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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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Beware of Intended Consequences: What Critics Say About Proposed Hollywood Community Plan

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: Dick Platkin, a former LA city planner, writes regularly about planning issues with an insider’s insight and a resident’s concern. He is now a planning consultant and board member of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association, and can be reached at rhplatkin@yahoo.com.   … 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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A Guide to Understanding the Baffling Changes to LA’s Planning Rules

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

Editor’s Note: Radical changes are being made to LA’s planning rules by First Deputy Mayor Austin Beutner — changes intended to simplify and expedite approval of new developments as he explained this week in an LA Business Journal article. Already, … 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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