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Eight ‘Easy’ (Keynesian) Steps for Fixing the LA Economy
CORRUPTION WATCH-Now that we’re all beset upon by the new Tweeter-in-Chief, we have to take seriously the Power of the Ignoranti. While Donald Trump makes his wisdom or lack thereof visible for all to see, most of America is smugly unaware…
Get Ready for a Fight In CD 1: Joe Bray-Ali Cleans Up Nice!
EASTSIDER-The smart money crowd (Democrat insiders, lobbyists, developers and their progeny) have already basically claimed victory for inc…
Big Real Estate’s Big Bamboozle to Beat Back Measure S on March 7
PLATKIN ON PLANNING-In an increasingly desperate tactic to stop Measure S, Big Real Estate -- a handful of large real estate companies -- i…
Exposed: LA’s Mayor In another Transparency Pickle … Department of Justice Involved
THE PREVEN REPORT--On December 15 of last year, Mayor Garcetti approved by signature an expenditure of $50,000 for specialized legal servic…
Councilman Koretz Caves on Caruso Tower … Faces Grassroots Backlash, Calls to Step Down
THE REAL WORLD--I've had enough of CD 5 Councilman Paul Koretz. I can't be spun by his niceness, anymore. And, I'm sick of hearing him say…
In LA’s Latino Neighborhoods, 7% of Homeowners Owe More than Homes Are Worth
LATINO PERSPECTIVE--Zillow which is the leading real estate and rental marketplace dedicated to empowering consumers with data, inspiration…
Garcetti (Still) Hallucinates about the NFL
@THE GUSS REPORT-It would be easier to write something positive about Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti if there wasn’t the gnawing feeling t…
Garcetti Appoints Transparency-Denier Llewellyn as Interim CAO
@THE GUSS REPORT-It’s so very “Rich” in both the proper noun and the adjective sort of way. Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appo…
Dark Clouds Over DC: Inauguration Boycott, Women's March Momentum Continue to Grow
CITYWATCH ‘FIRST PERSON’ COVERAGE BEGINS THURSDAY--More than 20 U.S. lawmakers have now said they will not attend Friday's inauguration cer…
Cedillo Continues to Swim in Treacherous Campaign Waters
EXPOSED--Last week, we reported on Councilmember Cedillo’s possible violation of LA Municipal Code section 49.5.5b in his quest to keep his…
All Pudding, No Meat – Put the Brakes on LA’s ‘Sky’s the Limit’ Over-Development with Measure S
ELECTION 2017-I heard the director of the Downtown LA BID (Business Improvement District) say to Doug McIntrye on his KABC radio show that…
A Magical Moment at LAX
LA DREAMIN’-LAX is certainly not associated with magical moments. But it was the usual LAX experience of driving through traffic mayhem to…
Villaraigosa: California Must Spread the Wealth
GOVERNOR’S RACE, ALREADY--This post is the first in an occasional series based on interviews with the 2018 candidates for Governor of Calif…
The Race is On: A Critical Vote on ‘Development’ In LA Nears Finish Line
DEEGAN ON LA-Which hangover are you trying to shake: the overindulgence of New Year’s Eve or the game changer National Election in November…
Party Houses: The End Is Near
NEIGHBORHOOD POLITICS--Neighbors had been complaining for years. “My dog kept picking up the chicken bones their customers threw on our la…
LA City Council Gets Last Shot at Fixing Mansionization, Saving Your Neighborhood … Wednesday is ‘D’ Day
AMENDMENTS WILL REDUCE HOME SIZE LIMITS--Despite citywide ordinances to stop mansionization, Angelenos from Venice to Boyle Heights have se…
Memo to LAUSD Board Candidates: Give us Plans, Not Platitudes!
EDUCATION POLITICS--On March 7, 2017 we will have a primary election for three of the seven seats on the LAUSD Board. If no one candidate f…
LA’s Steven Mnuchin: Can this Would-be Treasury Secretary Stop the Looming Massive Federal Bailouts of Local Governments Like Ours?
CORRUPTION WATCH-Poor Steven Mnuchin. People do not see the fiscal nightmare facing the Secretary of the Treasury designate, Los Angeles…
The Slaves of La La Land—and South Los Angeles
LA … WHO ARE WE?--The brilliant new film musical La La Land is being celebrated as a love letter to Los Angeles. But the darker heart of th…
California Speaks: ‘Kill ‘em and Kill ‘em Faster … Why Prop 66 was a Mistake
CORRUPTION WATCH-Hamlet anguished over “To be or Not to Be,” but in November, 2016 Californians quickly answered the question of “To Kill o…
