5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (658+ words) A STUDENT’S VIEW - California may ask voters to authorize billions for scientific research after federal funding cuts. Young Californians have a particular stake in what happens next. California is considering a $7.5 billion bet on science. If it succeeds, my generation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1453+ words) EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - I met judicial hopeful Anna Slotky Reitano last week at a forum hosted by the West LA Democrats with her runoff opponent, Justin Clayton. The challenger made a strong case for her candidacy as she secured their club's…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (846+ words) MY THOUGHTS - Gov. Gavin Newsom is about to decide whether California should take another extraordinary gamble with federal immigration law. This time, the battleground is the college campus. But compassion does not give California the power to rewrite federal immigration…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1280+ words) THE BOTTOM LINE - Los Angeles has laws. It has prosecutors. It has billions of dollars flowing through City Hall. What it does not have, John McKinney argues, is enough accountability for what happens when laws are ignored, taxpayer money is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (966+ words) MY THOUGHTS - There is something strange happening at Los Angeles Metro. On one hand, Metro is spending millions of dollars installing taller faregates designed to stop people from riding without paying. On the other, Mayor Karen Bass says she wants…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (174+ words) LA WATCHDOG - Shall the City Charter be amended to increase the minimum budget allocated to the Department of Recreation and Parks, phased in over ten years until it is double the current minimum budget allocation, with exceptions for fiscal emergencies?...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (694+ words) Tim Gaspar is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 3 in the November 3, 2026 election. He is running against Barri Worth Girvan. This commentary reflects the author’s views and does not necessarily constitute a CityWatch endorsement. On August 18, the Los…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1231+ words) THINK ABOUT IT - Let me tell you how it will beThere's one for you, nineteen for meCause I'm the taxman – The Beatles 1966 Taxifornia is California's well-deserved moniker. California ranks in the top 1 or 2 States for tax burden. We have the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1061+ words) CityWatch LA - Previous Article Los Angeles Is Not Solving Homelessness. It’s Funding Its Perpetuation. - Next Article As Homelessness Rises, Bass and Raman Go to War HOMELESSNESS FACTS - It’s a new iteration of an old story. A recent community meeting in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (511+ words) URBAN FORESTS - Los Angeles doesn't have a tree problem. It has an accountability problem. The Community Forest Advisory Committee was created with an important mission to advise the City on protecting and expanding Los Angeles' urban forest. No one questions…...