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Category Archives: Viewpoint
Residents Attend “Oedipus the King, MAMA!”
(Editor’s note: The Getty Villa offered free tickets to Palisades residents who had been impacted by the fires to its annual Villa Outdoor Classical Theater production. Tahitian Terrace resident Krishna Thangavelu went and came back with this report about “Oedipus...
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Viewpoint: Are There Housing Shortages in Los Angeles?
One can’t listen to a radio or television program or pick up a newspaper without the dire warnings that California is facing a severe housing shortage. People such as your editor repeated this mantra, without thinking. Who would lie about...
Posted in Palisades Fire, Viewpoint
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Shut Up! Opposing Viewpoints Not Wanted
By TIM CAMPBELL In early July, a member of the Venice Neighborhood Council notified me I was invited to speak at its upcoming meeting about recent developments in LA’s homelessness environment. About a week later, I was informed I’d been...
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Op-Ed: Insurers Need to Step Up for LA Wildfire Survivors
(This Op-Ed first appeared in the L.A. Daily News on August 17 and is reprinted with permission from the Mayor’s office.) By: LA MAYOR KAREN BASS and L.A. COUNTY SUPERVISOR CHAIR KATHRYN BARGER It’s been seven months since the most...
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Executive Order on Homelessness Asks for Accountability
(Editor’s note: This article was first published in CityWatch on July 28, 2025 and is reprinted with permission.) BY TIM CAMPBELL A lot has happened in the homelessness arena in the past few days. Two of those events are particularly...
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Viewpoint: Rebuilding after the Fires Takes Leadership
(Editor’s note: This viewpoint “Los Angeles has a chance to become better and smarter about disasters and recovery” first appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News on July 8, 2025. Rick Caruso a Los Angeles businessman, owns the Palisades Village,...
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The Cruel Inhumanity of the “YIMBY” Movement
(Editor’s note: this June 21 essay appeared in the all aspect repoft, written by Christopher LeGras click here. Even as residents are told we need more density, which makes no sense in the Palisades because people couldn’t evacuate safely during...
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Viewpoint:The Palisades Fire: A Preventable Tragedy and the Failure of Los Angeles Leadership
By ADAM KNOWLTON The Palisades Fire, which erupted on January 7, 2025, was not an act of nature beyond human control—it was a preventable catastrophe caused by failed leadership at the highest levels of Los Angeles city government. This devastating...
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Officials Employ “Blame the Victim” Mentality in the Fires
Blaming the victim means that victims of crimes or tragedies are held accountable for what happened to them. Others lay the blame on the victim, such as a domestic violence case, because “she had it coming.” Experts say that is...
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Viewpoint: We’re at a Tipping Point: City’s Response Must Be More Transparent and Accountable
(Editor’s note: This Viewpoint was originally posted on May 7 on Steadfast LA and is reprinted with permission.) By RICK CARUSO Nearly four months to the day since wildfires ripped through four communities in and around Los Angeles, yet our...
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