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How the People of America Change in Just a Few Terrifying Moments
Over a week later, investigators from the Federal, State and Local Governments are still trying to determine the cause of this massive hostile action against totally innocent people. Why would a rich American citizen perform this cowardly…
Must Read! How Nextdoor Found 10 Million People While LA City Planning Found 100
SPECIAL REPORT--In 2013, I was organizing for the startup Nextdoor, the social networking app for neighborhoods whose logo is a cute ’n chu…
Predictable Cash & Endorsements Fuel the ‘Lifer Pipeline’ for Assembly District 51
EASTSIDER-When Wendy Carrillo ran against Jimmy Gomez to replace Xavier Becerra in 34th Congressional District primary, she ran a distant s…
Stepping on the Neck of Constituents is Just ... Not ... Funny!
ALPERN AT LARGE--I can't say "no" to gallows humor, but I can say "no" to bigots and bullies.
To Oust Hawkish, Centrist Feinstein, Progressives Push for Primary Challenge
VOICE OF THE STATUS QUO--Progressives are gearing up to challenge Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) after the long-time senator announced th…
What Next for California’s Sanctuary Defiance?
CAL MATTERS--So California has declared itself to be a sanctuary for those who have entered the nation illegally.
Proof! Neighborhood Councils are ‘Protectors of the Community’
JUST SAYIN’-Last week I wrote about the proposed "Drunk Tank" that was uncovered by West LA/ Sawtelle Neighborhood Council and the secrets…
Who Wins the Corruption Games, Republicans or the Democrats?
THE COHEN COLUMN-- “When comparing criminal indictments of those serving in the executive branch of presidential administrations it's so lo…
California Sues Trump: A Voice for Millions of Women Upset Over Trump’s Vengeful Birth Control Rollback
THE KRAMER FILE--The Trump administration is continuing its mission to unravel President Obama’s legacy, this time, rolling back the ACA ma…
Doctors Getting Paid More - Now Will They Treat California’s Poor
CAL MATTERS-It seems like a simple solution. Raise what you pay doctors for treating low-income patients, and they’ll treat more of them.
Guns and Common Sense: Why the Bump Stock is Not Such a Slippery Slope
VIEW FROM THE CENTER-Platitudes, platitudes everywhere abound on guns. They're becoming as "Americlique" as apple pie. Here's a quick coupl…
Liberty Park: Can a Lawn Become a Protected Landmark?
DEEGAN ON LA-One man’s lawn may be another man’s landmark. That seems to be the proposition being advanced concerning Koreatown’s Liberty P…
My Doubts about Single-Payer Just Show I’m Sick in the Head
CONNECTING CALIFORNIA--I’m so disappointed in myself.
I really should be 100 percent supportive of the effort to establish a single-payer…
PETA ‘Dog’ and ‘Cat’ Ask Mayor Garcetti to Fix LA Animal Services
ANIMAL WATCH-PETA supporters dressed as a cat and a dog demonstrated their dismay on Oct. 3 over the failure of Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los…
Ref Rodriguez’s Problem is Our Education Problem Too
EDUCATION POLITICS--In the never-ending saga of LAUSD absurdity, last week, my wife and I received a robo- call from Superintendent Michell…
The Culture Wars Not Good For SoCal Biz
NEW GEOGRAPHY--America’s seemingly unceasing culture wars are not good for business, particularly for a region like Southern California. As…
The Harvey Weinstein Example: When White Women are Violated America Responds Accordingly
When white women are violated, America responds and the response is immediate.
The Virtues of Doing Film On a Shoestring
GELFAND’S WORLD--We've now completed the first weekend of the San Pedro International Film Festival, aka Spiff. The fun part of a film fes…
Untrue, Ryu! City Councilmember Busted Lying about Crime
@THE GUSS REPORT-How soon Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu forgets about a rash of burglaries and mail thefts that he and the LAPD…
2nd Amendment Sham: Touting the Right to Kill Each Other
THE EPPERHART EXPRESS-The cover of Life magazine on August 12, 1966 featured a bullet hole in a store window caused by Charles Whitman, who…
