Los Angeles City Council

Bureaucracy: Making Democracy More Difficult

The Exercise of Our Petitioning is a Nuisance at the Public Library By James Preston Allen, Publisher As some of…

9 years ago

LA Neighborhood Council System’s Future

Open Letter to LA City Council President Herb Wesson By James Preston Allen, Publisher As the outgoing president of the…

9 years ago

Saving San Pedro (or the Nation) from Itself

For every human problem there is a humane solution James Preston Allen, Publisher It’s happening across the country—a populist backlash…

9 years ago

Restaurateurs Serve Up Minimum Wage Cost

A member of the Restaurant Opportunity Center Los Angeles holds up a sign in Spanish that reads: "I Work Hard,…

10 years ago

LB, Army Corps Sign East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration Study: RL NEWS Briefs Jan. 22, 2016

LB, Army Corps Sign East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration Study LONG BEACH — On Jan. 20, Mayor Robert Garcia…

10 years ago

A Beautiful Day on the Bow of the USS Iowa

Garcetti, the Navy and Homeless People By James Preston Allen, Publisher The Monday before Thanksgiving was one of those bright…

10 years ago

1,000 Strikes:

Picketers form the Port Truckers Strike press conference in October. Photo by Slobodan Dimitrov Port Trucker Says They’re Not About…

10 years ago

LB Considers Minimum Wage Hike

Opponents, Supporters Want Study Scrutiny Photo by Phillip Cooke By Zamná Ávila, Assistant Editor   San Pedro resident Rosa Casarrubias…

10 years ago

Do Not Feed the Pigeons (or the Homeless)

It’s time to consider the consequences of criminalizing the homeless By James Preston Allen, Publisher While the great homeless debate…

10 years ago