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The Trojan Horse of Hate: ‘Flashy can be Fatal’
GUEST WORDS-The results of this election have made me think a lot about the Aeneid – an allegory of self-righteousness, subterfuge, vengeance, and loss. The story of Aeneas provides one of the more iconic metaphors of all time -- the Troja…
The ‘Never Happen’ Holy Grail of Transit Finally Pulls into the LA Station
TRANSIT TALK--After years of calculating and planning and outreach, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, Westside LA Councilmember Mike Bonin and former…
Planning Consultants Say the Darndest Things
PLATKIN ON PLANNING-Kids say the Darndest Things is long gone from television, but based on the rib-tickling comments from the planning and…
Pathological Delusion: ‘We have a Mandate’
IT’S THE ECONMOMY, STUPID (PART 2)-In Part I, we explored how Trump’s “Make America Great Again” was Obama’s “Promise of Hope” and both pla…
Memo to Dems: Stop the Fear and Whining…Organize
EASTSIDER-I guess I have a very different view of our recent Presidential election. Truth is, Donald Trump won, Hillary Clinton lost. Perio…
Listen up, ‘Eliterati’ -- Venice Residents Hire Law Firm on Retainer!
IMAGINE VENICE-Well, that hasn’t happened yet -- but it won’t be long before Venice residents really do hire a fully engaged law firm just…
Election Results: Vandalism and Blocked Freeways are Not the Answer
RANTS AND RAVEZ--While California and the Los Angeles region remain a strong Democratic Blue State, Republican President - Elect Donald Tru…
The Way LA Decides What Gets Built is Outdated, Morally Corrupt and Unfair
GUEST WORDS--Multiple donors with ties to one developer contributed more than $600,000 to the election campaigns of the mayor and members o…
Kids and Post Election Observations
VOICES--While doing my Saturday chores today, I ran into a group of young people I know through my children. They went to local school toge…
It's Over !
PS CONNECTION--Well, it’s over. I mean OVER. O-V-E-R. “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was list…
Silence is Violence … I Walk for Many
TRUMP BACKLASH IN LA-There is street poetry everywhere; angry and articulate, rude and respectful: “Respect existence or Expect resistance…
‘Phantom’ Fire Inspections: Garcetti Grins, Trips Up Denying Dirty Money on KCBS
@THE GUSS REPORT-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s poker “tell,” an unintended physical tendency that hints at what lies beneath, is a slig…
Mind of Its Own: California Jumps the Shark
POLITICS--America may have trended toward the GOP, but California seems determined to find its own direction. The only question is, simply…
LA’s Homeless Find a Friend at the Ballot Box
DEEGAN ON LA —The “invisibles”--those that cannot be missed but are easily ignored--are everywhere as they shelter in place on the streets…
I Want to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ … to All Women Who Face Sexual Harassment
‘HARMLESS GROPINGS’--An open letter of apology to my daughters and all the women coming up after me:
I want to start by saying I’m sorry…
Female Candidates Put Some Cracks in the Glass Ceiling
THIS IS WHAT I KNOW--On many accounts, this was supposed to be the election where we broke the ultimate glass ceiling, the office of the pr…
Don’t Overcomplicate the Election Analysis: As Bill Clinton said, ‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’
ABRAMS ANALYSIS—1. “It’s the economy, stupid.” Although Hillary ignored Bill’s central truth in American politics, “It’s the economy, Stupi…
Another Chance to Contain Mansionization in LA: We Cannot Make the Same Mistakes Again
PLATKIN ON PLANNING- The last time Los Angeles tackled mansionization, speculators called the shots. Now amendments to the citywide mansion…
Another Billionaire Break at City Hall: LA Planning Commission OKs Caruso’s 20-Story Luxury Skyscraper
VOX POP--On Thursday, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission gave billionaire Rick Caruso special spot-zoning approvals for his 20-story…
Why Trump Will Never Be President of California
CALIFORNIA VALUES VOTE-Donald John Trump, a racist and sexist obsessive liar, pathological narcissist and vicious bully, early Wednesday wa…
