GELFAND’S WORLD--Half of all the presidential impeachments in the history of the United States are owned by Donald J. Trump.
LOS ANGELES
Another Big Bamboozle – the New 2021-2029 Los Angeles Housing Element?
PLANNING WATCH-By State of California law and the City of Los Angeles Charter, Los Angeles must prepare, adopt, maintain, and monitor its General Plan, even though its chapters (i.e. elements) on infrastructure and public services are over 50 years old.
Address the Stagnation That Paved the Way for Trump
OTHER WORDS-Donald Trump won’t be around forever. But the political crises his attacks on democracy have caused will outlive his one-term presidency.
The Only Thing Scarier than QAnon Is the Reaction to It
ANALYSIS-The right-wing demonstration turned violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was a spectacle, complete with Confederate flags and a QAnon shaman in red-white-and-blue face paint.
I Just Got My First COVID-19 Vaccine. It Was No Big Deal. Get Yours ASAP!
LEANING RIGHT--Sometimes I wonder if our nation really wants to get through this pandemic and put it in our collective rear-view mirror. Maybe some of us like the masks, the lockdowns, the social distancing, and the economic misery.
For Renters, the COVID-19 Pandemic May Be A Long-Term Economic Disaster
AFFORDABLE HOUSING--While many billionaires have only gotten richer during the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of renters, in California and throughout the country, are facing an economic disaster that may impact their lives for years to come.
An Exhausted Planet Limps Into 2021
CLIMATE POLITICS-Early this new year, the Alliance of World Scientists (13,700 strong) delivered a biting report, not mincing words:
What the Heck Happened to Los Angeles? (COVID Edition)
EASTSIDER-It is clear to everyone who lives here that Los Angeles (City and County) is the new national epicenter for COVID-19 and its variants. So how did we hunker down over the holidays?
Capitol Chaos: MAGA Perspective
DEPLORABLES AND IMPEACHMENT-Anyone who thinks that the populist working class movement that Donald Trump nurtured is going to go away if he is impeached and found guilty does not understand the half of America who voted for him.
Dems Delegate Election for Assembly District 51, 2021 Edition
EASTSIDER-Readers may remember the mess back in 2019 over having the ADEM AD51 delegate elections over in Boyle Heights.
Trump Puts a Hit Out on Pence
ONE MAN’S OPINION--As the House Dems and a few GOP move to impeach Donald Trump for his attempt to overthrow the US government,
Los Angeles COVID Crisis—Enforce Mask and Social Distancing Mandates, Now
HEALTH POLITICS--The saying “insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” reflects our current response to the COVID-19 surge disaster.