#  LOS ANGELES

   ##  [ Looming Teachers’ Strike: Life-and-Death Struggle Over Public Education in LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16860-looming-teachers-strike-life-and-death-struggle-over-public-education-in-la "Looming Teachers’ Strike: Life-and-Death Struggle Over Public Education in LA")

      Details    Lois Weiner    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 07 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/003e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16860-looming-teachers-strike-life-and-death-struggle-over-public-education-in-la)

EDUCATION POLITICS-What’s being contested in the current contract struggle between LAUSD and UTLA is far more important to all of education’s constituencies and the city itself than salaries and benefits or even a budget deficit.

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   ##  [ ‘NIMBYs’ Find a New Target to Resist: Bridge Housing for the Homeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16859-nimbys-find-a-new-target-to-resist-bridge-housing-for-the-homeless "‘NIMBYs’ Find a New Target to Resist: Bridge Housing for the Homeless")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 07 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/003h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16859-nimbys-find-a-new-target-to-resist-bridge-housing-for-the-homeless)

DEEGAN ON LA-It’s a new year, but there seems to be some old behavior carrying over. Empowered by many successes against what they see as predatory developers, “NIMBY’s” (not in my backyard) have identified a new target: shelters for the homeless in their neighborhoods.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16859-nimbys-find-a-new-target-to-resist-bridge-housing-for-the-homeless)

   ##  [ When America Went Insane … Again](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16851-when-america-went-insane-again "When America Went Insane … Again")

      Details    S.Novi    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16851-when-america-went-insane-again)

MY TURN-It happens every so many years. People in the U.S. seem to begin a slow crawl to the edge of a precipice and then jump off into worlds of their own creation. Violence and mayhem, for no apparent reason.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16851-when-america-went-insane-again)

   ##  [ Netflix Removed Clip That Criticized Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Record](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16849-netflix-removed-clip-that-criticized-saudi-arabia-s-human-rights-record "Netflix Removed Clip That Criticized Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Record")

      Details    Naomi LaChance    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16849-netflix-removed-clip-that-criticized-saudi-arabia-s-human-rights-record)

HYPER-HYPOCRISY-Netflix removed an episode of the comedy show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” (photo above) that criticized Saudi Arabia’s human rights record after a request from the Saudi government to do so, [according to a report by the Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/5121f014-0db8-11e9-a3aa-118c761d2745).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16849-netflix-removed-clip-that-criticized-saudi-arabia-s-human-rights-record)

   ##  [ From Justice to Criminality – a Brief History of the California Judiciary](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16848-from-justice-to-criminality-a-brief-history-of-the-california-judiciary "From Justice to Criminality – a Brief History of the California Judiciary")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16848-from-justice-to-criminality-a-brief-history-of-the-california-judiciary)

CORRUPTION WATCH-Once upon a time, California courts sought to stop corruption by the rich and powerful.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16848-from-justice-to-criminality-a-brief-history-of-the-california-judiciary)

   ##  [ Why I’m Running to Be the Change the California Democratic Party Needs](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16847-why-i-m-running-to-be-the-change-the-california-democratic-party-needs "Why I’m Running to Be the Change the California Democratic Party Needs")

      Details    Jasmyne A. Cannick    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16847-why-i-m-running-to-be-the-change-the-california-democratic-party-needs)

POLITICS--If you’d have asked me before if I was ever going to run for any type of public office, my answer would have been no. I’ve spent most of my career supporting those in elected office and getting others elected. But then a few things happened.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16847-why-i-m-running-to-be-the-change-the-california-democratic-party-needs)

   ##  [ ‘Ghosting’ … New Solution to Employee/Employer Discourse](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16846-ghosting-new-solution-to-employee-employer-discourse "‘Ghosting’ … New Solution to Employee/Employer Discourse")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16846-ghosting-new-solution-to-employee-employer-discourse)

ALPERN AT LARGE--Caught up in the "I hate/love Trump" or "MAGA is racist/wonderful" is the fact that we each have our own individual lives, and our own individual challenges, to contend with that have little direct results from what's going on in Washington. For example, are you familiar with "[GHOSTING](https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-workers-quitting-notice-20181212-story.html)"?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16846-ghosting-new-solution-to-employee-employer-discourse)

   ##  [ How to Create a Housing Crisis in 12 Easy Steps](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16845-how-to-create-a-housing-crisis-in-12-easy-steps "How to Create a Housing Crisis in 12 Easy Steps")

      Details    Dick Plakin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16845-how-to-create-a-housing-crisis-in-12-easy-steps)

PLATKIN ON PLANNING-You don’t need to be a lobbyist for the real estate industry to realize that the entire country, especially Los Angeles, is in the midst of a housing crisis.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16845-how-to-create-a-housing-crisis-in-12-easy-steps)

   ##  [ Say What?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16844-say-what "Say What?")

      Details    Abby Zimet    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16844-say-what)

FURTHER--If you were hoping our lunatic village idiot miraculously grew a brain or soul for the new year: Sorry. After weeks of sulking and skulking around the White House - "I was all by myself in the White House.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16844-say-what)

   ##  [ What Will Come After the Trump Era?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16841-what-will-come-after-the-trump-era "What Will Come After the Trump Era?")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16841-what-will-come-after-the-trump-era)

CANCELLED--If this undisguised reality series played by Hollywood rules, it would have already been canceled. The President Trump show has failed to grow its audience, and the reviews, even from the mildly sympathetic, are consistently bad.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16841-what-will-come-after-the-trump-era)

   ##  [ Pretentious Purveyors of Pernicious Prevarications](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16831-pretentious-purveyors-of-pernicious-prevarications "Pretentious Purveyors of Pernicious Prevarications")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/001c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16831-pretentious-purveyors-of-pernicious-prevarications)

CORRUPTION WATCH--As 2018 closes and we step into 2019, let’s review the history of the media in not only world history but also in Los Angeles.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16831-pretentious-purveyors-of-pernicious-prevarications)

   ##  [ The Political Ghosts of Past, Present and Future](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16830-the-political-ghosts-of-past-present-and-future "The Political Ghosts of Past, Present and Future")

      Details    Beth Cone Kramer    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/001b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16830-the-political-ghosts-of-past-present-and-future)

BCK FILE--Charles Dickens wrote of three spirits, the “Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16830-the-political-ghosts-of-past-present-and-future)

   ##  [ Thinking Seriously about Fixing Global Warming](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16829-thinking-seriously-about-fixing-global-warming "Thinking Seriously about Fixing Global Warming")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/001a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16829-thinking-seriously-about-fixing-global-warming)

GELFAND’S WORLD--There is a building consensus among both Democrats and Republicans that climate change is real and that something should be done about it.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16829-thinking-seriously-about-fixing-global-warming)

   ##  [ The Invention of Writing and the Evolution of Fake News](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16821-the-invention-of-writing-and-the-evolution-of-fake-news "The Invention of Writing and the Evolution of Fake News")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16821-the-invention-of-writing-and-the-evolution-of-fake-news)

CORRUPTION WATCH-When writing began in Mesopotamia 10,000 years ago, lying was not part of it. Today, one of the main uses of writing is to lie, lie, and then lie some more.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16821-the-invention-of-writing-and-the-evolution-of-fake-news)

   ##  [ Greedy, Bumbling, Incompetent Republicans Have Proven They Can’t Lead](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16820-greedy-bumbling-incompetent-republicans-have-proven-they-can-t-lead "Greedy, Bumbling, Incompetent Republicans Have Proven They Can’t Lead")

      Details    S. Novi    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16820-greedy-bumbling-incompetent-republicans-have-proven-they-can-t-lead)

MY TURN-Conservatives have long known that liberals and independents outnumber them to such a great percentage that the only way for them to win is to…well…cheat.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16820-greedy-bumbling-incompetent-republicans-have-proven-they-can-t-lead)

   ##  [ The Dark Political Genius Behind Protecting a Community’s ‘Character’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16819-the-dark-political-genius-behind-protecting-a-community-s-character "The Dark Political Genius Behind Protecting a Community’s ‘Character’")

      Details    Joe Mathews    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16819-the-dark-political-genius-behind-protecting-a-community-s-character)

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA-Are you a Californian looking for a New Year’s resolution?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16819-the-dark-political-genius-behind-protecting-a-community-s-character)

   ##  [ LA’s Streets of Shame](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16818-la-s-streets-of-shame "LA’s Streets of Shame")

      Details    Dennis Zine    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16818-la-s-streets-of-shame)

RANTZ & RAVEZ--I recently heard the streets of Los Angeles described on Channel 4 News as the “Streets of Shame.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16818-la-s-streets-of-shame)

   ##  [ Are Senior Citizens Wasting Their Lives by Retiring Too Soon?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16817-are-senior-citizens-wasting-their-lives-by-retiring-too-soon "Are Senior Citizens Wasting Their Lives by Retiring Too Soon?")

      Details    Leonard Isenberg    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16817-are-senior-citizens-wasting-their-lives-by-retiring-too-soon)

FIRST PERSON-Recent medical studies have shown that "[Fit Seniors Can Have Hearts That Look 30 Years Younger](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/10/674380082/exercise-wins-fit-seniors-can-have-hearts-that-look-30-years-younger)" than one would anticipate finding in a 70-year old. According to the study, these unexpectedly youthful seniors owe their vitality to a shared lifelong engagement with sustained vigorous exercise.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16817-are-senior-citizens-wasting-their-lives-by-retiring-too-soon)

   ##  [ Global Climate Action: Why Only Electric Vehicles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16816-global-climate-action-why-only-electric-vehicles "Global Climate Action: Why Only Electric Vehicles?")

      Details    Matthew Hetz    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16816-global-climate-action-why-only-electric-vehicles)

TRANSIT TALK-The Global Climate Action Summit was held September 12-14, 2018, in San Francisco. The summit was led by Co-Chair California Governor Jerry Brown.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16816-global-climate-action-why-only-electric-vehicles)

   ##  [ Tall Tales, Tall Walls, and Tall Orders to Fix the Border Problem](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16814-tall-tales-tall-walls-and-tall-orders-to-fix-the-border-problem "Tall Tales, Tall Walls, and Tall Orders to Fix the Border Problem")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16814-tall-tales-tall-walls-and-tall-orders-to-fix-the-border-problem)

ALPERN AT LARGE--More likely than not, you're probably part of the problem with respect to border problems and immigration.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16814-tall-tales-tall-walls-and-tall-orders-to-fix-the-border-problem)

   ##  [ California’s Original Housing Sin … and We’re Still Paying for It](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16813-california-s-original-housing-sin-and-we-re-still-paying-for-it "California’s Original Housing Sin … and We’re Still Paying for It")

      Details    Kriston Capps    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16813-california-s-original-housing-sin-and-we-re-still-paying-for-it)

ORIGINAL HOUSING SIN-There's no better example of the tyranny of the ballot measure than Article 34.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16813-california-s-original-housing-sin-and-we-re-still-paying-for-it)

1. [ Jerry Brown Says Goodbye … Leaves Us with Five Remarkably Candid Pieces of Advice](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16812-jerry-brown-says-goodbye-leaves-us-with-five-remarkably-candid-pieces-of-advice)
2. [ The Past and Future of Latino Politics](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16811-the-past-and-future-of-latino-politics)
3. [ Will Jose Huizar Give Northeast LA a New Year Boost?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16810-will-jose-huizar-give-northeast-la-a-new-year-boost)
4. [ Politics in 2019 Will Have a Lot More Backbone](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16809-politics-in-2019-will-have-a-lot-more-backbone)
5. [ Accounting Fraud is Destroying Los Angeles … Here’s How](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16807-accounting-fraud-is-destroying-los-angeles-here-s-how)
6. [ The Buying of America’s Soul](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16806-the-buying-of-america-s-soul)
7. [ The Big Bang Moment on Global Warming](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16805-the-big-bang-moment-on-global-warming)
8. [ Closed Until Further Notice](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16802-closed-until-further-notice)
9. [ If Artificial Intel is Evolving So Fast, Why Do We Have So Much Trouble Communicating?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16794-if-artificial-intel-is-evolving-so-fast-why-do-we-have-so-much-trouble-communicating)
10. [ Wiener’s New Housing Bill Still Unfair: You will Still Get Screwed](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16791-wiener-s-new-housing-bill-still-unfair-you-will-still-get-screwed)
11. [ Monica Rodriguez: Worthy of a Vote of ‘No Confidence’ if not a ‘Recall’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16790-monica-rodriguez-worthy-of-a-vote-of-no-confidence-if-not-a-recall)
12. [ SoCal: Ground Zero for Housing Crisis … Again](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16789-socal-ground-zero-for-housing-crisis-again)
13. [ From Bethlehem to Palm Springs: Christmas Belongs in the Desert](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16788-from-bethlehem-to-palm-springs-christmas-belongs-in-the-desert)
14. [ Still a Jew … Who Loves Christmas (and Christians)](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16787-still-a-jew-who-loves-christmas-and-christians)
15. [ This Holiday Season, I’m Standing with Migrants](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16786-this-holiday-season-i-m-standing-with-migrants)
16. [ Is the DWP a Utility or a Collection Agency?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16784-is-the-dwp-a-utility-or-a-collection-agency)
17. [ The Blinding Light of Real Estate Super-Profits Hits LA, Too](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16783-the-blinding-light-of-real-estate-super-profits-hits-la-too)
18. [ Yemen: Our Future?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16782-yemen-our-future)
19. [ Do Companies Really ‘Value’ Their Customers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16770-do-companies-really-value-their-customers-2)
20. [ How Corruption Begets Corruptionism](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16768-how-corruption-begets-corruptionism)

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