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How We'll Know When The COVID-19 Crisis Is Over
In the U.S., we're now averaging 154 deaths a day from COVID-19 — a tiny fraction compared to the pandemic's peak -- and there are still some safety measures and restrictions in place. Late pandemic American life hasn't quite returned to t…
Councilmember Ridley-Thomas re. Mayor Garcetti’s Nomination as Ambassador to India
VOICES - Governing a city as magnificent, complex and diverse as Los Angeles is no easy feat, and Mayor Garcetti has done a remarkable tour…
A Unifying Post-Racial Elder Counterpoint To The Unchecked Big State Is What California Needs Now
As a California community organizer in touch with the issues on the ground, my focus has been to educate the community on practical solutio…
Word of Caution to the Unemployed-By-Choice
Whether you're freaked out about the Delta Variant of the COVID-19 Virus or not, we're coming out of the pandemic.
The other side of the RFK Jr. vs. DAILY KOS Feud
GELFAND’S WORLD-In my previous column, I discussed the legal wrangling going on between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Daily Kos website.
Separating Truth from Fiction: Change is Coming in California State and Local Politics
RANTZ & RAVEZ-I will begin with the most recent and amazing statement made by LAPD Chief Michel Moore in supporting and in fact defendi…
Top of the Obelisk
THE CITY-For nearly a decade, Heather Holt (photo above) had been in charge of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, which serves as a wa…
The Housing Crisis in LA and the Policies that Make it Worse
PLANNING WATCH-LA’s draft Housing Element, updated Community Plans, and other up-zoning guidelines and ordinances double-down on LA’s (and…
Why Los Angeles Needs to Restore Its Once-Great Alternative Press
CAPITAL & MAIN-The last two decades have seen the downsizing or demise of countless American print media outlets, leaving many of us re…
As Metro Moves Ahead with the Eagle Rock BRT Project, It Just Gets Stranger and Stranger
EASTSIDER-The more I try to look into the insides of the NoHo to Pasadena BRT Project, the weirder things get.
Absolute Power Has Turned the California Judiciary into a Criminal Enterprise
VIEW FROM HERE-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote in 1913, “If the broad light of day could be let in upon men’s acti…
Is it Freedom of the Press or Anonymous Libel?
GELFAND'S WORLD-I find myself disagreeing with the strongly liberal website Daily Kos over its right to avoid obeying a subpoena.
Judicial Immunity Has Created a Criminal Class
VIEW FROM HERE-The California judiciary has become a criminal enterprise and has caused grievous harm to individuals and to society.
Is Independence Still Worth Celebrating?
CONNECTING CALIFORNIA - Why do Californians celebrate Independence Day when we’ve given up on our independence?
Don’t Just Take a Seat at the Table: Take a Stand
THE CITY-The most interesting and provocative conversations happen around a shared table. On June 29, 2021, YouTube premiered a video entit…
It’s a date: Newsom recall election set for Sept. 14
RECALL ELECTION-California voters will decide on Sept. 14 whether to throw Gov. Gavin Newsom out of office, making him the second governor…
It's The Day After July 4th: Are You Dependent, Codependent, or Really Independent?
ALPERN AT LARGE-We just had another Independence Day -- and yet the definition of "independence" is as nebulous as ever. Perhaps the greate…
Redistricting LA County and the City of LA: ‘Contiguous, Compact, and Communities of Interest’ - Part 2
LOCAL GOVERNMENT-Above is a map of Los Angeles County with the dates of the Los Angeles County Redistricting Committee meetings by area.
The Perfect Routine to Master Bitcoin Trading
DIGITAL FINANCE-The world of cryptocurrency is considered to be one of the most innovative segments that allow you to deal with the financi…
Why Doesn’t LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Arrest the LA City Council?
VIEW FROM HERE-Sheriff Alex Villanueva played no role in creating the homeless crisis.
