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California’s Thriving LGBT Caucus: Because Sometimes, Lawmaking is Personal
The drawing’s first panel was “The gay and lesbian caucus goes to lunch.”
The second was “Kuehl, party of one.”
Two years later Carole Migden of San Francisco became the state’s second lesbian legislator, followed by Christine Kehoe of S…
Why I Stand with UTLA’s Fight for Teachers, Families and Children
EDUCATION POLITICS--I walked the line in ’89. I was a teacher in Los Angeles Unified School District when the teachers’ union (UTLA) led t…
A Note to My Congresswoman: Don't be Quick to Make a Deal with the Devil
GELFAND’S WORLD-It's more important for Democrats in congress to appear intransigent for a few more days than to be seen as willing to deal.
FBI Notebook: Will ‘Soft Corruption’ Like Insurance Fraud be Wesson’s Downfall?
@THE GUSS REPORT-Will the chain-smoking habit of Los Angeles City Council president Herb Wesson lead to his eventual downfall?
Charges of Anti-Semitism May Have Produced Smaller Crowds at LA’s 3rd Annual Women’s March
BCK FILE--An estimated 200,000 demonstrators gathered in Pershing Square on January 19 for the 3rd Annual Women’s March.
Pay for Play, Vote Trading: Did Garcetti Want the Huizars Gone?
ONE MAN’S OPINION-If the FBI were standing on the Santa Monica pier, it couldn’t find the Pacific Ocean.
Preparing for a Baby: Tips for Parents with Disabilities
DISABILITY PERSPECTIVE-Preparing for a new baby takes a lot of work and planning, and it often comes with lots of stress and a little anxie…
Teachers vs LAUSD: Problem is Not Just Class Size
FIRST PERSON--While class sizes are too large at LAUSD, which is problematic to say the least, this is not the biggest factor as to what ma…
It’s a New Year: Politics, Investigations and Accountability in LA
RANTZ & RAVEZ-2019 is finally here and we begin the new year with lots of emerging situations including a new Governor with an interest…
David Ryu vs City Hall Corruption
CORRUPTION WATCH--Before the FBI's widening corruption probe of L.A. leaders erupted, Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu tried two ye…
Venice Blvd Reconfiguration is ‘Decided Behind Closed Doors’ ... By Those Who Promised Transparency
ALPERN AT LARGE--The other shoe has dropped. After more than a year of Mar Vistans asking, begging, and sending motion after motion for dat…
The Wall the Wuss, and the Deal
EASTSIDER-If the President is going to shut down the entire government over a Wall, he faces two problems. First the wall isn’t big enough…
LA City Hall’s Version of the Green New Deal Tainted by Corruption Accusations
PLATKIN ON PLANNING-Like clockwork, each week brings forth another alarming scientific study reporting that global warming and climate disr…
Who’s the Biggest Threat to the Republic: Trump, Pelosi…or ‘We the People”?
CORRUPTION WATCH-The Threat of Donald Trump: As was evident before the election, Donald Trump suffers from serious psychological impairment…
Boarder Wall Farce
AT LENGTH-That the national broadcast media gave up prime time television minutes in exchange for a metaphoric shadow boxing match over the…
Yes, Evil Does Exist. Today’s News Provides Proof.
ALPERN AT LARGE--Sometimes our worst fears are realized. Sometimes life imitates art (in this case, the movies).
Two Dead Black Men is 1 Too Many for Ted Lieu
@THE GUSS REPORT-Well that took long enough! On January 8, Southern California Congressman Ted Lieu (Photo above-right) finally announced h…
The Democrats Finally Won the Suburbs. Now, Will They Destroy Them?
NEW GEOGRAPHY--The Democratic Party’s triumphal romp through suburbia was the big story of the midterms.
LA School’s Superintendent Having Problem Locating the Truth
SAVING OUR SCHOOLS-Austin Beutner, the current Superintendent of LAUSD, was essentially appointed to his position by Eli Broad and his Bill…
It’s the Differences That Made This Country Great, Not the Racist Stew That Boils Over Today
BCK FILE--“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending…
