Guest Editorial
ON THE RECORD – In Los Angeles, even parking has become a battleground. The Los Angeles Times recently profiled Joey Morales, the self-appointed “Cone King, who roams the city removing cones, trash bins, and makeshift barriers used by residents to stake claim to public parking spaces. His TikTok crusade captures a larger truth about life in L.A.:…
When I started my company out of a small office in the West Valley, I had no idea it would one day become one of the largest independent insurance firms in Los Angeles. Today, Gaspar Insurance is proud to employ more than 60 people and serve 11,000 clients across Southern California. But the road from…
SAFETY & SECURITY – When I walked into my home just after 6 p.m. on a November evening in 2023, I was met with a sight I’ll never forget: shattered glass blanketing the kitchen floor, my rear patio door blown open as if a bomb had gone off. I spun around to my wife and…
BY THE NUMBERS – The latest homelessness count released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) offers a glimmer of hope, but let’s not kid ourselves. The fact that homelessness in the City of Los Angeles dropped by 3.4% and that street encampments have slightly declined is not a victory. It’s a marginal shift…
You may have noticed, Los Angeles has a few issues to rectify ahead of the 2028 Olympics and certainly before next year’s World Cup. These are many of the same issues you may notice while commuting to work, having a stroll at the park or going to Erewhon to grab a $22 smoothie (yes, I…
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