Jan Perry. Women, Politics and Power
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- Published on Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:59
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Business Insider did a study in 2015 ranking the top 25 countries where women hold the most power. America didn’t make the list. According to Apolitical Group, of the top 10 countries around the world, where women are represented in the top echelons of power, four are from Latin America…Tenants Union: Eviction Notices
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- Published on Friday, 15 December 2017 11:36
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Eviction. How and Why
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- Published on Thursday, 02 November 2017 21:16
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Last issue, we described how apartment units under L.A.’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO)—generally those in multifamily buildings built before 1978—have restrictions on raising rents.The other principal job of the RSO is setting terms for when a tenant can be evicted, aka “just-cause evictions”. The city allows fourteen…Is LA Creative Enough to Solve Homeless Crisis?
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 October 2017 15:14
- Written by Tim Deegan CityWatch
Originally posted on CityWatchLa.com Sept. 25, '17Now that we’ve had two years of announcements, promises, photo-ops, budget proposals, ballot measures and votes all aimed at improving the plight of people with homelessness, have you noticed less homeless people on the streets? Or does it look like more of the…Back Door City Planning Meetings. You Aren't Invited.
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- Published on Thursday, 15 June 2017 17:31
- Written by Jill Stewart
For the first time in a generation, Los Angeles residents get to dream about their vision for the city over the next five years, in a highly public participation called a General Plan Update.Los Angeles is many years, and in some cases decades, behind the key U.S. Western Cities…Measure S
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- Published on Monday, 13 February 2017 15:16
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Considering Measure S
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- Published on Monday, 13 February 2017 11:41
- Written by Dianne V. Lawrence
EditorialDevelopment in Los Angeles has been mushrooming like a forest floor in rainy season. Spurred by the need for housing and donations,City Council can't rubber stamp requests from developers to overlook certain requirements guiding responsible growth (called Spot Zoning or Zone Change), fast enough. Instead they have allowed many developers…Op-Ed KOREATOWN DEVELOPER: Pays to Play
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 December 2016 17:11
- Written by Patrick Range McDonald
Op-Ed It's Time to End LA's Secret Meetings
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- Published on Monday, 10 October 2016 12:41
- Written by ERIC PREVEN & JOSHUA PREVEN
THE BROWN ACT IS WRONG -- According to the Congressional Research Service, the U.S. House of Representatives has met behind closed doors four times during the past 186 years—in 1979, 1980, 1983, and 2008. That’s about one closed session per half-century. By contrast, the LA City Council and…Bus Bench of the 21st Century
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- Published on Monday, 10 October 2016 12:12
- Written by CHIN THAMMASAENGSRI
The common bus bench is one of several items that urban planners, architects, and others call “street furniture.” Included in the category are decorative planters, metal tree supports, garbage receptacles, and even fire hydrants & some street lighting. The bus bench has always served one purpose and that is…Subcategories
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