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They Go Low. We Go Local!
RESISTANCE---Right now, the most effective political action we can take is local. Not Congressional District local: school board local, state house local, city council local, neighborhood council local, #Indivisible group local!
There’s a…
The Coalition for Economic Survival Says No On ‘Measure S’
GUEST COMMENTARY-The Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) believes Measure S threatens to delay or stop projects that would otherwise prov…
Surprise! Proposed Miracle Mile HPOZ Upended By David Ryu and Mayor Garcetti
DEEGAN ON LA-What had seemed to be a done deal, subject to City Council approval, is now being treated by Councilmember David Ryu (CD4) lik…
Resistance: Some Call It Treason, or What's an Indivisible To Do?
GELFAND’S WORLD--The local chapter of Indivisible met last week. As you may recall, this is the grass roots reaction to the Trump administr…
California's New Job One: Make America Great Again
CONNECTING CALIFORNIA--California is already on the defensive in its battle with Donald Trump. Our state needs an offense—now. (Photo above…
Beware! LA has Its Own Alt-Facts
CORRUPTION WATCH-Thank you Donald Trump for alerting us to a deadly serious problem: Alt-Facts. We are accustomed to Alt-Facts being sprink…
City Hall has Ignored the Law and Failed to Update the City’s General Plan for Years … Why Should We Trust Them Now?
PLATKIN ON PLANNING--Whether LA voters adopt or reject Measure S, the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, on March 7, the Planning Departmen…
Education and Jobs - What Happened To My California?
EASTSIDER--I know I keep mentioning that I’m a third generation Californian in these columns. I do it mostly because I have at best a tenuo…
Getting What You Pay For
EDUCATION POLITICS--Is it true there are LAUSD board candidates “supported by” Betsy DeVos?
Recently this very central, very arresting que…
Grass Roots Political Action ... Not just Noise
MY TURN-We have a Primary Election on March 7 and will probably see an underwhelming turnout. Maybe it’s because we are still exhausted fro…
Promises, Promises from LA City Hall … Mostly Empty or Just Half True
RANTZ & RAVEZ-The “Safe Sidewalks LA” program is another example of how City Hall deals with issues impacting the quality of life in Lo…
LA’s City Council Rushing to Implement ‘Measure S’ … Here’s Why
ALPERN AT LARGE--I really feel for those Angelenos getting pummeled between the pro- and anti-Measure S arguments and literature. Why woul…
Congressman Cárdenas: We Were Asked “What Gang are You a Member of?”
GUEST WORDS--Right after I graduated college something happened to me that has happened to many other Latino men but few other Members of C…
Redline Reminder: We’re All In This Together
THIS IS WHAT I KNOW--Those who gripe about our city characterize Angelenos as firmly sequestered in our bubbles or in our Priuses or SUVs…
Resistance: Angelenos Take to Streets as ICE Raids Descend on Los Angeles
RESISTANCE WATCH--Protesters took to the streets in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly raided homes and…
Shall We Wait for the Next Dam to Overflow? Vote YES on Measure S!
ALPERN AT LARGE--Planning and Transportation is NOT an issue for sissies in the Golden State, and particularly in the City of the Angels. T…
This LA Lawmaker Needs a Permanent Timeout
@THE GUSS REPORT-You know that the City of Los Angeles is in trouble when Councilmember “Grand Jury Nury” Martinez seems like a less risky…
Bernard Parks Documentary Just one of Many Gems at LA’s Pan African Film & Arts Festival
FILM WATCH-Sorry if I'm a little late on reporting this February 9th-20th film and art festival at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, but th…
City Council Tries Derail Measure S … Gambles on a Bogus Proposal to Fool Voters
CORRUPTION WATCH-On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, the Los Angeles City Council unleashed its latest volley of frauds perpetrated on the vote…
Homelessness Now Outranks Traffic and Crime as Number One Voter Issue
DEEGAN ON LA-“Traffic and crime have been overtaken by homelessness as the defining issue for voters right now, and that’s pretty amazing,”…
