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Editor’s Memo: Hidden in Plain Sight

May 19 2016
Written by Ken Draper.

CITYWATCH TODAY—Let me direct your attention to some hidden treasure. Right here in CityWatch. Right in front of your very eyes. 

We call it Editor’s Picks and you’ll find it every issue in the upper right hand corner of the CityWatch Front Page. Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for op-ed’s, guest columns and some occasional in-depth perspectives. 

In Today’s CityWatch, for example, nationally known and read George Will guests. He wonders how American it is for a famous, now foreign-owned, brewery to rename one of its canned beers (Budweiser) ‘America.’ What’s next, advertising on the American flag? 

Does naming a canned beer ‘America’ mean we’re becoming ‘great again?’ Or, is this part of the problem? Check it out. Let us know what you think … about the name of what you drink.

 

Saying goodbye to LA’s Sports Chalet and facing the fact that racism exists in America’s national pastime are also subjects of Editor’s Pick columns. Some … not all … of your will find them entertaining and interesting … and worth the read. 

Discover also what the California budget has to do with fighting rape, how much the billboard lobby spends twisting the arms of our electeds and the status of LA’s McMansion battle. All of that … and more … in Today’s CityWatch. 

Thanks for checking in. 

Ken Draper-Editor, CityWatch

Editor@CityWatchLA.com

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