LOS ANGELES

TOWNHALL -This month marks seven years of Eric Garcetti’s reign as mayor. Those seven years have left many Angelinos hard-pressed to name even a single aspect of our civic life that has improved

INSIDE LOS ANGELES-A few years ago, billionaire Geoffrey Palmer was crowned with an ignominious title: “Downtown LA’s worst developer.” 

NEW GEOGRAPHY-A new class of overlords are making their bid for world domination.

ONE MAN’S OPINION--People behave in their own characteristic fashion when they confront new situations; that’s how our neurology is constructed. 

GELFAND’S WORLD--In a few more weeks, the presidential nominations will become official: Joe Biden for the Democrats and Donald Trump for the Republicans.

@THE GUSS REPORT-Welcome to the final few hours of the pre-felony existence of Mitch Englander, formerly of the Los Angeles City Council. 

PUZZLING--In a period of increased attention to police violence and the deaths of unarmed young men at the hands of officers, the nomination of Phlunte Riddle (photo above) to a state board in California is puzzling.

ONE MAN’S OPINION-Mark this one “rank speculation,” or we could call it, “there are too many serious problems without solutions; so, let’s jump into silly land.” 

VOICES-For the past several years, staff members who left their employment with Jose Huizar’s CD 14 office have found lucrative jobs working for other city and state elected officials or have obtained employment working for various Los Angeles City Departments.

ALPERN AT LARGE--Eric Garcetti, meet Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom--you're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't try to reduce the COVID-19 virus, keep the economy alive, and provide people with hope during the current ongoing series of crises.

WOKE 2.0--Truth matters.  Facts matter.  Context matters.  A complete narrative matters.  And nuance matters. 

CLIMATE POLITICS-Arctic temperatures are soaring to new records. . .  and staying there, ever since May of this year.