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They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.

August 31 2026

Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home

August 31 2026

Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back

August 31 2026

Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children

August 27 2026

PLANNING WATCH LA

California Continues Its Losing Streak

Written by Irvin Dawid on January 04 2024.

Written by Dick Platkin on January 04 2024. Posted in PLANNING WATCH LA.

Los Angeles City Hall, Home of the City’s Neglected but Nevertheless Mandatory General Plan.

PLANNING WATCH - In a word, NO. When real estate hucksters invoke policies or programs extracted from LA’s old, poorly monitored, but legally requir…

Part II: How To Make Los Angeles A Bicycle-Friendly City

Written by Dick Platkin on December 28 2023.

What Will It Take To Create A Bicycle-Friendly Los Angeles?

Written by Dick Platkin on December 21 2023.

Will LA’s METRO Ever Build Successful Mass Transit

Written by Dick Platkin on December 14 2023.

Homelessness: At Home And Abroad

Written by Dick Platkin on December 07 2023.

LA’s Response to the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai: “What, Me Worry?”

Written by Dick Platkin on November 30 2023.

The Real Estate Scams Keep Coming, Along With Aggressive Policing Of The Unhoused

Written by Dick Platkin on November 23 2023.

Mass Evictions Increase Homelessness. What Is Going On?

Written by Dick Platkin on November 16 2023.

Why The Housing Crisis Continues To Get Worse

Written by Dick Platkin on November 09 2023.

LA’s Wilshire Community Plan Is Out-Of-Date, With Terrible Consequences

Written by Dick Platkin on October 26 2023.

Why Is Homelessness Still Growing In Los Angeles?

Written by Dick Platkin on October 12 2023.

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

Written by Dick Platkin on October 05 2023.

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.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2

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