Slowly to the Sea

Feb 07, 2010 No Comments by Leon Kaye

I’m so thrilled.  After years of NIMBYism, supported by the hypocritical likes of Henry Waxman, the Metropolitan Transit Authority approved the subway to the sea.  Well, it’s more rail to the sea as we are talking about a light-rail line.  Although one neighborhood, Cheviot Hills, fought tooth and nail against the project (even though the [...]

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Dig West, Young Man!

Nov 15, 2009 No Comments by Leon Kaye

It’s Sunday afternoon, and after walking up and down Sunset Boulevard taking care of some errands, I’m sitting in our backyard with the view of Century City and the Wilshire Corridor in the far distance.  I’ve grown to love that stretch of Wilshire, starting with the former Bullock’s department store (now Southwestern Law School), slicing [...]

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Cap-n-Trade . . . or Cap’n Crunch?

May 26, 2009 No Comments by Leon Kaye

There’s been much discussion in the US and abroad about moving to a cap-and-trade system. How can I put this term in layman’s terms? Okay, I’m a dog owner, so let’s give you a real life scenario (if there’s such a thing in LA):
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Pollution, Climate Change, and Henry Waxman

May 15, 2009 1 Comment

Every day I check the green tech news feeds and the biggest boldest headline today was titled, “US Lawmakers Formally Unveil Climate Change Bill.” I haven’t read it yet—I’ve been following the debate, and I’m fearful of what the bill will say. Overall, I tend to side with the Democrats on the environmental issues, [...]

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