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Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play

August 17 2026

Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis

August 03 2026

California’s Empty Classrooms Are a Warning Sacramento Can’t Ignore

August 17 2026

Your Boss Owns Your Workday—Not Your Brain

August 13 2026

PLANNING WATCH LA

Homelessness and Overcrowding Getting Worse in Los Angeles

Written by Dick Platkin on August 06 2026.

Written by Dick Platkin on August 03 2026. Posted in PLANNING WATCH LA.

Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis

PLANNING WATCH - The California State Legislature will soon vote on the following draft legislation. Please carefully consider the arguments present…

Temperature Increases Are More Dangerous Than Expensive Gasoline

Written by Dick Platkin on July 16 2026.

Real Estate Deals Are Everywhere At LA’s City Hall

Written by Dick Platkin on July 09 2026.

Missing Middle: The Plan That Could Destroy L.A.'s Neighborhoods

Written by Tom Glick on July 06 2026.

SB 1116 (Starter Home Revitalization Act): Another Real Estate Scam

Written by Dick Platkin on July 02 2026.

SB 79 developments in Los Angeles: Another failing effort from Sacramento

Written by Dick Platkin on July 08 2026.

The Housing Crisis Is Really an Affordability Crisis

Written by Dick Platkin on June 18 2026.

Vacant Houses And Apartments Are Everywhere, Yet LA’s City Hall Tells Us Los Angeles Has A Housing Shortage

Written by Dick Platkin on June 11 2026.

Rising in LA: Homelessness, Overcrowding, and Vacancies

Written by Dick Platkin on June 04 2026.

Some Housing Prices Are Falling In LA, But Homelessness And Overcrowding Are Increasing

Written by Dick Platkin on May 21 2026.

SB 79 In Los Angeles: Is its bark worse than its bite?

Written by Dick Platkin on May 14 2026.

Replacing the Streetlights in Los Angeles

Written by Dick Platkin on May 07 2026.

LA’s New Mayoral Climate Action Plan Will Be Filed Away When Mayor Bass Leaves Office

Written by Dick Platkin on April 23 2026.

The Number of Vacant Apartments in LA Will Expand

Written by Dick Platkin on April 16 2026.

California Senate Bill 79: Passed, Signed, but on Hold in Los Angeles

Written by Dick Platkin on April 09 2026.

A City Planner’s Visit To China

Written by Dick Platkin on April 02 2026.

Senate Bill 79: Another Get-Rich-Scheme Destined To Fail

Written by Dick Platkin on February 05 2026.

LA’s Urban Forest – Expect More Cutbacks

Written by Dick Platkin on January 22 2026.

What If A Mandami-type Were Elected Mayor of Los Angeles?

Written by Dick Platkin on January 15 2026.

First Anniversary Of The Palisades And Eaton Fires: Prices Down And Hardly Any Homes Rebuilt

Written by Dick Platkin on January 08 2026.

The Price Angelenos Pay For Politicians Who Cave To The Housing Industry – Increased Homelessness And Overcrowding

Written by Dick Platkin on December 25 2025.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2

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