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Month: <span>September 2021</span>

Month: September 2021

Big Ideas / Business / COVID-19 / Education / Los Angeles / Media / Orange County / Paywall Down / Politics

Fashion Island Hotel Follow-Up | Wrong-Headed Recall Analysis | OC Base for UMass Global | LA Times Stumbles on ‘Too Predictable’ | Quaker Claps Back in Whittier

It looks as though a full circle drawn nearly 50 years ago will ensure that whoever Newport Beach-based Irvine Company picks to operate its …

Big Ideas / Business / Commercial Real Estate / Development / DTLA / Los Angeles / Media / Orange County / Paywall Down / Politics

Black Pols Shine Bold New Light on Redistricting | Media Meltdown Matters | LABJ’s Miss, Bakewell’s Dare | FivePoint’s Transition Lab | Conrad’s Fit

A vitally important story that went largely overlooked last week should reverberate in LA, where City Council districts are being redrawn. It has to …

Arts / Big Ideas / Business / City Hall Scandal / Education / Los Angeles / Media / Orange County / Paywall Down

More Questions on Ethics, Homelessness Programs in LA | Santa Ana Sideshow Obscures Case of Crooked Cop | Crenshaw’s Millennials Missing | About Brandman’s New Brand

Here’s the latest question about the ethics of public officials and homelessness programs in Los Angeles, prompted by emails among employees of the City …