John Schwada
Reformers Rap the Guv
The Coalition to Preserve L.A. strongly opposes Gov. Brown's proposal to gut CEQA and Coastal Act environmental protections for virtually any urban project where...
Reform Group Opens Drive
Los Angeles community leaders and activists today are celebrating the kickoff of the Coalition to Preserve L.A. campaign to gather the signatures needed to...
Archer School Foes Win
Opponents of a controversial $100 million plan to expand the Archer School for Girls campus have won a court order requiring disclosure of 146...
Stewart Between Voters, City Hall
On the same day it launched a front-page newspaper ad blitz, the Coalition to Preserve L.A. released a poll showing 70 percent of L.A....
Requiem for a Big-Hearted Man
Me and Bill Rosendahl -- A few years ago a friend got into a beef with a well-known multi-millionaire when he loudly protested about...
How Affordables Disappear
A City Hall perceived as irresponsible and complicit has sat idle in recent years as 20,000 rent-controlled apartment units in Los Angeles have been...
Loopholes in ‘Build Better’ Plan?
Neighborhood Integrity Initiative campaign director Jill Stewart warned Saturday that the so-called Build Better L.A. ballot measure will add to the city's traffic pain...
Troubling Questions About School Network
With the Middle East in tremendous tumult, who are some of the players in this drama?
One is Imam Gulen, a behind-the-scenes godfather-type of what...
Stopping Big Guys Is Delayed
Supporters of a Los Angeles ballot plan to put the brakes on big developments that create mind-numbing traffic and degrade the environment are now...
Building-Limit Allies Visit Koreatown
Koreatown community leaders gave Jill Stewart, campaign director for the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, a tour of the site where a Beverly Hills developer is seeking...
