would Be Wise to Consider Booker for VP](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19347-sanders-would-be-wise-to-consider-booker-for-vp "Sanders Would Be Wise to Consider Booker for VP")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19347-sanders-would-be-wise-to-consider-booker-for-vp)

**VIEW FROM HERE**-In a Nov 27, 2018 blog, I argued that a Biden-Booker ticket looked unbeatable. I was completely wrong about Joe Biden.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19347-sanders-would-be-wise-to-consider-booker-for-vp)

   ##  [ How Herb Wesson Cheated LA, Part 2](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19346-how-herb-wesson-cheated-la-part-2 "How Herb Wesson Cheated LA, Part 2")

      Details    Daniel Guss    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19346-how-herb-wesson-cheated-la-part-2)

**@THE GUSS REPORT**-In [“How Herb Wesson Cheated LA, Part 1,”](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/19274-how-herb-wesson-cheated-la-part-1) this column updated how the LA City Councilmember manipulated (read: lied) about his residency and sundry other ways he cheated the public and how some members of his family did the same.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19346-how-herb-wesson-cheated-la-part-2)

   ##  [ 100 Years of Red Baiting Will Not Stop Sanders](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19345-100-years-of-red-baiting-will-not-stop-sanders "100 Years of Red Baiting Will Not Stop Sanders")

      Details    James Preston Allen    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19345-100-years-of-red-baiting-will-not-stop-sanders)

**AT LENGTH**-The sky was overcast on Saturday, Feb. 8 when I showed up at the foot of Kaiser Point at the intersection of 22nd and Miner streets for the street renaming ceremony in honor of labor icon Dave Arian.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19345-100-years-of-red-baiting-will-not-stop-sanders)

   ##  [ Why Do Elderly Jews Dislike Bernie?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19343-why-do-elderly-jews-dislike-bernie "Why Do Elderly Jews Dislike Bernie?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19343-why-do-elderly-jews-dislike-bernie)

**ONE MAN’S OPINION**-In the February 21, 2020 issue of [Forward](https://forward.com/news/national/440240/bernie-sanders-jewish-identity/?utm_source=PostUp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Saturday%20Newsletter%20RSS&utm_maildate=02/22/2020), which was established by Socialist Jews in 1897, Aiden Pink writes:

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19343-why-do-elderly-jews-dislike-bernie)

   ##  [ The Big Lie of Health Care: ‘Choice’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19336-the-big-lie-of-health-care-choice "The Big Lie of Health Care: ‘Choice’")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19336-the-big-lie-of-health-care-choice)

**HEALTH POLITICS**-Lyndon Johnson had a saying about special interests trying to get his support to pass some blatantly self-serving legislation: “They can’t make chicken salad out of chicken (bleep)!”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19336-the-big-lie-of-health-care-choice)

   ##  [ California’s Housing Crisis and the 2020 Presidential Primaries](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19335-california-s-housing-crisis-and-the-2020-presidential-primaries "California’s Housing Crisis and the 2020 Presidential Primaries")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19335-california-s-housing-crisis-and-the-2020-presidential-primaries)

**PLANNING WATCH**-In American elections politicians veer left during campaigns to catch the attention of the electorate, which is more progressive on the issues than the two major political parties.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19335-california-s-housing-crisis-and-the-2020-presidential-primaries)

   ##  [ LA: Time to Cease Oil Drilling in Our Backyards and Become a Leader in Green Energy](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19334-la-time-to-cease-oil-drilling-in-our-backyards-and-become-a-leader-in-green-energy "LA: Time to Cease Oil Drilling in Our Backyards and Become a Leader in Green Energy")

      Details    Grace Yoo    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19334-la-time-to-cease-oil-drilling-in-our-backyards-and-become-a-leader-in-green-energy)

**VOTING FOR GREEN SOLUTIONS-**In 2018, California committed to getting all its electricity from climate-friendly sources by 2045.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19334-la-time-to-cease-oil-drilling-in-our-backyards-and-become-a-leader-in-green-energy)

   ##  [ Do Not ‘Pass’ at the Polls: Say No to ‘Under-the-Table’ Way to Vote](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19333-do-not-pass-at-the-polls-say-no-to-under-the-table-way-to-vote "Do Not ‘Pass’ at the Polls: Say No to ‘Under-the-Table’ Way to Vote")

      Details    David A. Holtzman    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19333-do-not-pass-at-the-polls-say-no-to-under-the-table-way-to-vote)

**GUEST WORDS**--Los Angeles County is [premiering a voting system](https://www.lavote.net/home/voting-elections/voting-options/new-voting-experience) this month that officials think [could become a model for the nation](https://www.dailynews.com/2020/02/11/all-new-election-days-the-way-la-county-votes-gets-mammoth-shakeup/).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19333-do-not-pass-at-the-polls-say-no-to-under-the-table-way-to-vote)

   ##  [ DONE and BONC Have a Fatal Flaw - Can the System Survive Until 2022?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19332-done-and-bonc-have-a-fatal-flaw-can-the-system-survive-until-2022 "DONE and BONC Have a Fatal Flaw - Can the System Survive Until 2022?")

      Details    Tony Butka    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19332-done-and-bonc-have-a-fatal-flaw-can-the-system-survive-until-2022)

**EASTSIDER**-When Charter Reform was passed in 2000 establishing the Neighborhood Council System, everything worked well for the first few years. Under a hands-off Mayor James Hahn. You can read about these heady days [here](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/2016-01-01-13-17-00/los-angeles/17145-the-real-story-behind-la-s-neighborhood-councils-from-someone-who-was-there).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19332-done-and-bonc-have-a-fatal-flaw-can-the-system-survive-until-2022)

   ##  [ ‘Made in China’: Not Just Manufacturing, but a Monopolistic Empire that Threatens Us All](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19330-made-in-china-not-just-manufacturing-but-a-monopolistic-empire-that-threatens-us-all "‘Made in China’: Not Just Manufacturing, but a Monopolistic Empire that Threatens Us All")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19330-made-in-china-not-just-manufacturing-but-a-monopolistic-empire-that-threatens-us-all)

**ALPERN AT LARGE**--There are a few things that some of President Trump's most ardent opponents will concede that they agree with that Orange Man in the White House--not the least of which is that China is a problem.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19330-made-in-china-not-just-manufacturing-but-a-monopolistic-empire-that-threatens-us-all)

   ##  [ Former LAPD Chief Set to Rebuild Community Trust in the City of Chicago](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19329-former-lapd-chief-set-to-rebuild-community-trust-in-the-city-of-chicago "Former LAPD Chief Set to Rebuild Community Trust in the City of Chicago")

      Details    2urbangirls    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19329-former-lapd-chief-set-to-rebuild-community-trust-in-the-city-of-chicago)

**SOUTH OF THE 10--**Former Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Charlie Beck has come out of retirement, temporarily, to serve the city of Chicago as its [Interim Police Superintendent](https://abc7chicago.com/5683002/).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19329-former-lapd-chief-set-to-rebuild-community-trust-in-the-city-of-chicago)

   ##  [ SSFL Work Group: A Meeting Without Scientists? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19328-ssfl-work-group-a-meeting-without-scientists "SSFL Work Group: A Meeting Without Scientists?   ")

      Details    Chris Rowe    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19328-ssfl-work-group-a-meeting-without-scientists)

**SCIENCE POLITICS**--Science and new information about the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) was what I expected to hear from our CAL EPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld at this last Thursday’s Work Group meeting in Simi Valley.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19328-ssfl-work-group-a-meeting-without-scientists)

1. [ Candidates for District Attorney Must Address the Systemic Racism in Our Failing Public Schools](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19326-candidates-for-district-attorney-must-address-the-systemic-racism-in-our-failing-public-schools)
2. [ Why are LA Voters Satisfied with So Little Information?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19324-why-are-la-voters-satisfied-with-so-little-information)
3. [ Unlimited Growth Doesn’t Help the Local Economy](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19323-unlimited-growth-doesn-t-help-the-local-economy)
4. [ Amazon Onslaught](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19318-amazon-onslaught)
5. [ LA’s Empowerment Department Gets a Bloody Nose](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19317-la-s-empowerment-department-gets-a-bloody-nose)
6. [ “Affordable Housing” is a Scam!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19316-affordable-housing-is-a-scam)
7. [ Why California’s Vote Might Matter (No, Really Folks)](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19314-why-california-s-vote-might-matter-no-really-folks)
8. [ Why the Wall Street Mortgage Tax is Driving the Middle Class Out of California](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19313-why-the-wall-street-mortgage-tax-is-driving-the-middle-class-out-of-california)
9. [ Lessons from Ministering on the Border](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19312-lessons-from-ministering-on-the-border)
10. [ Funding for Public Schools Paints a Brighter Future for California Students](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19311-funding-for-public-schools-paints-a-brighter-future-for-california-students)
11. [ For the Love of Pete (Buttigieg), Just Say It, Eric Garcetti](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19308-for-the-love-of-pete-buttigieg-just-say-it-eric-garcetti)
12. [ Economic Inequality is Both a Cause and Consequence of the Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19303-economic-inequality-is-both-a-cause-and-consequence-of-the-housing-crisis)
13. [ Scared of Coronavirus? Deal with It](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19302-scared-of-coronavirus-deal-with-it)
14. [ LA County Measure R: Needs Better Media Coverage and … A Yes Vote](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19301-la-county-measure-r-needs-better-media-coverage-and-a-yes-vote)
15. [ The Emperor Still Has No Clothes: Eric the ‘Green’ is NOT an Environmentalist](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19300-the-emperor-still-has-no-clothes-eric-the-green-is-not-an-environmentalist)
16. [ March 3 Election Warning! Watch for a New Voting System, Beware of Voter Deception](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19299-march-3-election-warning-watch-for-a-new-voting-system-beware-of-voter-deception)
17. [ Who is Stealing Your Vote?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19296-who-is-stealing-your-vote)
18. [ Good-Bye Joe, Hello Pete?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19293-good-bye-joe-hello-pete)
19. [ A New Secret Weapon for Developers](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19285-a-new-secret-weapon-for-developers)
20. [ Who is the Real Kevin De León?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19284-who-is-the-real-kevin-de-leon)

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