A Journalist’s Day of Atonement
By Stephen Witt Stephen Witt In founding and running Los Angeles County Politics (LACP), I have made mistakes. I’ve been...
County Department of Health questioned about slow-walking food cart permits
By Stephen Witt A local nonprofit with a county contract to help street food vendors get licensed is alleging the...
Rotary LA5 president brings storied club back to the future
By Stephen Witt Charles Hamilton spent his youth playing lead guitar in rock bands around Los Angeles. These days, he...
LA County fire recovery report finds no one had clear top-down authority
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics (LACP) Who's in charge? When it comes to the emergency response to last...
SpaceX missing in action at Hawthorne State of the City
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics The City of Hawthorne threw itself a party last night, and just about...
Stumpy Wagers bets on AI
By Stephen Witt Stephen Witt "You don't fool me not one iota," said my fellow political pundit friend, Stumpy Wagers....
LA Mayoral Election: Tale of the Tape
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Labor Day, beyond celebrating the nation's workers, is often seen as the unofficial...
Hawthorne on-ramps to the freeway in the sky
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics All roads to freeways in the sky and space travel go through Hawthorne....
Enough is enough: LA County’s comms shops need to start acting like professionals
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Stephen Witt I've been a journalist a long time. In that time, I've...
LAHSA blows off ‘Treatment First’ questions as homeless deaths mount
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics (LACP) Talk about politics over people. Despite the latest county data showing drug...
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