Who Is Eli and What Does His Ear Have to Do With Misinformation on Covid-19 in SoCal?
This is a photo of Eli, a new acquaintance of mine. He allowed me to take this photo, which I wanted because his ear …
Category: Big Ideas
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 …
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 …
Haddad’s Move Part of ‘Vision’? | SoCal Symbiosis in Art World | Another AECOM Angle | Struppa’s Head Start
There’s a composite image on the website of Irvine-based FivePoint Holdings LLC, the master planner behind the Great Park Neighborhoods and FivePoint Gateway in …
Where’s Latino Left on Villanueva? | City of Hope Grows Again | Residential Twist Possible for NB Hotels | Alden’s Definition | Serrano’s Sales Pitch
Question for the local Latino-American left in LA: Where is the outrage over LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who has specialized in outrageous behavior …
‘Big Plan’ Tells Biggest OC Story | Leiweke Scores in Queens | ASU in DTLA | Shourie, Yoshino to NYC | Tiny Sheds | Angel of the Arts District
Take 93,000 acres of prime SoCal land … identify five personalities who were prime stewards, shapers and visionaries of how the land would be …
LA City Hall Squelched Internal Query on Paloma Deal | Garcetti Gulls NYT’s Klein | Gross as The Guy | Pimco’s Problems | Community Connection in Hollywood
Want to know how the culture of corruption that pervades the City of Los Angeles has siphoned off taxpayers’ funds that were supposed to …
What Activists, Legacy Media Miss in Chinatown | Raj Stays Under Radar | Another Take on Lakers Stake | Cash Gets Expensive in Jewelry District Crackdown | Dunn Deal in OC
Residential projects are the shiny objects of gentrification, with developers tearing down older, cheaper housing stock to profit on new upscale apartments or condos …
Consumers of Media Everywhere Should Question Coverage on Police Killing of Black Man in Hawaii: Go Inside Numbers, Give Local Circumstance and Considerations Their Due
This week’s column is based on recent events in Hawaii but also addresses matters of local interest in a broad and vital sense of …
Garcetti Ripe for GOP Grilling | Irvine Company Innuendo Costs Attorney $2,000 | Mottek’s Big Move | Red Flag on UCI’s Flattery | LAX Hotel Deal Suggests Dip for Local Sector
It looks as though Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti finally got his ticket out of town—a nomination as ambassador to India that comes amid …