Category Archives: City

Do Poor Choices Cause Homelessness?

(Editor’s Note: This Article first appeared on November 4, 2024, in CityWatch and is reprinted with its author’s permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL This column probably isn’t about what you may think given its title.  It’s not about the life decisions … Continue reading

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Work on Asilomar Will Continue Tomorrow, October 28

A resident wrote: “Can you look into what is (not) going on with the Asilomar stabilization and road closure project?  It started almost a year ago, and it appeared that the stabilization part of things was done around mid-summer.  But … Continue reading

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City Going Broke Because of Lawsuits and Settlements. Pickleball Noise, Next?

Los Angeles has budgeted $87 million for lawsuits and settlement for the fiscal year, which started in July.  A month later, the City of Los Angeles agreed to pay $38.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to meet … Continue reading

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Former Councilmember Mike Bonin E-mails Vote Recommendations

Former Councilmember for CD 11 Mike Bonin sent this editor a lovely email, with his warm regards (even though I’ve never signed up to receive his emails).  He wrote “I am getting tons of requests for my recommendations, which I … Continue reading

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Proposed Measure A Tax Targets the Poor

Living in New Jersey, there was no sales tax on groceries or clothes. Why? It provides a break for the people who are struggling to get by – whose every dollar matters if they are going to eat or whether … Continue reading

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Mansion Tax Fallout: LA Sees Sharp Drop in Housing Production

(Editor’s note: This story appeared on September 12, in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR The November, 2022 passage of ULA (aka, “United to House L.A.” or the “Mansion Tax”) is perhaps the best evidence … Continue reading

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2024 Democratic Garden Party Scheduled

The annual 2024 Palisades Democratic Garden Party is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 8 at a home in the Riviera Palisades. (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.) There will be delicious food and drink while relaxing outdoors, … Continue reading

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Lateral Trail Discussed: Comments Sought

The design of the Pacific Palisades Trail (formerly the Lateral trail)’s design, which will connect George Wolfberg Park in Potrero Canyon, with Temescal Canyon Road and ultimately Will Rogers State Park, was discussed at an August 21 Meeting at the … Continue reading

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Scheduled Library Events August 20 – 28

MYSTERIOUS BOOK CLUB: The Mysterious Book Club meets monthly to discuss different mystery books. The next meeting is 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20. This month’s book is Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz. New members are welcomed even if they have not … Continue reading

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Hypocrisy of Local Leaders Become Apparent

(Editor’s note: This viewpoint first appeared in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL There have been some interesting stories in the news about questionable actions by local officials.  One of D.A. George Gascon’s top deputies, … Continue reading

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