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When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time

September 10 2026

Olympics: LA28’s Drip‑Drip‑Drip Tactics Leave Los Angeles Holding the Bag

September 07 2026

$1 Billion Later, Congress Comes Knocking: Los Angeles’ Homelessness Machine Faces Its Day of Reckoning

September 07 2026

May Day/International Workers Day, a Major US Holiday Ignored By The Media

September 10 2026

PLANNING WATCH LA

Why Is Homelessness Still Growing In Los Angeles?

Written by Dick Platkin on October 12 2023.

Written by Dick Platkin on October 05 2023. Posted in PLANNING WATCH LA.

Despite City Council Adoption, LA’s Housing Element And Hollywood’s Community Plan Are Up For Grabs

PLANNING WATCH - California State law requires every city and county to adopt a General Plan with eight elements (chapters). In the case of LA, most…

Another Crackpot Idea: Hand The I-90 Freeway Corridor Over to Real Estate Developers

Written by Dick Platkin on September 28 2023.

What a “Critique of YIMBY Economics” Gets Right and Wrong

Written by Dick Platkin on September 21 2023.

LA’s Land Use Policies Make The Climate Crisis Worse

Written by Dick Platkin on August 31 2023.

Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel In Los Angeles?

Written by Dick Platkin on August 24 2023.

Why The Homeless Crisis Will Get Worse

Written by Dick Platkin on August 17 2023.

California Forecast: Population Decline in L.A. Through 2060

Written by Dick Platkin on August 10 2023.

More Kick-The-Can-Down-The-Road Responses To The Climate Crisis

Written by Dick Platkin on August 03 2023.

Whatever Happened to The Purple Line Transit Neighborhood Plan?

Written by Dick Platkin on July 27 2023.

Climate Change Denialism Flourishes at LA’s City Hall

Written by Dick Platkin on July 20 2023.

Déjà vu: Three Lawsuits Again Challenge The 2023 Hollywood Community Plan Update

Written by Dick Platkin on July 13 2023.

Three New Studies On Poverty And Shortage Of Affordable Housing

Written by Dick Platkin on July 06 2023.

LA’s Declining Quality of Life

Written by Dick Platkin on June 29 2023.

The Big Lie of Climate Change Deniers: The Crisis Is “Human-Made”

Written by Dick Platkin on June 23 2023.

Mayor Bass: 6 Months and Housing for the Unhoused is Hard to Find

Written by Dick Platkin on June 15 2023.

Why the White House-Congressional Debt Deal will Increase Homelessness

Written by Dick Platkin on June 09 2023.

Why Does LA Fail to Monitor Its Adopted Plans?

Written by Dick Platkin on June 01 2023.

The Perfect Storm That Created the Housing Crisis

Written by Dick Platkin on May 25 2023.

A Look Into LA's Crystal Ball: The Future Looks Grim

Written by Dick Platkin on May 04 2023.

How City Hall Should Properly Honor Earth Day?

Written by Dick Platkin on April 27 2023.

Hollywood Community Plan Update: City Hall is Repeating Fatal Flaws Of The 2012 Nullified Plan

Written by Dick Platkin on April 20 2023.

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