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Written by Dick Platkin on August 25 2016. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

Same Old Same Old: Proposed La Cienega Luxury High-rise is Oblivious to it Surroundings

PLATKIN ON PLANNING--Mega-developer Rick Caruso’s proposed 21-story luxury high-rise apartment complex at the intersection of LaCienega and Burton Way is a city planning accident waiting to happen. It also similar to the three nearby Mirac…

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Written by Ken Alpern on August 25 2016. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

‘Sacramento, When It Comes to Transportation Funding You Ought To Be Ashamed!’

ALPERN AT LARGE--No need to mince words here: if the state did its job on transportation funding, then Metro wouldn't have to keep raising its county sales tax every few years. Sacramento, when it comes to stealing and misappropriating…

Our Own ‘Vexit’? Venice Thinking about Leaving the City of LA

Written by Take Two on August 25 2016.

Is California the Most LGBTQ-Friendly State In the U.S. or What?

Written by Caroline Hampton on August 25 2016.

Garcetti’s Preference for Lighting the Olympic Torch is Misplaced

Written by Paul Hatfield on August 25 2016.

Don't Let Charter Industry Silence John Oliver … Calif Being ‘Scammed’ (Video)

Written by Nadia Prupis on August 25 2016.

Coming Attractions: New Digital Billboards on LA City Streets?

Written by Dennis Hathaway on August 25 2016.

City Hall Flashback: They’ve Always Been Cheats!

Written by Tony Butka on August 25 2016.

Can You Believe It? Over Half a Million People Arrested In California for Marijuana In Last Decade

Written by Neal Rodriguez on August 25 2016.

Between the World and John Deasy

Written by Joshua Leibner on August 25 2016.

‘Pretend’ Civic Engagement is Not Participation

Written by Connie Acosta on August 25 2016.

Will LA End Up With Two Sinking, Tilting Luxury Housing Skyscrapers from Millennium Developer?

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on August 25 2016.

‘When School Preempts Summertime’-- An Open Letter to LAUSD Board President Zimmer

Written by Sara Roos on August 25 2016.

What to Do with the Lincoln Heights Jail … What about Housing the Homeless?

Written by James Preston Allen on August 24 2016.

The Sham and the Shame of LA’s Small Lot Ordinance … Same Old Sausage

Written by Lucille Saunders on August 22 2016.

Sherman Oaks Gives Tourists … and LA’s Curious … the Bird

Written by Daniel Guss on August 22 2016.

Second-Dwelling-Unit Debate Arrives at LA City Hall

Written by Carlyle Hall on August 25 2016.

Save Valley Village: ‘Councilman Krekorian Only Represents Those Who Agree With Him’

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on August 22 2016.

Listen Up, Beverly Hills: Time to Stop Fighting Expansion of Purple Line to Westside

Written by Chris Campbell on August 25 2016.

LAUSD’s Misplaced Priorities: Students and Parents Need a Real Summer Break

Written by Ken Alpern on August 22 2016.

LA’s Neighborhood Councils … Who, How and Why? The Debate Continues

Written by Bob Gelfand on August 22 2016.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

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