CLIMATE POLITICS-Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Northern Hemisphere is permafrost. By all appearances, it is melting well beyond natural background rates, in fact, substantially!
Large-Scale Permafrost Thawing Poses Threat to Our Planet
LOS ANGELES
State Measures: Is the Concept of Following Rules that Difficult to Understand?
LEANING RIGHT--There's a reason or three why so many Californians, be they Republican, Democratic, or Independent, are leaving our big cities and even our Once-Golden State:
The Good News is: The Corona Epidemic is Internationalizing Our Culture
GELFAND’S WORLD--Let’s not talk about the current president today. By the time this appears, the final presidential debate will (presumably) have finished.
Why Your CVS Prescription Is Taking So Long
SPECIAL REPORT--The drug store giant’s CEO has been cutting corners while rewarding himself handsomely.
Black Lives Matter and The Declaration of Independence
VIEW FROM HERE--The two main groups which attack America’s core value of “Liberty to all” are the Democrats and the Republicans.
I Was in the Room Where It Happened: One Woman’s Perspective on “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
GUEST WORDS--Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, streaming on Netflix, is entertaining, sometimes moving and often funny.
ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospitals – Veterinary Frauds Urged Killing Healthy Cat
@THE GUSS REPORT-What would you do if a veterinarian encouraged you to kill your cat but didn’t provide life-saving services for which they billed, falsely claimed urine on her coat indicated jaundice and shockingly discouraged you from being there when the cat’s life is taken at their recommendation?
While Pledging Social and Economic Justice, City Hall Loots a Community of Color
DOUBLESPEAK-From Los Angeles Department of City Planning Director Vince Bertoni: “As public servants who inform land use, we face a pivotal moment in time where we reflect on the social, political and economic injustices that have challenged our Black, Indigenous and communities of color for generations.”
Bidens Tax Plan Would Make America More Equal
TAX POLITICS-Want to know where the 2020 presidential election is heading? Don’t obsess about the polls. Pay attention to tax lawyers and accountants.
The Case for LA County Measure J
EASTSIDER-LA County Measure R was a good beginning, and November’s Measure J just might be the right expansion.
How Business-as-Usual Triumphs at LA’s City Hall
PLANNING WATCH-Letters-to-the-editor often present political viewpoints that newspapers usually keep under wraps.
Reimagining the LA DCR - Or Once Upon A Time in Hollyweed
420 FILE--It wasn’t surprising to receive another notice about the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (LA DCR) canceling its next Cannabis Regulation Commission meeting, on the heels of the teleconference mess on October 8.