LOS ANGELES

Why Is Housing So Expensive In Los Angeles?

PLANNING WATCH - A major reason for LA’s population decline is the rising cost of housing and the homelessness resulting from over-priced housing.

The Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project is Critical and Needs Action

LA TRANSPO - As a Los Angeles transit rider since 1993, the addition of a major construction project for the Sepulveda Pass by Metro is greatly supported.

Bass and the Billionaire: An Epic Battle for the Soul of Los Angeles

LA ELECTION WATCH - If these were normal times, the regular exercise at the ballot box is simply choosing the lesser of two evils.

LA Property Owner Should Face Consequences for Cutting Down Protected Trees

LA URBAN FOREST – Los Angeles has a Protected Tree Ordinance (PTO), but if you think that any of the City’s trees are actually protected, think again.

Once Swift, Now Slow As a Snail...It's Been a Week, Where's My Damn Mail?

THE DOCTOR IS IN - Am I the only one, the only one here,

LA Granny Flats Need Common Sense Rule Changes

HOUSING CRISIS - Could two more feet help alleviate the housing shortage?

Neighborhood Councils: Overturning a Policy of InCivility

ACCORDING TO LIZ - Survival of the fittest is a phrase derived from Darwin’s theory of evolution under which only the most successful will reproduce.

It’s Time To Stop Profiteering At The Pump

BIG OIL PRICES - Amid the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, rising gas prices, and the existential threat of climate change, policymakers in Washington have a long list of crises to address.

Time For Other Democratic Options When Candidates Offer So Little

PLANNING WATCH - Last week’s Planning Watch column generated emails from readers wanting to know where I stood on LA’s Mayoral election, in particular because the column led with a critical LA Times question about Karen Bass’s homeless policies.

Imagine Eunisses Hernandez at City Hall

DEEGAN ON LA—-“Protect those that protect your interests” is a phrase that sounds like it should be sharing space in a mouth that’s chomping on a cigar.

Sacramento Chooses Politics Over Economics. The Middle Class Continues to Bleed

THE DOCTOR IS IN - Maybe some of you reading this think inflation is great.

Kevin James: A Candidate in the LA City Attorney Race

LA ELECTION 2022 - The race for Los Angeles City Attorney is as wide-open affair. There are no incumbents; not even a termed out official seeking a new gig.

Buscaino’s Great Reveal Party

EXCLUSIVE TO CITYWATCH - On May 12, LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino officially threw in the towel on his quixotic attempt to become mayor of Los Angeles and then endorsed the billionaire, Rick Caruso.

Can Karen Bass See The Root Causes Of The Homeless Crisis?

PLANNING WATCH - Through Steve Lopez’s column, the LA Times posed a serious question about mayoral candidate, Karen Bass:

The City Of LA Needs To Lead The Nation In Justice And Equity

GUEST COMMENTARY - We are at an inflection point in LA.

Primary Countdown Is On. Here Are My Picks.

RantZ and RaveZ - As we approach the Primary Election on June 7, you need to know who to vote for in the upcoming elections.

Save Us From Villanueva. We Need A New Sheriff in Town.

GUEST COMMENTARY - ABAV. That’s the answer I get most when I ask, “Who’re you voting for for sheriff?”

A Cage By Any Other Name

HOUSING CRISIS - Under the guise of housing, LA’s tiny home villages serve to contain and banish unhoused people.

L.A. Conservancy Accused of “Predatory” Behavior RE; Kurt Cobain Home

GUEST COMMENTARY - Historic preservation can get ugly. In the constant push-and-pull between protecting the past and building the future, there are bound to be disagreements, and sometimes the arguments get heated.