LOS ANGELES

THE DOCTOR IS IN - Like it or not, we just prevented and voted down a recall effort against Governor Gavin Newsom, in large part because the issues morphed from financial mismanagement, lack of infrastructure, an explosion of homelessness, and shoving of the middle class out of the Golden State...to a silly focus on vaccination by Larry Elder the main GOP challenger.

PLANNING WATCH - If you can pull yourself away from the daily concerns of many Angelenos, such as traffic jams and Amazon package thieves, you might have heard that life as we know it is at the brink because of a rapidly changing climate. 

RANTZ & RAVEZ - Some Elected and appointed Los Angeles City Hall officials have clearly demonstrated they are out for themselves and lost their commitment to the Voters, Residents and Taxpayers of the once Proud and Internationally known City of the Angels…

DEEGAN ON LA—-Cigars are being metaphorically passed out by City Council. 

MARC’S ANGle - With over 80 container ships just sitting at the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports, I connected with Emily Hibard’s paper manufacturing family business, which was forced to sell their old trucks, which she attributes to being a major contributor to the supply chain fiasco due to truck shortages.

A VIEW FROM HERE - When the most laudable candidate to be Los Angeles' next Mayor is unwilling to say whether the state’s criminal laws apply to the city council, we are doomed to continued rapacious lawlessness. 

EASTSIDER - What does it say about the ethics of a Los Angeles mayoral candidate who capitalizes upon the suffering of the homeless to advance his/her career without discussing his/her role in creating the homeless crisis? 

THE DOCTOR IS IN - For the past 20 years I sought to meet the needs of all L.A. City and County residents with respect to transportation, affordable housing, jobs, and just plain being HEARD.

SOUTH OF THE 10 - Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and his family have re-located to South LA despite misgivings of being perceived as a “gentrifier”, although he is busy behind the scenes pulling the strings on universal basic income programs sweeping the state of California (and Los Angeles).

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA - Ten Octobers ago, my family moved into our San Gabriel Valley home, and people started knocking on the door. Some knockers were neighbors. Some were trick-or-treaters. And some were looking for Steve.

HOUSING WATCH - I spend entirely too much time listening to experts in business, government, and academia explain the economy in general and the property market in particular.

PLANNING WATCH - Because Planning Watch columns present such a grim picture of life and City Hall politics in Los Angeles, I was pleasantly surprised to receive information on a proposed local ballot initiative that addresses some root causes of homelessness. 

NEVER FORGET - It’s hard to tell a city’s story. In many cities, there’s a tension between pointing with pride and bowing in shame.

SOUTH OF THE 10 - Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has dropped $10,000 into Inglewood’s November 2 special election to raise taxes to assist with “easing traffic” related to the numerous sports venues located along Prairie Ave.

DEEGAN ON LA —The prospect that parts of the hard work by the L. A. City Council Redistricting Commission may be headed for the shredder came as no surprise considering the divided 15-6 Commission vote to accept the Final Map version on Thursday, October 21, and the immediate negative reaction to the proposed districts map by Councilmembers Martinez (CD6), Krekorian (CD2) and Raman (CD4). 

THE DOCTOR IS IN - It's no shock to anyone who's paid attention to traffic, housing and American migration patterns, and the overall worsening rich/poor divide that there are dramatic changes in the needs of transportation and infrastructure.

THE VIEW FROM HERE - Eric Garcetti’s Mini-Me, Mitchie 0, practices a bizarre form of cannibalism. 

MARC'S ANGle - There’s a verdict in the end.  Full disclosure. I do not watch reality TV, or TV shows, in general, and basically did research to write this piece due to running into Vicki at a charity event for Fix’n Fidos, the day after a very public press sparring between her and Steve.

COMMENTARY - There is an obvious “disconnect” between this new crop of mayoral candidates looking to succeed the failed administration of lame duck Mayor Eric Garcetti,

LA BUDGET WATCH - At $11.4 billion, this year’s Los Angeles budget puts many nations to shame.

RantZ and RaveZ - On November 17, 1973, Former President Richard M.  Nixon stated the following during a speech, “I am not a Crook.”