Category Archives: City
Beating and Pulling a Patron off a Bus – Crime?
There were four fights among large groups of teens on the streets of Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, June 5. CTN received a video of a fight that started in the Big Blue Bus, the driver watched as a girl...
Posted in City, Crime/Police, Kids/Parenting
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Homelessness and the Failure of Mainstream Media
(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in CityWatch on May 23 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL The Constitution’s framers included a free press in the First Amendment for a reason. Newspapers played a critical role in the...
Posted in City, News
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The Effectiveness and Cost of Safe Parking
If you went into a restaurant, ordered a meal and then it was never delivered, would you still pay for it? Mostly like not. Homeless programs such as Safe Parking promise “meals” but often the table remains empty. The Los...
Posted in City, Homelessness
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Teens Terrorizing and Harassing Bus Drivers/Riders
Although there are murders and stabbings on public transportation in Los Angeles, it is only recently that there is an awareness of the trickle-down effect of the lack of safety. Lawlessness and chaos have now reached every corner of...
Posted in City, Community, Crime/Police
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“Lola’s Folly” Would Have Allowed More Felons Roaming LA
By KRISHNA THANGAVELU There are serious crimes waves in areas of Los Angeles, such as Westchester and also in Santa Monica. Residents in Westchester are taking shooting lessons and families do not feel safe in their homes, at day or...
Posted in City, Community, County Supervisors, Crime/Police
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Current Asks “Why Are Homeless Housing Units Vacant?”
(Editor’s note: Westside Current printed the first of a three part series that documented of the number of buildings purchased to house homeless, 45 percent remain vacant. Part 2 asks why apartments purchased exclusively for the homeless remains vacant.) By...
Posted in City, City Councilmember Traci Park, Homelessness
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Donations Sought to Restore Historic Adobe Wall
This winter’s rains led to the collapse of an 18-ft. section of the adobe wall that was built around the historic Marquez family cemetery on San Lorenzo Street in 1926. Sharon Kilbride, a member of the Marquez family, said the...
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Former City Attorney Feuer Obstructed Justice
There’s an old saying “the chickens come home to roost” meaning the consequences of doing wrong always catches up with the wrong doer. Finally, former L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, who ran unsuccessfully for Mayor (2022) and U.S. Congress (2024),...
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More than 1,200 City-Owned Homeless Housing Units Remain Vacant Two Years after $800 Million Buying Spree
By CHRIS LEGRAS, JAMIE PAIGE (Editor’s Note: This story, which ran today, May 14, in the Westside Current is printed by permission.) Many vacancies are in luxury buildings for which the City paid premium prices. It’s an odd location for...
Posted in City, Homelessness
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The Homeless Keep Growing on the Streets Because of Building Mismanagement
“Unlike private developers, the builders of these government-funded projects actually make more money the more they spend, because their ‘developer fees’ are calculated as a percentage of the cost of building the project.” Westside Current CTN...
Posted in City, Homelessness
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