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Written by David Bell on July 27 2017. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

The King of Hate

When Trump gave his speech to the Boy Scouts last week, the only response I could muster was sadness and disgust. Something about it hit me on a visceral level – like Sandyhook or the Tamir Rice shooting. I understand no one died becaus…

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Written by Dick Platkin on July 27 2017. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

No, Gentrification Doesn’t Just Happen … City Hall Promotes It at Every Turn

I challenge both of these claims. City Hall’s official ordinances and regulations, as well as many informal practices, not only allow gentrification, they actively promote it at the expense of local communities. Since gentrification t…

Lies and Myths: How LA’s ‘Smart Planning’ Big Wigs Rule our World

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 27 2017.

LAUSD Still Believes that Minority Students Can’t Learn

Written by Leonard Isenberg on July 27 2017.

Is Adelanto California’s Guantanamo?

Written by Andrew Moss on July 27 2017.

CalPERS: Investments Up, Governance Down … for the Count

Written by Tony Butka on July 27 2017.

California: Amid the Blaring Headlines, Routine Reports of Hate-Fueled Violence

Written by Joe Sexton on July 27 2017.

Biker Lives Matter

Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on July 24 2017.

California Needs to Cap the Growth of Runaway Pensions

Written by David Schwartzman on July 24 2017.

Do HOA’s and Neighborhood Councils Guarantee Level Freedom-of-Speech Playing Fields?

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 24 2017.

Does the California Veterinary Medical Board Protect Bad Veterinarians?

Written by Daniel Guss on July 24 2017.

Going Coastal, Using the Pledge of Allegiance as a Wedge

Written by James Preston Allen on July 24 2017.

Living in a Black Lung Loft? How LA Politics and ‘Smart Planning’ Ignore Medical Science

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 24 2017.

Paramount Gets Paid While Best and Brightest Leave California

Written by Bob Loewen on July 24 2017.

Rabid Bobcat Attacks Spiral … Cat with Rabies Alarms Health Experts

Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on July 24 2017.

To Be a Leader on National Issues, California Must Leave It’s Smug, Protective Cocoon

Written by Joe Mathews on July 24 2017.

Too Risky! LA County Takes SoCal Gas to Court … Opposes Reopening of Aliso Canyon

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on July 24 2017.

A Seat at the Table

Written by David Bell on July 20 2017.

Exposed: LA is Pursuing Plan for Never-Ending Traffic Gridlock

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 20 2017.

Gas Taxes! Vehicle Fees! Crime! Dennis is Steamed!

Written by Dennis P. Zine on July 20 2017.

Hollywood Sign: The Battle for Beachwood Drive Access Headed to Court

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on July 20 2017.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

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