EASTSIDER - After ‘suspending’ Mark Ridley-Thomas Thomas when he was indicted for corruption, Council President Nury Martinez unleashed an unprecedented solution.
The LAHSA 2022 Homeless Count Was a Snafu
HOMELESS POLITICS - On January 30th, 2022, I wrote my article on the LAHSA 2022 Homeless Count: LAHSA’s 2022 Homeless Count Will Not Be Accurate. May Pose Risks To Volunteers. (citywatchla.com)
Rick Caruso Would Have My Vote For Mayor Of Los Angeles
SOUTH OF THE 10 - When I was a teacher at Verbum Dei High School, Rick Caruso was a big supporter of our students.
Pot and Politics in Northeast LA
THE EASTSIDER - It’s always seemed to me that pot shops (or Cannabis Dispensaries) have popped up in Northeast LA without notice, and in areas that the community may or may not be aware of in advance.
Black College Expo Returns to LA
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Thousands of college bound students descended upon the Los Angeles Convention Center for the 2022 Black College Expo.
Sound The Alarm: Ignore the Venice Median Project at Your Own Peril
VENICE POLITICS - This Thursday, The LA City Planning Commission will be holding its second Public Hearing on the controversial Venice Median Project--
Letter to an “Anti-capitalist YIMBY”
HOUSING POLITICS - I was intrigued by a recent article in The Daily Beast with the double-edged title: “Yimbys Could Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis if They Weren’t So Busy Being Trolls.”