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The Hollywood Community Plan Update – From Bad to Worse

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Former LA City Planner Dick Platkin has been closely watching the evolution of the Hollywood Community Plan (2012-2-24 CPC Determination Letter – Hollywood CPU) as it moves toward approval by the City Council and becomes the model for … Continue reading →

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Ask the Planner: How Can We Fix LA’s Planning Mess?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

By DICK PLATKIN, planning consultant and former LA City Planner  In response to several recent questions on how Los Angeles can fix its dysfunctional planning process, these are my suggestions. It all begins with the State of California‘s legal requirement … Continue reading →

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Planning and Zoning Reform: Do It the Right Way for Everyone’s Benefit, Not Just Developers

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: With the goal of speeding up approval of development projects, the LA City Planning Department is carrying radical changes to zoning laws one at a time. Retired city planner Dick Platkin offers a primer to understand these complicated … Continue reading →

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Department of No Comment: Central City Assn. Loves LoGrande

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

The Central City Association that boasts with justification that it has “L.A.’s most powerful rolodex” loves the appointment of Michael LoGrande as City Planning Director. Here’s what the CCA email newsletter has to say about it: At the invitation of … Continue reading →

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LA Planning After Gail Goldberg: What’s Next?

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

(Dick Platkin,  a former city planner and now a planning consultant, wrote this analysis of what the change in leadership in the LA City Planning Department means for the city. He welcomes comments on this article at rhplatkin@yahoo.com ) Why … Continue reading →

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