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Yes, We Need More Infrastructure and Affordable Housing ... But Do We Trust THESE Jokers?
Perhaps a bunch of us think that Gavin Newsom and Eric Garcetti are the best and brightest that the Democratic Party has to offer. And perhaps the three remaining Republican voters in the Golden State think that John Cox and Jim Brulte'…
World Series Off-Field Observations - Joe Buck, The Eck and More
@THE GUSS REPORT-It’s Sunday morning, October 28th. And though the Los Angeles Dodgers face elimination in tonight’s Game 5 at Dodger Stadi…
The Murder of Jews in Pittsburgh: Will it Change State-Sponsored Anti-Semitism in California’s Courts?
CORRUPTION WATCH-The mass murder of Jews in Pittsburgh did not spring from the mind of one mentally ill person but arose from millennia of…
The Distortion Caused by Rent Control
DEEGAN ON LA-“Distortion,” fueled by the big spending of special interests in the political campaign to fight against Prop 10 on the Novemb…
Save the Rain, Vote Yes on Measure W
ELECTION VOICES--As someone who worked her way up the ladder at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from clerk typist to the firs…
Nationalism and Trump's Delusions
VIEW FROM HERE-That President Trump fancies himself a nationalist is hardly news.
Living with the Two Trumps: Teleprompter Trump and Let’s Put On a Show Trump
BCK FILE--This past Saturday, a gunman killed 11 worshippers at Tree of Life synagogue in what was the deadliest attack on Jews in US histo…
A Project for the Next Twenty Years
GELFAND’S WORLD--As a kid, I can remember walking down to the corner one evening with my parents.
Why I’m Standing With LA Teachers
EDUCATION POLITICS--2018 has been a pivotal year for teachers. In West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky, Colorado, and North Carolina…
What Jamal Khashoggi's Killing Reveals About U.S. Foreign Policy
PERSPECTIVE--After weeks of increasingly absurd stories, Saudi Arabia has admitted that Jamal Khashoggi—an American permanent resident, Sau…
Viacom Shelter Advertising: Confusion Reigns
GUEST COMMENTARY--The company that Los Angeles City contracts with to raise revenues by advertising in bus shelters and kiosks advises that…
R & R Guide to Voting on November 6 … Voting is a Must
RANTZ & RAVEZ-Well, Well, the time has finally arrived for you to VOTE for candidates and ballot measures that will impact your pocketb…
Pogo for President – Why Not?
CORRUPTION WATCH-Matters have become so dire that only Pogo can rescue the Republic.
Lincoln Heights Parking Lots Project: Proof that Measure HHH was a Scam
EASTSIDER-Notwithstanding all Mayor Garcetti’s talk about how wonderful his homeless plan is, he recently discovered at a Venice Town Hall…
How the World Sees Us: A Little Giggling. A Little Groaning.
GELFAND’S WORLD--My interest in film history has nothing to do with this column except that it has recently allowed me to talk with people…
Demanding Better
GUEST COMMENTARY-Lyin' Frat Boy Brett Kavanaugh may be loftily ensconced in his ill-begotten perch at the Supreme Court, but fury against h…
Anatomy of a Lie
BELL VIEW--“People, they ain’t no good.” -- Nick Cave. I once tried a case to a Santa Monica jury where I proved – mathematically – that th…
A Propo$ition For Voting in the CA Election: Pay Attention to the Propo$ition$ … Follow the Money!
ALPERN AT LARGE--Come November, YOU decide.
As Trump Gaslights Entire Nation About Package Bombs, This 'Will Go Down in History' as Clear Moment 'American Democracy Truly at Risk'
PERSPECTIVE--Less than 12 hours after praising himself for being on his best behavior as bombs were found in the mail of several targets of…
Two Evils Facing Voters: The Dems and the GOP
CORRUPTION WATCH-The Dems are certain that all Trump supporters are vile White racists and the GOP is convinced that all Dems are snowflake…
