LOS ANGELES

GUEST WORDS--Unlike most other rights, the right to vote does not have obvious or inherent incentives, especially if you believe your vote doesn’t matter or voting is too time-consuming, costly, or a health risk.

AMERICA FIRST-Religion is fading more quickly in the United States than in any other nation, according to a forthcoming research book.

CLIMATE POLITICS--In more than 20 years of living in Southern California, I have never been in a potential fire evacuation zone—until now.

AMERICA TODAY--I woke up this morning to news that was particularly horrific. Forced mass sterilisations at Trump’s concentration camps. I felt nauseous. My stomach lurched. And I don’t say that for effect. 

GELFAND’S WORLD--Filed under counting your chickens before they are hatched, let’s consider the fact that Kamala Harris is highly likely to become the next Vice President of the United States of America as Joe Biden wins the presidency.

@THE GUSS REPORT-After a chaotic summer during which Southern California politicians degraded and defunded the very law enforcement agencies which protected their own homes from rioters, their public anti-law enforcement stance has virtually invited violence against the men and women in blue. 

POLITICS OF POLICING-Police in America, whose mottos claim to “protect and serve” us, have been openly declaring allegiance with the forces of white supremacy.

COMMENTARY-Ten years ago, the City – government and stakeholders – was digging itself out of a financial hole created when Wall Street imploded after playing with derivatives fire from the wrong end of the tightrope. 

CAL MATTERS-California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed today to accelerate the state’s efforts to tackle climate change, announcing “this is a climate damn emergency” after surveying the fire-ravaged Oroville State Recreation Area. 

LEANING RIGHT--Congratulations, California, for voting in woker and woker morons to implement lamer and lamer laws.

CHECKS AND BALANCES-When I ponder the likelihood of looming electoral chaos — uncounted votes, a defeated president who won’t leave office, the possible termination of American democracy (coming soon!) — I can’t avoid putting it into a larger context: 

WHAT COUNTS-A deadline is looming. Millions of lives, trillions of dollars, and our democracy all hang on whether we show up to meet it. 

ONE MAN’S OPINION--We have allowed leaders, besotted with power lust, to trash the Constitution, bringing us to the brink of civil war.  On January 14, 2019, CityWatch published, “Who’s the Biggest Threat to the Republic: Trump,  …or ‘We the People”?  

VOICES-The Greater Los Angeles Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists issued the following statement today regarding the arrest of KPCC/LAist reporter Josie Huang on Saturday, September 12, 2020, as she was covering a protest in the City of Lynwood:

WILDFIRE POLITICS--From north to south, our state is on fire. 

GELFAND’S WORLD--Besides the usual finding that Donald Trump lies the way other people breathe, the new Woodward book underscores one other issue with Trump’s personality, something that we might have been focusing on from the beginning. 

PLANNING WATCH-Failed states don’t just happen. Countries don’t suddenly careen out-of-control because a foolish leader pursues irresponsible policies.

VOICES-Last week I received a copy of a directive which was sent out to each Los Angeles Police Division and the Specialized Units within the LAPD. 

GUEST WORDS-The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated much of the economy of Los Angeles, the state of California, and the nation.

EASTSIDER--Here are the real stakes for some 2 million beneficiaries and taxpayers.

VOICES-California, a state that once had so much beauty, promise, and opportunity that it was called the Golden State.