VOICES

LIVING WAGE DEBATE-A recent newspaper article had an astonishing headline: "Labor shortages end when wages rise." 

While the world was set on pause due to the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant industry has been trying to stay afloat. 

VOICES-Isaac Bryan is not a good fit for AD54.

VOICES-Judging by the multiple offers all of us are now receiving every week in the mail to refinance our homes at supposedly lower rates, we'd be fools if we didn't. . .or would we be fools if we did? 

VOICES--This last March, the new Chair of MidCityWest Community Council, Lauren Nichols, wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Library Commission, which was approved by almost the entire Board, insisting that "the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) terminate its relationship with the Los Angeles Police Department, effective immediately. . .

GET ORGANIZED--Credit cards are convenient payment tools that allow cardholders to purchase without cash while enjoying numerous rewards and benefits.

@THE GUSS REPORT-At a salary north of $200,000 plus a pension, perks, and power, is it too much to ask America's highest-paid city council to be fed, appropriately dressed, and paying attention by the start of its 10 a.m. weekday Zoom meetings? 

VOICES--A poll released today shows Californians favor Congresswoman Karen Bass over seven other prominent politicians Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering for appointment to fill Kamala Harris’ U.S. Senate seat after she is sworn in as vice-president. 

VOICES--I could not be prouder to see my dear friend Xavier Becerra nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services at one of the most pivotal moments in this nation’s history.

VOICES--Dear Governors:Thank you for your leadership in response to this unprecedented health crisis and the action your administrations have undertaken to help nursing homes and assisted living communities protect our residents and dedicated caregivers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

VOICES—City Planning has released a draft proposal to amend the Zoning Code to prohibit the operation and construction of private detention centers.

VOICES--To prevent unnecessary hardship for residents and businesses throughout Los Angeles County, Supervisor Kathryn Barger will oppose the Department of Public Health’s decision to prohibit outdoor dining and further restrictions including another Safer at Home Order, instead calling to align with the State of California’s health orders.

VOICES--Although I serve as the Treasurer of a Neighborhood Council, I write as a concerned resident of Los Angeles, not as a Neighborhood Council representative.

VOICES-In response to an October 29, 2020 CityWatch opinion piece about DxE, counsel of DxE informed us of the following: No grooming allegations have ever been made against DxE or anyone in its leadership, neither in the Berkeleyside article referenced in CityWatchLA’s piece nor anywhere else, apart from a single, not credible allegation by what is termed as a ‘high-profile accuser.’

VOICES—Dear Councilman Krekorian. You have hurt Studio City in so many ways I do not know where to start. 

VOICES--The Hollywood building where iconic Pop-artist, educator and social justice advocate Corita Kent (1918-1986) worked in the 1960’s is currently slated for demolition.

VOICES--Parking enforcement resumes Thursday October 15, 2020 in the City of Los Angeles, for street cleaning, abandoned vehicles, oversize and overnight restrictions, peak hourand anti-gridlock zones, and expired registration. 

VOICES-Verizon has installed a Cell Street Light right in front of our building in the 2300 block of Beverly Glen in WLA despite our objections. 

VOICES-It’s interesting that the authors of the article “As Fires Rage, California Must Stop Building in Burn Zones” mentioned only the Tejon Ranch and Northlake projects in the Santa Clarita area and totally ignored the huge 21,500 unit Newhall Ranch project west of the I-5 on Highway 126, also in a high fire-hazard zone.

VOICES--Above please find picture I took of the West LA Civic Center …  home of Council District 11 in the West LA.  So, I told Neighborhood Councils. Also, the home of the West LA farmer’s market. 

VOICES— The residents of 5110 and 5120 W. Washington Blvd (90016), a former motel built in 1946 and illegally converted to residential housing in recent years, received notices on May 29, 2020, that they had 30 days to vacate the premises.