#  LOS ANGELES

   ##  [ 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 "Jerry Brown Says Goodbye … Leaves Us with Five Remarkably Candid Pieces of Advice")

      Details    Ben Christopher    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16812-jerry-brown-says-goodbye-leaves-us-with-five-remarkably-candid-pieces-of-advice)

CAL MATTERS--Don’t hold regular press conferences. Reward loyalty. If you’re a Californian with presidential aspirations, move to New York.

Are you taking notes, Gov-elect Gavin Newsom?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16812-jerry-brown-says-goodbye-leaves-us-with-five-remarkably-candid-pieces-of-advice)

   ##  [ The Past and Future of Latino Politics](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16811-the-past-and-future-of-latino-politics "The Past and Future of Latino Politics")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16811-the-past-and-future-of-latino-politics)

Perhaps nothing will define our future politics more than the dispensation of Latino voters. Once limited to a few states, Latino voters are now an important and growing factor in many parts of the country beyond the Southwest or New York.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16811-the-past-and-future-of-latino-politics)

   ##  [ 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 "Will Jose Huizar Give Northeast LA a New Year Boost?")

      Details    Tony Butka    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16810-will-jose-huizar-give-northeast-la-a-new-year-boost)

EASTSIDER-It’s not much of a secret that I have never been a fan of Councilmember Jose Huizar.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16810-will-jose-huizar-give-northeast-la-a-new-year-boost)

   ##  [ 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 "Politics in 2019 Will Have a Lot More Backbone")

      Details    Tracey L. Rogers    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/104g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16809-politics-in-2019-will-have-a-lot-more-backbone)

OTHER WORDS--As I reflect on the controversies that plagued the Trump administration throughout 2018, the unforeseen political power plays that shocked our nation, and the party stalemates that unfolded like a suspense thriller between Democrats and Republicans, I must admit that I’m sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the finale.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16809-politics-in-2019-will-have-a-lot-more-backbone)

   ##  [ 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 "Accounting Fraud is Destroying Los Angeles … Here’s How")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/103k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16807-accounting-fraud-is-destroying-los-angeles-here-s-how)

CORRUPTION WATCH--The Black Plague wiped out 25% of people in Europe in the mid-14th Century. That would be the same as 81 million Americans’ dying. Since people did not understand how the plague spread from rats to humans via fleas, they had no idea how to protect themselves.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16807-accounting-fraud-is-destroying-los-angeles-here-s-how)

   ##  [ The Buying of America’s Soul](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16806-the-buying-of-america-s-soul "The Buying of America’s Soul")

      Details    S. Novi    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/103c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16806-the-buying-of-america-s-soul)

MY TURN--When a country’s major philosophy is the encouragement of capitalism, it opens the doors for both the good and bad.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16806-the-buying-of-america-s-soul)

   ##  [ The Big Bang Moment on Global Warming](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16805-the-big-bang-moment-on-global-warming "The Big Bang Moment on Global Warming")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/103e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16805-the-big-bang-moment-on-global-warming)

GELFAND’S WORLD--Dare we hope that the moment of realization is upon us -- that Americans who have been in denial are beginning to accept the fact that global warming is here, that it is caused by human actions, and that something big needs to be done.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16805-the-big-bang-moment-on-global-warming)

   ##  [ Closed Until Further Notice](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16802-closed-until-further-notice "Closed Until Further Notice")

      Details    Beto O’Rourke    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/103h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16802-closed-until-further-notice)

GUEST WORDS--The government of the greatest country the world has ever known, the wealthiest, most powerful nation on the planet: closed until further notice.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16802-closed-until-further-notice)

   ##  [ 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 "If Artificial Intel is Evolving So Fast, Why Do We Have So Much Trouble Communicating?")

      Details    Leonard Isenberg    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16794-if-artificial-intel-is-evolving-so-fast-why-do-we-have-so-much-trouble-communicating)

FIRST PERSON--As much as artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved in the last few years to theoretically make communication easier, a rather opposite and counter intuitive reality of how this technology is actually being applied to not communicate has become a yet unaddressed reality.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16794-if-artificial-intel-is-evolving-so-fast-why-do-we-have-so-much-trouble-communicating)

   ##  [ 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 "Wiener’s New Housing Bill Still Unfair: You will Still Get Screwed")

      Details    Tim Redmond    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16791-wiener-s-new-housing-bill-still-unfair-you-will-still-get-screwed)

URBAN DISPARITIES-State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a new version of [his housing bill](https://48hills.org/2018/04/wiener-sb827-hearing/) that [went down in flames last year](https://48hills.org/2018/04/wiener-upzoning-bill-dies-committee/), and while the current version, Senate Bill (SB) 50, includes more protection for renters, is still has the same basic flaws.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16791-wiener-s-new-housing-bill-still-unfair-you-will-still-get-screwed)

   ##  [ 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 "Monica Rodriguez: Worthy of a Vote of ‘No Confidence’ if not a ‘Recall’")

      Details    Dave DePinto    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16790-monica-rodriguez-worthy-of-a-vote-of-no-confidence-if-not-a-recall)

COMMUNITY VOICES-Councilmember Monica Rodriguez makes Felipe Fuentes look like a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16790-monica-rodriguez-worthy-of-a-vote-of-no-confidence-if-not-a-recall)

   ##  [ SoCal: Ground Zero for Housing Crisis … Again](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16789-socal-ground-zero-for-housing-crisis-again "SoCal: Ground Zero for Housing Crisis … Again")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16789-socal-ground-zero-for-housing-crisis-again)

NEW GEOGRAPHY--Little over a decade ago, the housing sector almost brought down not only the American but the world economy. Today the reprise of the housing decline will be playing a very different tune.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16789-socal-ground-zero-for-housing-crisis-again)

   ##  [ 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 "From Bethlehem to Palm Springs: Christmas Belongs in the Desert")

      Details    Joe Mathews    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16788-from-bethlehem-to-palm-springs-christmas-belongs-in-the-desert)

GUEST COMMENTARY-If you’re looking for the quintessential Christmas experience, there’s only one place you should go: the Southern California desert.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16788-from-bethlehem-to-palm-springs-christmas-belongs-in-the-desert)

   ##  [ Still a Jew … Who Loves Christmas (and Christians)](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16787-still-a-jew-who-loves-christmas-and-christians "Still a Jew … Who Loves Christmas (and Christians)")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16787-still-a-jew-who-loves-christmas-and-christians)

ALPERN AT LARGE--For as long as I can remember, as far back in childhood that I can remember, I both cherished my Judaism and had a profound respect for Christianity.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16787-still-a-jew-who-loves-christmas-and-christians)

   ##  [ This Holiday Season, I’m Standing with Migrants](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16786-this-holiday-season-i-m-standing-with-migrants "This Holiday Season, I’m Standing with Migrants")

      Details    Kerri Kennedy    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16786-this-holiday-season-i-m-standing-with-migrants)

OTHER WORDS--This holiday season — a time so often associated with bringing family together — my thoughts keep turning to the families in the migrant caravans making their way to the U.S. southern border.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16786-this-holiday-season-i-m-standing-with-migrants)

   ##  [ 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 "Is the DWP a Utility or a Collection Agency?")

      Details    Tony Butka    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16784-is-the-dwp-a-utility-or-a-collection-agency)

EASTSIDER-While trying to take care of my mother-in-law during her last months, I discovered a seriously dysfunctional side to the Department of Water and Power.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16784-is-the-dwp-a-utility-or-a-collection-agency)

   ##  [ 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 "The Blinding Light of Real Estate Super-Profits Hits LA, Too")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16783-the-blinding-light-of-real-estate-super-profits-hits-la-too)

PLATKIN ON PLANNING-I never cease to be amazed how the lure of super-profits blinds the eyes of short-term real estate investors, elected officials and city staffers who enable them, and cheerleaders who [lobby for them](https://therealdeal.com/la/2018/06/29/the-yimbys-are-coming-las-pro-development-groups-are-building-momentum/).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16783-the-blinding-light-of-real-estate-super-profits-hits-la-too)

   ##  [ Yemen: Our Future?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16782-yemen-our-future "Yemen: Our Future?")

      Details    Robert C. Koehler    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/102a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16782-yemen-our-future)

GUEST WORDS--Socially sanctioned killing is called war. The word “war” may be the most powerful word in human history, because it creates a mask of respectability for — that is, it conceals — the dehumanization and mass slaughter of a designated enemy, along with limitless environmental contamination.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16782-yemen-our-future)

   ##  [ Do Companies Really ‘Value’ Their Customers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16770-do-companies-really-value-their-customers-2 "Do Companies Really ‘Value’ Their Customers?")

      Details    Leonard Isenberg    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 17 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/101q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16770-do-companies-really-value-their-customers-2)

FIRST PERSON-In the past few years, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved for the purpose of making communication easier.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16770-do-companies-really-value-their-customers-2)

   ##  [ How Corruption Begets Corruptionism](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16768-how-corruption-begets-corruptionism "How Corruption Begets Corruptionism")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 17 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/101o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16768-how-corruption-begets-corruptionism)

CORRUPTION WATCH-Corruption means the system itself is more or less okay, but that certain people cheat.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16768-how-corruption-begets-corruptionism)

   ##  [ Garcetti Chooses another Non-Black Westsider](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16765-garcetti-chooses-another-non-black-westsider "Garcetti Chooses another Non-Black Westsider")

      Details    Daniel Guss    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     December 17 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2018/101p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16765-garcetti-chooses-another-non-black-westsider)

@THE GUSS REPORT-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti keeps a scorecard of the race and gender of everyone he appoints to dozens of City commissions, as well as in which City Council District the appointee resides. It is intended -- to be said in your best Garcetti monotone -- to ensure that everyone is represented fairly and evenly.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16765-garcetti-chooses-another-non-black-westsider)

1. [ Lost Cat is Home for the Holidays Thanks to USPS Mail](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16764-lost-cat-is-home-for-the-holidays-thanks-to-usps-mail)
2. [ Why Californians Don’t Win the White House](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16763-why-californians-don-t-win-the-white-house)
3. [ The ‘Accidental Angeleno’ Left a Rich Legacy for Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16762-the-accidental-angeleno-left-a-rich-legacy-for-los-angeles)
4. [ It’s Smelly Business as Usual In LA County](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16761-it-s-smelly-business-as-usual-in-la-county)
5. [ Ryu’s Reforms Nix “Starbucks Stakeholder” But Maybe Too Late for 2019 Neighborhood Council Elections](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16759-ryu-s-reforms-nix-starbucks-stakeholder-but-maybe-too-late-for-2019-neighborhood-council-elections)
6. [ Burned Out On Scandal](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16757-burned-out-on-scandal)
7. [ Merry Christmas PG&E: Here’s Your Billion-Dollar Stocking Stuffer](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16756-merry-christmas-pg-e-here-s-your-billion-dollar-stocking-stuffer)
8. [ Health Care (If You Care) Beyond Politics--The Obama and Trump Doctrine](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16740-health-care-if-you-care-beyond-politics-the-obama-and-trump-doctrine)
9. [ Global Climate Action Summit: Where Were the Buses and Trains?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16739-global-climate-action-summit-where-were-the-buses-and-trains)
10. [ For the Record: Passing Grades (and Appreciation) for These Local Elected Officials on the High-Speed Train Project](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16738-for-the-record-passing-grades-and-appreciation-for-these-local-elected-officials-on-the-high-speed-train-project)
11. [ Scott Wiener, Pied Piper for the New Urban Renewal](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16737-scott-wiener-pied-piper-for-the-new-urban-renewal)
12. [ City Council Makes It Harder for Women and Other Serious Candidates to Get Small Donor Matching Funds](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16736-city-council-makes-it-harder-for-women-and-other-serious-candidates-to-get-small-donor-matching-funds)
13. [ The First Shots in the Climate Wars](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16734-the-first-shots-in-the-climate-wars)
14. [ Politics in Northeast LA After Term Limits](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16733-politics-in-northeast-la-after-term-limits)
15. [ Who’s Protecting Our Moral Border?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16732-who-s-protecting-our-moral-border)
16. [ The Deathly Insect Dilemma](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16724-the-deathly-insect-dilemma)
17. [ Abuse of Power: Spineless Republicans Do NOTHING, but the People and the Free Press Have Had ENOUGH!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16723-abuse-of-power-spineless-republicans-do-nothing-but-the-people-and-the-free-press-have-had-enough)
18. [ Without More New Jobs, Will Gentrification Actually Bring Prosperity?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16722-without-more-new-jobs-will-gentrification-actually-bring-prosperity)
19. [ Developers and Politicos Should be Taxed for Making Us Miserable](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16721-developers-and-politicos-should-be-taxed-for-making-us-miserable)
20. [ Do We Pay For Our Roads Once? Or Do We Choose to Be a Dunce?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/16718-do-we-pay-for-our-roads-once-or-do-we-choose-to-be-a-dunce)

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