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Inglewood Seeks 10 Month Extension Of Urgent Interim Short-Term Rental Moratorium
“We need to take a pause and think of the community since that is who we work for,” said Councilwoman Dionne Faulk, during the Feb. 1, 2022, city council meeting when the urgency ordinance was enacted.
The council implemented the urgency…
LA's Neighborhood Councils Calling for Independence and Transparency
GUEST COMMENTARY - Last Saturday a working group to operate within the Neighborhood Councils system to address issues of concern was formal…
De León the Mayoral Candidate vs De León CD14 Councilmember
THE EASTSIDER - It seems as though Kevin De León is jazzed about a recent poll which shows him closely behind Karen Bass for Mayor of Los A…
Historic AME Denomination Church to Open in Compton
SOUTH OF THE 10 - St. James AME Church will open in its new Compton location Sunday, Mar. 13.
HUD Not Satisfied with Inglewood’s Explanation of Use of CDBG Funds
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development returned the city of Inglewood’s 2020 Consolidated Annual Performanc…
Theatre Of the Absurd: Martinez, Wesson, Ridley-Thomas
EASTSIDER - After ‘suspending’ Mark Ridley-Thomas Thomas when he was indicted for corruption, Council President Nury Martinez unleashed an…
The LAHSA 2022 Homeless Count Was a Snafu
HOMELESS POLITICS - On January 30th, 2022, I wrote my article on the LAHSA 2022 Homeless Count: LAHSA’s 2022 Homeless Count Will Not Be Acc…
Black College Expo Returns to LA
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Thousands of college bound students descended upon the Los Angeles Convention Center for the 2022 Black College Expo.
Rick Caruso Would Have My Vote For Mayor Of Los Angeles
SOUTH OF THE 10 - When I was a teacher at Verbum Dei High School, Rick Caruso was a big supporter of our students.
Sound The Alarm: Ignore the Venice Median Project at Your Own Peril
VENICE POLITICS - This Thursday, The LA City Planning Commission will be holding its second Public Hearing on the controversial Venice Medi…
Buscaino Calls For Outlawing Sidewalk Bike Repairs And Other Ill-Conceived Notions
RANDOM LENGTHS NEWS - Once again LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino wants another ordinance outlawing homelessness on the streets of Los Angel…
Former Councilman Herb Wesson Appointed To Temporarily Represent District 10
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The president of the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday appointed former councilman Herb Wesson to represent the city’s 1…
Letter to an “Anti-capitalist YIMBY”
HOUSING POLITICS - I was intrigued by a recent article in The Daily Beast with the double-edged title: “Yimbys Could Solve the Affordable H…
Pot and Politics in Northeast LA
THE EASTSIDER - It’s always seemed to me that pot shops (or Cannabis Dispensaries) have popped up in Northeast LA without notice, and in ar…
Commonwealth v. Grayson
COMMENTARY - The word “commonwealth,” be it that of the collapsing British Empire or that of the state of Massachusetts, comes from the old…
Business Owners Turned Away In Inglewood Because Of Parking Ordinance
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Dear 2UrbanGirls. Mayor Butts is on KPCC right now. This gaslighter needs to be called out!
It’s Time for LA to Admit Their Homeless Solutions Simply Aren’t Working
THE EASTSIDER - The City of Los Angeles’ Comprehensive Homeless Strategy was proudly announced back in 2016. You can find full information…
Buscaino Calls for Investigation into Union Pacific Thefts
RANDOM LENGTHS NEWS - On Jan. 26, Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe Buscaino called for an investigation into the Union Pacific rail theft…
Fan In Coma. Something’s Amiss About Inglewood Mayor’s Account Of Sofi Stadium Altercation
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Remind me if I’m wrong or not but hasn’t the catch phrase over the past two years been trust the science, trust the profe…
Glendale Can Do Better - WITHOUT Grayson
COMMENTARY - The Glendale Water & Power (GWP) folks are back and just as bad as ever.
