LOS ANGELES

ONE MAN’S OPINION-I am not a medical doctor, nor do I play one on television, but I do watch a lot of TV. My favorites shows are Cuomo Live from New York, the Garcetti-Barger-Ferrer News Hour plus Dateline Newsom. 

@TheGussReport – And another one bites the dust. 

GUEST COMMENTARY-For all the die-hard Trump supporters, you have to be a little skeptical when he comes out and says ingest disinfectant to cure Coronavirus. 

GELFAND’S WORLD--We keep waiting for that moment when even the right wing decides it’s had enough of Trump’s mentality.

PUBLIC HEALTH-Los Angeles needs to be self-sufficient by stockpiling everything that is necessary for any disaster.

ALPERN AT LARGE--It is doubtful that the "density warriors" and the "YIMBY's" and all those who confuse development with overdevelopment will reconsider their thinking during or after the Coronavirus pandemic, because...why confuse facts with rightful indignation? Why confuse logical debate with screaming activism.

CAPITAL AND MAIN-By February 26, when a woman in Northern California’s Solano County was identified as the first known U.S. coronavirus case contracted from community transmission — that is, through an unknown source — the virus was already spreading quickly throughout the Bay Area.

TRAVEL IN THE TIME OF COVID-A month ago, I was enjoying one of my “bucket list” trips – visiting Antarctica – when Mayor Garcetti shut down Los Angeles.

PERSPECTIVE--The prompt: “you have been muted” said it all.

CRUDE POLITICS--The smell of crude oil pervaded the air. “Sandbags, and a cleanup crew actively power-washed the oil off Court Street for over 24 hours,” said a resident. 

FIRST PERSON--This is the first time in my blessedly long life that I have been asked to sacrifice for the greater good of my fellow compatriots. This sacrifice entails staying at home.

PLANNING WATCH-Like Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, for whom there was, “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” today’s homeless and over-crowded find themselves awash in a sea of vacant residential units – continuously expanding -- that they cannot afford.