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Viewpoint: Angeleno Heights resident says tree trimmers went too far
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Viewpoints & Ideas
Viewpoints & Ideas: Measure S Protects Affordable Housing for Eastsiders
The election on March 7 is about bringing the power back to the people. We have seen a steady and constant dwindling of the power slipping out of the hands of the people into the hands of developers, lobbyists and the monied elite in the City of Los Angeles. Measure S returns power back to residents. Read More »
Viewpoints & Ideas: Vote No on Measure S To Keep the Eastside Livable
The backers of Measure S on the March 7th ballot argue that shutting down certain kinds of new housing construction will “save our neighborhoods.” The truth is it will hurt them instead: fueling gentrification and displacement, raising rents and costing good construction jobs. Read More »
Views & Ideas: Getting to the Source — Water Quality on the L.A. River
That L.A. River water isn’t pristine may not be news. But Heal the Bay’s report last week, with measurements from last summer showing high bacteria levels, caused a stir. Unfortunately, it has also has led to some misunderstanding. Read More »
Viewpoints: Let there be more light at Atlantic Avenue Park
EAST LOS ANGELES — The L.A. County Department of Parks website describes Atlantic Avenue Park as “inviting for leisure picnics and strolls.” However, there is a problem with the lighting or the lack of.
Viewpoints: Support Parks, Vote Yes on P
Few civic endeavors in Los Angeles over the past century have captivated our collective imagination like plans to revitalize the L.A. River. They promise to transform this legendary waterway, from which our city actually takes its name, into a grand centerpiece and ecosystem for all Angelenos to enjoy. But accomplishing this feat does not happen without real and sustained investment. That’s where Proposition P comes in. Read More »
Viewpoints: False assumptions, higher costs lurk in rushed proposal to abandon city elections in odd years
L.A. city council is at the brink of forsaking both its current election schedule and its progressive system of matching funds. Why? To give corporations and special interests a heavier hand in selecting city officials and local school board members. Read More »
Viewpoints: East L.A. drowning serves as a tragic reminder of water safety
EAST LOS ANGELES — I learned to swim at the public pool in Atlantic Park, where I spent many summers growing up. So, last week’s ... Read More »
Viewpoints: An Earth Day lesson for cleaning up East L.A.
Earth Day is said to be a global environmental event involving a billion people. Years ago I participated in this annual event while in Washington ... Read More »
Viewpoints: What is next in Frogtown’s future?
Almost 12 years ago my partner and I purchased an industrial building in a neighborhood known to locals as Frogtown but officially named Elysian Valley. ... Read More »
Viewpoints & Ideas: It’s time to start taking traffic safety seriously in Northeast L.A.
In recent years Colorado Boulevard has been the most widely discussed street when it comes to talk of traffic safety in Northeast L.A. The attention ... Read More »
Viewpoints: In defense of new Northeast L.A. bike lanes
Josef Bray-Ali, a cycling advocate and owner of the Flying Pigeon L.A. bike shop in Highland Park, submitted this open letter to Councilman Ed Reyes ... Read More »
Open Discussion: Charter school or L.A. Unified? Lincoln Heights mom wants to keep her options open
By Josefina Vargas “Es mi hijo, yo elijo!” – “It’s my child, I choose!” was what hundreds of parents enthusiastically chanted outside the LAUSD headquarters ... Read More »
Open Discussion: My friend the pothead … an open letter to L.A. City Council
By Scott Crawford This is my best friend Shelly. We have been friends since I was sixteen. We talk several times a day. During those ... Read More »
Open Discussion: Getting the mural ordinance right
Submitted by Bill Lasarow, Judithe Hernández, and Isabel Rojas-Williams Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles Since 2002, the unintended consequence of an existing ordinance, enacted to ... Read More »