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LA WATCHDOG

The Charter Reform Charade

LOS ANGELES

Homelessness and the Broken Promise of Housing

CLIMATE

Smog Season Returns: Why Trump’s Attack on California’s Clean Air Waivers Threatens Public Health

VOICES

The Long and Winding Road for Trump’s Big Bastard of a Budget

NEIGHBORHOOD

Why Santa Monica’s Once-in-a-Century Chance Demands a Great Park — Not Development — on the 160 Acres at SMO

NEIGHBORHOOD

Born On The Fourth Of July: Venice Turns 120 Years Old!

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Pick On Someone Your Own Size

LOS ANGELES

Measure ULA Under Fire: LA’s Mansion Tax Slammed for Misleading Voters and Harming Housing

VOICES

Barrett’s Trump v. Casa Opinion Sparks Fears of Military Rule and Constitutional Collapse

VOICES

A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack: 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Record — Some Are U.S. Citizens

GELFAND'S WORLD

What Happened to Ports O’ Call?

VOICES

Dear Mr. Trump: Here’s Your Constitutional Homework — From the Rule of Law

CLIMATE

The Wobbly Planet – It’s Destabilizing!

POLITICS

Challenge From The Left: A New Obstacle For LA Mayor Bass In 2026?

LOS ANGELES

The New LAX Transit Center Disappoints A City Bus Rider

ANIMAL WATCH

No Apologies: When a Pit Bull Kills, Action Is Necessary

LOS ANGELES

Judge Carter Rejects Receivership, Orders Data Monitor: 5 Takeaways on L.A.’s Homelessness Failures

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ANIMAL WATCH

ANIMAL WATCH

15-Year-Old Killed by Pit Bulls at Rescue Center Days After 'No Kill' Push

ANIMAL WATCH

L.A. Named Most Dangerous City for Mail Carriers—Dog Attacks Surge in 2024

ANIMAL WATCH

Mayor Bass Strikes Out On Animal Welfare

NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIGHBORHOOD

RVs Reappear Along Washington Blvd Despite City’s Best Efforts

NEIGHBORHOOD

Mayor Bass, We Need You in Westchester

NEIGHBORHOOD

Venice Neighborhood Council Approves CD-11’s Washington Blvd RV Cleanup — Vote Passes 7-5-5

CLIMATE

CLIMATE

Swiss Re SONAR 2025 Report: Global Heat Kills 480,000/Yr

CLIMATE

Vanishing Insects, Collapsing Biosphere: Nature’s Warning from the World’s Last Rainforests

CLIMATE

Nightmare of Nightmares – New (Big) CO2 Emissions

VOICES

VOICES

Tips I wished I knew when I started playing Sea of Thieves

VOICES

Who’s Lying to Us? Everyone! LOL

VOICES

I Refuse To Defend The Indefensible

LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES

Trump Threatens L.A.’s Clean Power Progress

LOS ANGELES

The View from the Balcony: Verdi's Rigoletto

LOS ANGELES

Deporting Mexicans from Los Angeles is like Deporting Jews from Jerusalem

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

Trump, Truth, Trust & Democracy

POLITICS

The Democratic Party’s Anti-Trump No Kings/50-501 Movement Faces Growing Contradictions

POLITICS

Centrism From Los Angeles to Tehran

STATE WATCH

STATE WATCH

Pop Culture's Influence on California's Casino Boom

STATE WATCH

The Fintech Revolution in California’s iGaming Sector

STATE WATCH

New Study Reveals Where Pedestrians Get Hit The Most in California

LA WATCHDOG

LA WATCHDOG

Park Survey Sets Stage for New Tax Push

LA WATCHDOG

Budget Advisory Group: An Excellent Idea

LA WATCHDOG

Are Angelenos Just Mushrooms in the Dark on the 2028 Olympics?

GELFAND'S WORLD

GELFAND'S WORLD

The President Addresses the Nation

GELFAND'S WORLD

Taco, Taco Man: Was This Weekend Trump's Peak?

GELFAND'S WORLD

Hollywood Blacklist is Back

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

The Insider-Extraordinaire

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

You May Now Exit the Chambers

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Le Guide: Los Angeles 2028

PLANNING WATCH LA

PLANNING WATCH LA

It’s Time to Update LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance

PLANNING WATCH LA

Three Housing Myths Explain Why Homelessness Is Increasing

PLANNING WATCH LA

California Senate Bill 607. Pigs lining up at the trough.

PALM SPRINGS AREA

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Palm Springs Airport Expansion: Boon or Boondoggle?

PALM SPRINGS AREA

City Launches Annual Brush Clearing Program As Fire Season Approaches

PALM SPRINGS AREA

Coachella Didn’t Sell Out Weekend Two. Or Did It?

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

How Regular People Become Millionaires & How The Power of Suggestion Works

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

The Science of Sexual Attraction & What Does Your Job Mean to You?

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Why Leadership is So Overrated & How Supply Chains Work or Don’t

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

What Is Good Mental Health? & The Weird Thing About Memory

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Everyday Health Hacks & A New Approach to Conflict

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

Your Incredible Sense of Smell & Overcoming Burn Out

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IMPORTANT READS

IMPORTANT READS

Pros and Cons of Paycom Reviews Revealed

IMPORTANT READS

How to Ensure a Fair Settlement for a Car Crash

IMPORTANT READS

Choosing the Right Software for Market Speculation

WORLD WATCH

WORLD WATCH

Israel’s Attack On Iran And Its Potential Fallout

WORLD WATCH

If This Isn’t Genocide, What Is?

WORLD WATCH

A Faith Under Siege: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Faith, and the Future

420 FILE

420 FILE

Understanding the Influence of Modern Cannabis Strains like Gush-Mints in LA Communities

420 FILE

Leaders and Industry Call for Urgent Reforms as AB 564 Seeks to Stabilize Cannabis Tax Rates

420 FILE

Torch-Free Dabbing: How Dip Devices Are Changing the Game

WELLNESS

WELLNESS

The Quantum Mechanics of Love and What Physics Teaches Us About Commitment

WELLNESS

Why More Angelenos Are Ditching Shame and Finding Real Recovery

WELLNESS

Unhealed Power: The Silent Crisis in American Policing

GUEST WORDS

Dr. Lief, of the psychiatric department of the Tulane University School of Medicine

GUEST WORDS

Serious Mental Illness: The Power Of The Job

GUEST WORDS

What Will It Take to End Trump’s ICE Raids?

GUEST WORDS

The Dodgers’ Silence Isn’t Cowardice: It’s A Lesson in Corporate Responsibility

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