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Do The Math - SB9 + SB10 Equals More Unaffordable Homes
Last year, despite opposition from multiple interests around the state, after rejection after rejection of similar bills over the years, SB 9 and SB10 were ramrodded through the California legislature by Scott Weiner and President pro temp…
LA Housing Element: If The City Prevails in First Legal Challenge, Will It Make A Difference?
PLANNING WATCH - From the Dog Bites Man Department: The recently adopted Los Angeles 2021-2029 Housing Element met its first legal challen…
Attorney for Victim of Stray Bullet in LAPD Shooting Can Voice Opinions, but Not Publicly Defame Officer
JUSTICE WATCH - Everyone is entitled to an opinion about “justice” for a 14-year-old girl who was an unintended victim of a ricocheted bull…
Will Metro’s Big Plans Hurt Small Retailers on La Brea?
DEEGAN ON LA—One thing is for certain in a simmering concern in the Mid City area:
A Conspiracy Theory That’s All Too Real
COMMENTARY - We cosmopolitan coastal progressives tend to look down on any hint of conspiracy theories, especially after the plethora circl…
LA’s 2021 Planning Year-in-Review. Is the Glass Mostly Full or Mostly Empty?
PLANNING WATCH - In case you have doubts, LA’s Planning Department has assembled a long list of planning projects they worked on in 2021. …
Will Wokerism Turn Los Angeles into a GOP City?
THE VIEW FROM HERE - A glance at Los Angeles City Council shows no White domination. Our longest serving White councilmember (putatively I…
Are We Too Ignorant, "Woke", or Cowardly To Change the Status Quo in 2022?
THE DOCTOR IS IN - If you're beholden and dogmatic to a political, psychological, or quasi-theological way of thinking, then perhaps this p…
Let’s all Mask Up Until We Reach Herd Immunity
THE VIEW FROM HERE - When Joe Biden had 200 million shots in the arm a week before his deadline to have 100 million shots in the arm, he di…
Will L.A.’s New Superintendent Expand Charter Schools?
EDUCATION WATCH - When Los Angeles Unified School District’s new rockstar superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, formerly of Miami-Dade County P…
Thank You, Derek Chauvin, For Trashing This Nation's Safety. Rot in Hell.
THE DOCTOR IS IN - This article may be a toughie for those who want to read this.
Is Mayor Eric Garcetti the New Detective Mark Fuhrman?
THE VIEW FROM HERE - When LAPD Det. Mark Fuhrman first took the stand during the July 1994 preliminary hearing of the O.J. Simpson trial, h…
Probe Shows Big Pharma 'Manipulated' Patent System and 'Raised Prices With Abandon'
PILL POLITICS - "The result of the House Oversight Committee investigation is clear: American families are suffering from outrageous drug p…
Wokerism: Fueled by the 1619 Project
THE VIEW FROM HERE - One problem with extremists is that the more they are proven wrong, the more they double down on their errors.
Smash and Grab Versus Stack and Pack. Who Are the Bigger Crooks?
PLANNING WATCH - If your read the LA Times or imbibe mainstream media news, you have been treated to endless stories about smash and grab…
Has the Time for the FBI’s Protecting Eric Garcetti Expired?
THE VIEW FROM HERE - While the city of Los Angeles has long been a criminal enterprise, an intriguing question is whether Eric Garcetti is…
Holiday Political Follies From 3 Wise Men - Kevin, Gil and Mitch
I thought it being the holidays and all, a little light hearted look at the follies by Northeast LA’s Councilmembers might be in order. Th…
Criminals Pillage Where ‘Lax On Crime’ DAs Rule
GUEST COLUMN - Los Angeles and San Francisco have been hammered by a brazen crime trend: the “smash-and-grab” robbery.
City Council Redistricting. No Bed of Roses Promised.
LA REDISTRICTING - Representatives of advocate groups and individuals pleaded for equity, justice and improved economic opportunities in co…
LA At Top of Violent Crime Wave List
RantZ and RaveZ - We have seen TV news reports of groups of young thugs and robbers caravanning in business areas and swarming into high-en…
