Hans Johnson Journalist Profile

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Decency and Depravity as Our Communities Smolder

Jan 9, 2025 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

COMPASSION OR CRUELTY - In daylight, ash is falling like toxic gray snowflakes. The smoke is acrid and smells of electric fires. I described the stench to friends as reeking of death and bragging about it. From the horror and loss inflicted by the Palisades, Eaton, and other fires that hit Los Angeles County on January 7 and 8, and the contagious acts of kindness and assistance now occurring amid the dislocation, Angelenos will place many keepsake memories in our fireproof mental lockboxes.
Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence: Advancing Care Through Extended Mind Theory

Dec 2, 2024 | cureus.com | Chris Jacobs |Hans Johnson |Tim Rennie |Jeffrey Lambert

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Killer Digs?

Nov 26, 2024 | laprogressive.com | Hans Johnson |Rob Maurer

For decades, businesses in Eastside and Northeast L.A. that polluted the air, soil, and water could operate without accountability for the consequences. Historical evidence shows some even set up shop in the area precisely for that reason. But a fight now erupting over a proposed Xebec trucking warehouse on a highly contaminated site in Lincoln Heights shows that times are changing.
Eastside Leaders Bury The Grinch, Bring The Joy

Nov 25, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

EASTSIDE TREE LIGHTING - You can’t pull the plug on generosity or joy, especially for kids. That’s the message community leaders in Eastside and Northeast L.A. aim to send with their rapid response to troubling news that defeated Councilmember Kevin de Leon canceled funding for several holiday-themed community events. On November 5, voters in Council District 14 ousted de Leon after one term dominated by negative headlines.
How Ysabel Jurado Broke the Curse

Nov 11, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

CD14 ELECTION - Call it the spray of air freshener greeted with relief throughout L.A. The hard-fought victory by young housing attorney Ysabel Jurado over troubled career politician Kevin de Leon in Council District 14 — by a convincing 15-percent margin — dispersed the stink of two years of scandal from his racist and homophobic remarks on leaked audio in Oct. 2022 and arrogant refusal to resign despite prolonged protests. The sources of stench went even deeper.
Ysabel Jurado’s Fight for L.A.’s 14th District: A Return to Solidarity

Nov 4, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

ELECTION 2024 - Ysabel Jurado, the housing attorney running to represent L.A.’s 14th Council District, received a ringing endorsement last week from Dolores Huerta, the longtime leader for workers’ rights, women’s equality, and the environment and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Huerta’s op-ed appeared in Spanish in La Opinión on Oct. 31, 2024. Here is my translation of that article into English — provided here so that additional readers might enjoy and perhaps share its message.
Kevin de Leon’s October Surprise Backfires as Ysabel Jurado Gains Supp

Oct 24, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

ELECTION 2024 - Exactly two years after being caught making racist and homophobic slurs on leaked audio recordings, disgraced L.A. Councilmember Kevin de Leon tried to turn the tables. This week, de Leon struggled uphill through the mud of his own making and sought to besmirch the young woman attorney and progressive Democrat, Ysabel Jurado, now running a strong campaign to replace him in L.A.’s Council District 14. But de Leon’s ambush didn’t unfold quite as planned.
What Is Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo Hiding?

Sep 23, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

PASADENA POLITICS - Frustration is mounting in Pasadena at efforts by mayor Victor Gordo to obstruct reasonable limits on campaign donations backed by city residents and a city task force on good governance. A variety of community leaders plan to address Pasadena City Council on Monday, Sept. 23, in support of lower contribution limits of $1,000 for Council candidates and $2,500 for mayoral candidates in the city.
California Closes The 'De Leon Loophole' After Years of Legislative Ba

Sep 2, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

ENVIRONMENT - Have you ever winced at the sight of thick plastic bags at the food checkout? Or cringed upon finding them on the street or stuck in a storm drain? Did you ever wonder how such monstrosities exist in a state that supposedly has on the books a ban on plastic grocery bags?
Religious Charter School's Controversial Move: Seeking Public Funds to

Aug 12, 2024 | citywatchla.com | Hans Johnson

CHARTER SCHOOLS - Religious schools exist throughout the country and in California. Churches, synagogues, mosques, private individuals and foundations, and even individual congregations pay for them to exist. Some have great teachers and distinguished alumni. God bless them. But none of these religious schools are paid for with taxpayer money from the government in order to inculcate students with a religious program. Not yet. Not in California.