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LOS ANGELES

Rhetoric Isn’t Data: The Truth About LA’s Homelessness Policies

GELFAND'S WORLD

The City Says Its Own Light Rail Is Dangerous?

NEIGHBORHOOD

Audit Fallout, Empty Promises: Venice Leaders Confront LA County Over Failing Homeless Strategy

VOICES

ACA’s Promise vs. Reality: Affordability and Access Still Elusive

VOICES

Half Measures, Whole Consequences: Trump’s SNAP Shame

POLITICS

In New York, Zohran Mamdani’s Movement Feels Like Revolution

VOICES

A Vote for Prop 50 Is Not Necessarily an Endorsement of Newsom as Presidential Material

IMPORTANT READS

Why is Burbank Airport Playing Kristi Noem’s Illegal Attack Ad?

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The $28 Lie

VOICES

The Ancient Shield: How Aristotle and Greek Thought Guard Us Against Modern Autocracy

ANIMAL WATCH

Pit Bull Baseball Team – Is this an Image of the Future?

VOICES

When Justice Turns Cruel: One Family’s Pain, America’s Shame

POLITICS

The Unitary Executive: Trump’s Power Play That Could Break the Republic

GUEST WORDS

Abandon Democracy. Embrace Omniocracy.

VOICES

Los Angeles Is Broke — And It Didn’t Happen By Accident

LA WATCHDOG

No on Prop 50 and Gavinmandering

Gov. Newsom, Senator Wiener

STATE WATCH

Wiener and Newsom Kings of Dysfunction

VOICES

Secret City Hall Deal Stuns Windsor Square, Hancock Park and Larchmont Communities

LOS ANGELES

As Elections For Los Angeles Mayor Approach, Is There Another Tom Bradley To Be Found?

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ANIMAL WATCH

ANIMAL WATCH

Halloween Safety Tips for Pets from LA Animal Services

ANIMAL WATCH

Does L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Hate Animals?

One lucky VCA survivor

ANIMAL WATCH

When Profit Trumps Compassion: A Firsthand Account of Troubling Trends at VCA Animal Hospitals

NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIGHBORHOOD

No Action On Washington Boulevard RV's By Venice Parking Committee!

NEIGHBORHOOD

Roar of No Kings Glendale Rally Activates Yes on 50 Voters

NEIGHBORHOOD

Critics Say BOAC’s New Residency Rule Favors Mayor Appointees Over Council Picks

CLIMATE

CLIMATE

The Great Barrier Reef, Collapsing?

CLIMATE

Eating Global Warming

CLIMATE

EU Climate Breakdown

VOICES

VOICES

From Prop 50 to the LA Mayor’s Race: Crystal Litz on What’s Ahead

VOICES

Rage Against the ICE Machine

VOICES

Where I Want MY Tax Dollars to Go

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

LOS ANGELES

The Story of Halloween—and Where to Celebrate It in Los Angeles This Year

LOS ANGELES

Query: Can Los Angeles be Saved? Answer: No.

LOS ANGELES

LADWP and NLSLA Reach Landmark Settlement Expanding Tenant Protections

LGBTQ

LGBTQ

Harvey Milk: A Pride Month Salute to a Pioneer of Equality

49 people killed, 53 others injured at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida,

LGBTQ

Gay Pride or Gay Prize?

LGBTQ

California Hotels And Cafes Remain Friendlier To LGBTQ+ Community

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POLITICS

POLITICS

Riddle Me This: What Does Bass On A Plate And Bass In City Hall Have In Common?

POLITICS

From A Beacon Of Democracy To Authoritarian Rule

POLITICS

Prop 50: Power, Maps, and the Politics of Control in California

STATE WATCH

STATE WATCH

How Criminal Defense Lawyers Build Strong Cases Today

STATE WATCH

Los Angeles’ Water Conspiracies Have A Long History, But The Worries Of Supply Remain Urgent

STATE WATCH

Redistricting, Proportional Representation and LA Charter Reform

LA WATCHDOG

LA WATCHDOG

The $13 Billion Water Grab: MWD’s Secret Tax on Homeowners

LA WATCHDOG

Bleak Budget Realities Require Transparency

LA WATCHDOG

Metropolitan Water District’s Billion Dollar Property Tax

GELFAND'S WORLD

GELFAND'S WORLD

To Save Democracy, California Must Play by Texas’s New Rules

GELFAND'S WORLD

How the Ukraine War Will End, Resistance to American Fascism, and Other Thoughts

GELFAND'S WORLD

Trump Seethes - Newsom Preens & a Calm Challenger from Kentucky Steps Forward

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The County Duty to Cover Up

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The Weekly Splainer

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Light Over Darkness, Darkness Over Lunch

PLANNING WATCH LA

PLANNING WATCH LA

How Long Can Los Angeles City Hall Ignore Climate Change?

PLANNING WATCH LA

“Despite” Presidential Denials and Local Foot-Dragging, Climate Change is Getting Worse

PLANNING WATCH LA

Why Los Angeles Is Falling Apart

PALM SPRINGS AREA

PALM SPRINGS AREA

The Joy of Art and Holiday Giving - The Leslies’ 37th Annual Toy Drive & Fundraiser

Rendering of a proposed seven-story hotel on tribal land between the Hilton and Renaissance hotels, now a parking lot.

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Planning Commission To Weigh Hotel, Residential Development Proposed For South Of Convention Center

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Palm Springs Home Prices Decline As Inventory Rises In August Market Report

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

What Algorithms Really Know About You & The Awesome Power of Doing Nothing

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Why You Are Predisposed to Worry & How Fonts Influence Our Feelings

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Great Innovators Think & Turning Anger Into Strength

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Do You Create Happiness? & Why Dogs Behave the Way They Do

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

The Psychology of Lying & The Race for Outer Space

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Unlocking Your Primal Intelligence & The Tug-of-War Between Competition and Cooperation

Home - LA DWP - HAB-1 (Downed Wire)

IMPORTANT READS

IMPORTANT READS

Why is Burbank Airport Playing Kristi Noem’s Illegal Attack Ad?

IMPORTANT READS

Storms, Solidarity & Selective Aid: The U.S., Jamaica, and the “Shithole” Bias

IMPORTANT READS

How Personal Injury Settlements Are Actually Calculated

WORLD WATCH

WORLD WATCH

The Inescapable Reality The Israelis Must Face

WORLD WATCH

The Homecoming That Should Never Have Waited

WORLD WATCH

Trump Needs an Enemy to Justify His Power Grab; Enter Venezuela

420 FILE

420 FILE

A Natural Solution for Enhancing Sleep Quality: THCa Flower

420 FILE

SMOK Novo 5 Not Hitting: What’s the Problem?

420 FILE

What to Know About Traveling with Blunt Wraps on Flights

WELLNESS

WELLNESS

New Data Reveals Nevada Counties With Highest Traumatic Brain Injury Rates in Emergency Rooms

WELLNESS

Steps to Take if You Suspect Elder Abuse

WELLNESS

Addressing Trauma in Addiction Care for Better Outcomes

GUEST WORDS

GUEST WORDS

Abandon Democracy. Embrace Omniocracy.

GUEST WORDS

California Leads, Proposition 50 Follows

GUEST WORDS

Deep-Blue California Is a National Leader in De Facto Public-School Segregation. Here’s Why…

Home - NC Promo - Empower LA - HS2-1

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LA DWP Downed Wire