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WEALTH POLITICS--Americans are more aware than ever that America has a race problem — and, more specifically, a racial wealth divide problem.

ONE MAN’S OPINION-Trump did not invent the new American value of betrayal. He is merely the most publicly acknowledged example.

GUEST COMMENTARY-The New York City Bar Association on Wednesday publicly called on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to immediately recuse himself from any further Department of Justice processes related to the ongoing investigation into the Trump administration's controversial dealings with Ukraine.

VIEW FROM HERE-The world certainly does not need one more psychoanalysis of Donald J. Trump. There have been plenty of those already and everyone already has their mind made up about who he is and what he stands for. 

POT POLITICS-Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) during the event dubbed "Bernie's Back Rally" comes as Sanders returns to campaigning after suffering a heart attack earlier this month. An estimated 26,000 people attended.

RANTZ & RAVEZ-Shouldn’t we change the way our city is run? Or do we continue to let the City of Los Angeles fall farther into a hole of decay and darkness where we have increasing numbers of homeless people living in tents, on city sidewalks, and in cars in our neighborhoods?

ALPERN AT LARGE--It's no secret that our Mayor is a habitual liar...and more so than most politicians. It's also no secret that LeBron James may be more into LeBron James than he is for the rest of humanity.

EASTSIDER-It is no joke that climate change is with us for real, and it is equally true that Los Angeles is a leader in clean energy with Mayor Garcetti’s Green New Deal Plan. Unfortunately, the details of the Plan are complicated, and the Mayor is not noted for his math skills. 

PLANNING WATCH-Each day there is more compelling evidence that Great Recession II is on its way, supplemented by parallel indicators that trickle-down economic gimmicks cannot keep the current housing bubble inflated for much longer.

TRANSIT LA--It was a victory for transit and for community process at Metro today as board members listened to advocates for the proposed North San Fernando Valley Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project and to its critics—the neighbors who would live near it—assuring both groups (there were more than 80 speakers) they would seek a strategic solution to everyone's needs and concerns. Board members then voted to begin the environmental review.

ONE MAN’S OPINION- How did America go from truth, justice and the American way, to lies, deceit and promoter of genocide of the Kurds?

ESSAY-“We train our boys to be killing machines, then prosecute them when they kill!” Donald J. Trump tweeted October 12, 2019 regarding the case of Maj. Mathew Golsteyn a former Green Beret who is on trial for killing an unarmed Afghan man in 2010, a killing Golsteyn twice admitted.

WORLD WATCH-There is no wonder that every person and news outlet that saw Trump’s letter to Turkey’s president Erdogan thought it was a joke.

CLIMATE CHANGE POLITICS-Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who sparked student protests across the globe, had this to tell the UN General Assembly in New York:

VIEW FROM HERE--The world certainly does not need one more psychoanalysis of Donald J. Trump.

GELFAND’S WORLD-With all the criticisms of Donald Trump, there is one thing that isn't sufficiently remarked on.

@THE GUSS REPORT-Today’s column revisits a recent LA corruption story to provide a behind-the-scenes look of how the LA Times has become a patsy of LA City Hall, as well as of other local governments, to the detriment of everyone in LA and around Southern California. 

SOUTH OF THE 10-The NFL owners, especially Sofi Stadium owner Stan Kroenke, must have had a serious brain fart when it comes to their latest proposal.

ALPERN AT LARGE-Guess what, everybody! We're all working for Russia and/or the Ukraine! 

DEEGAN ON LA-Isn’t dealing with the homeless a no-brainer? Feed them, house them and medicate them when necessary.

GUEST WORDS--In a blue state, in a blue city, on the Bruin blue campus of a public university system that once gave rise to the Free Speech Movement, why were the UCLA administration and Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, a liberal Democrat, bent on charging and jailing four young protesters for briefly interrupting a 2018 campus speaking appearance by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin?