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Homeless ‘Tiny’ Apartments Balloon to $425,000 Per Unit in Sacramento

September 16, 2020 8:32 amSeptember 17, 2020 6:49 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has been pushing for permanent housing for the city’s homeless. While that may sound reasonable and even decent, the latest project to provide tiny apartments in a renovated old downtown hotel will cost more than $445,000...

Historic Mt. Wilson Observatory On Verge Of Being Destroyed By Wildfire

September 15, 2020 2:39 pmSeptember 15, 2020 2:40 pm

Throughout Tuesday, fire crews are working non-stop to halt the advance of the Bobcat Fire on the famed Mt. Wilson Observatory, which is now being reported to be within 500 feet of the observatory itself. ‘The Bobcat Fire is knocking...

‘Tone deaf’ LA Mayor Garcetti Tweets Urging Residents to Conserve Energy

September 7, 2020 2:11 pm

On Sunday, a tweet by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti that said to use less electricity and not run the air conditioning very high despite a record heat wave faced severe backlash from thousands of LA residents. ‘Time to turn...

Los Angeles Announces Fiscal Emergency, Plans To Furlough Over 15,000 City Workers

September 3, 2020 3:10 pmSeptember 4, 2020 2:47 pm

On Wednesday, the city of Los Angeles declared a fiscal emergency, with the LA City Council announcing the furloughs of more than 15,000 city workers to help fill in the $400 million deficit the city is now facing. Over 15,000...

LA Mayor Garcetti Denounces New CDC COVID-19 Testing Standards

August 27, 2020 2:03 pm

On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti temporarily went against new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and announced during a press conference that everyone who wants a COVID-19 test should get one. Mayor Garcetti promotes more...

When Approving a $7 Billion Bond Proposal, Did the LAUSD Board Violate the Brown Act?

August 19, 2020 2:30 amAugust 19, 2020 2:05 pm

As reported in the Beverly Press and elsewhere, the “the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to place a $7 billion school construction bond issue on the November ballot which would allow the LAUSD to continue its multi-year effort...

California Eviction Moratorium Could End As Soon As Next Month

July 29, 2020 9:13 pmJuly 30, 2020 3:26 pm

The statewide eviction moratorium, set in place by the Judicial Council in April, has been placed on notice for expiration next month following an announcement last Friday by California Supreme Court Chief Justice and Judicial Council leader Tani Cantil-Sakauye. An...