Columnist · November 27, 2025
It is said that Advent, the weeks leading up to Christmas, is a season of hope. Well, this year preservationists and the tireless citizens who fought the good fight against […]
Suzan Filipek · October 24, 2024
By the Oct. 15 deadline, there were six appeals filed of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission’s recent approval of a major real estate development project proposed at the former […]
Helene Seifer · October 24, 2024
The 300 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue was abuzz on Sun., Oct. 13. Neighbors were chatting over free donuts; children were holding giant lollipops in one hand and balloon […]
Suzan Filipek · September 26, 2024
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously approved last month a slightly trimmer version of a major real estate development project proposed at the former CBS TV studio at Beverly […]
Suzan Filipek · May 30, 2024
A big push from City Hall to build affordable housing fast has left many communities perplexed and angry. Including ours. Called ED 1, the mayor’s executive directive to speed construction […]
John Welborne · September 28, 2023
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission did a major disservice to good planning in Los Angeles on September 14th. Even though the details of the Planning Department’s staff report made […]
