Climate Change Is Here. Can Someone Please Tell Those In Charge?
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Forcing Bigoted Politicians to Resign is Easy, Rooting Out Racist Policies, Programs, and Practices is Hard.
PLANNING WATCH - According to disgraced LA City Council Member Gil Cedillo, “From the Compton’s to the Gardena’s to South L.A. ...you can't throw a rock and not hit a Mexican.”
New York Times on LA’s Housing Crisis. Even a Broken Clock Is Correct Twice a Day
PLANNING WATCH - Judging by my email, the New York Times has many readers in LA, especially for columnist Ezra Klein’s take on homelessness and his doubts that either Karen Bass or Rick Caruso can handle this crisis.
LA City Hall’s Dilemma. Corruption Served In Bite-Sized Bits Or Giant Portions?
PLANNING WATCH - If you follow the news, you know about LA City Hall’s endless corruption stories.
LA’s McMansions Cause Housing Costs to Rise, Homelessness and Overcrowding
PLANNING WATCH - In previous Planning Watch columns I explained why the end of eviction protections; the growth of economic inequality, housing prices, and interest rates; and the demise of HUD and CRA public housing has led to overcrowding and homelessness.
What Mayor-Elect Karen Bass Is Up Against!
PLANNING WATCH - If you want a job where the barriers to success are daunting, you should consider becoming the Mayor of Los Angeles.
PLANNING WATCH - After the West Coast’s recent heat dome, horrendous wildfires, and the new normal of mega-drought, even those who have sworn off newspapers, newscasts, and social media now know that climate change is no longer a theory.