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Will the City of Yulin Hold the Infamous Dog Meat Festival on June 21-30, In Defiance of New Chinese Regulations Banning Commercial Dog Meat?
Dogs and cats are not on the list of animals that can be bred, raised, traded, or transported as livestock for commercial purposes, meaning that the commercial dog meat trade is no longer legal in China.
The Agriculture Ministry stated…
How the Judicial Right of Bigotry is Upheld by California’s Constitution
\ONE MAN’S OPINION-Question: “Why are the rich and guilty treated better than the poor and innocent,” asked California Governor Gavin Newso…
Update: Chinese Ministry of Agriculture Bans Commercial Dog and Cat Meat – Focus Shifts to Enforcement
ANIMAL RIGHTS-In April, CityWatch reported that the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture issued draft guidelines declaring that dogs are pets, n…
This is America: I Can’t Breathe
VOICES-August of 2019 marked 400 years since Africans were brought to this country on slave ships.
Echoes of the Past and a Challenge
EASTSIDER-I’ve been through this scene twice, and our current protests/looting seem like a bad dope dream where nothing ever changes. This…
Who Exactly Is Doing the Looting, and Who’s Being Looted?
GUEST WORDS--We live in an Orwellian era, in which working-class people pilfering convenience store goods is called “looting.” Rich people…
City Planning Department Pats Itself on the Back for its Recent Awards
PLANNING WATCH-The Los Angeles Department of City Planning prominently placed two self-congratulatory awards on its web site. Other than pr…
Innovation in the Streets of LA
POLITICS NEIGHBORHOOD-The Bureau of Street Services (BSS) is the department responsible for 23,000 lane miles and 800 miles of alleys that…
Tipping Point: The Arrest that Triggered an American Outcry
RANTZ & RAVEZ-It all started as another case of police abuse against an African American caught on video.
Maybe We Should ALL Take-a-Knee If We Really Want to Win This Fight
ALPERN AT LARGE--Taking a knee is usually a sign of respect ... but it can also be a sign of submission.
BLM: Black Retired Cop Shot to Death in Riots
GUEST COMMENTARY--What happened in Minneapolis was criminal. What is happening in Los Angeles is just as criminal.
How the Moral Depravity of the Courts Affects Us All
ONE MAN’S OPINION-America’s most predatory, racist institution is its judiciary.
The Truth About LACERS – The LACERS Board – Part 3
PART OF A CONTINUING SERIES-Among other things, the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) Board is charged with investing…
A Defense of Legitimate Conservatism, and Endless Questions
GELFAND’S WORLD--Curiously, the weekend’s rioting forces us to admit that there is validity in the conservative viewpoint.
Did You Really Think the Death of George Floyd would Make Them Stop Killing Us?
GUEST COMMENTARY--This was the statement released on the slaying of Louisville Businessman David McAtee (photo above) by Louisville police…
LA Leadership: Missing In Action
GUEST COMMENTARY-As I sit here writing, all surrounding cities have declared a 4 pm curfew. Los Angeles is still at 6 pm!
Something is Profoundly Wrong in America
GUEST COMMENTARY--It is painful to be an American today. Our hearts are broken by the senseless & needless death of George Floyd and th…
DONE with Democracy
GUEST COMMENTARY-After meeting with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) last October, the Budget Advocates recommended that t…
All Over America: We're Killing George Floyd All Over Again!
ALPERN AT LARGE--Somewhere, far above America, there are two astronauts in the International Space Station who are the first to have achiev…
Wildlife Pilot Study May Become an Endangered Species
DEEGAN ON LA-An ambitious initiative by the City Planning department, The Wildlife Pilot Study, is one of many programs facing budget cuts…
