PLANNING WATCH / PLAN-IT LOS ANGELES

What will Concerned City Employees do Next? Stay tuned! Dick Platkin, C ityWatchLA , July 16, 2020 L os Angeles City Council PLANNING WATCH -370 current and former City of Los Angeles employees have signed an open letter to Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Counci l. They wrote, “We envision a future where community safety and security is provided through secure housing, education, food security, and healthcare, not over-policing.” Published in CityWatch on July 2, 2020, this letter is important for at least two reasons. First, it garnered supporters from 29 separate City departments, an indication that City employees, who provide much of LA’s vital infrastructure and public services, truly care about LA’s residents, not just well-connected real estate investors. Isn’t a working alliance between the providers and consumers of municipal services a logical next step? In fact, such a working ...