@latCarlaHall

editorial writer for @latimesopinion weighing in on animal welfare, homelessness, reproductive rights, and Hollywood among other topics.

 Los Angeles
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Joined September 2012
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Moderated amazing LATimes Festival of Books panel of authors who wrote abt how people become unhoused, live w/their pets, find a way out. Jeff Hobbs (Seeking Shelter) Kevin Fagan (The Lost and The Found) Carol Mithers (Rethinking Rescue), Mary Brosnahan (15 Myths on Homelessness)
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To understand homelessness, listen to homeless people. Here's what I learned latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: To understand homelessness, listen to homeless people. Here's what I learned

Don't we all want better for all people who are this impoverished? Los Angeles cannot thrive if there is one community of people safely in homes and another forced onto the sidewalks.

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City officials should stop looking for ways to kill the Venice Dell homeless housing project. It does not hinder beach access. The Coastal Commission, guardians of coastal access, approved it. And it's in no more of a flood plain than the rest of Venice. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: Stop finding ways to kill the Venice Dell homeless housing project and get it built...

It's outrageous that the city is still looking for ways to stop the project, years after it was approved.

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We don't need dogs to hound bears up trees to keep them away from our homes. Try bear-proofing trash cans. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: For California towns with a bear problem, using dogs to hunt is no solution

Hounding bears won't prevent dangerous encounters with humans. But bear-proofing your property will help.

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If we want to solve homelessness, let’s stop people from becoming homeless in the first place. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: Keeping at-risk residents from losing their housing will be a key to solving homelessness

It is easier and less costly to keep someone from becoming homeless than it is to help them out of the trauma of homelessness and find them permanent housing.

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Finally, the Supreme Court can help a California family get back art stolen by Nazis latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: Finally, the Supreme Court can help a California family get back art stolen by Nazis

Under a recent California law, justice can be done at long last, if the case is allowed to proceed.

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Time to outlaw wood fences and decks and combustible shrubbery within five feet of houses in fire hazard territory. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: The state lags on fire safety rules, but even common sense should limit combustibles...

The state can't make people protect their homes and neighborhoods better until it makes the government finish writing the rules.

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Out on the streets to count L.A.'s unhoused, volunteers learn far more than numbers can convey latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: Out on the streets to count L.A.'s unhoused, volunteers learn far more than numbers can...

It may not be a perfect survey of homelessness, but the annual point-in-time count serves many purposes.

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How fast can L.A. get rid of all this debris from the fires? latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: How fast can L.A. get rid of all this debris from the fires?

Before anyone can rebuild, we have to remove tons of debris.

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Good news for cats still alive in the Palisades: a few hours after this ran, some rescuers got word they can go into the burn area and look for them...latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: We're running out of time to rescue the pets that survived the Palisades fire

In Pacific Palisades, few residents have been allowed into the area to search for pets. Nonprofit animal welfare groups have also, generally, not been allowed to search.

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After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not

Not every flammable plant must go, but we should carefully consider how we replant in burned areas.

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So sorry about the death--too young--of Cecile Richards, former head of Planned Parenthood whom I knew from writing editorials abt abortion rights. She was smart, thoughtful, dedicated. Over coffee in 2016 @ LAT dwntwn we lamented defeat of Hillary C. nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/ce…

Cecile Richards, a Dynamic Leader of Planned Parenthood, Dies at 67 (Gift Article)

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

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The Palisades and Altadena will be rebuilt. But can we make those areas more resilient in a fire? latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: The challenge now is deciding how to rebuild safely in areas destroyed by fire

Burned communities will rebuild, and they need support from their neighbors and political leaders.

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We love the wildness of L.A. even though we fear wildlifes. As I wrote this, I got an emergency alert to evacuate. False alarm. A day later I got the real thing. I was in an evacuation warning zone and had to pack. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Commentary: Wildfires come with the wildness that draws us to Los Angeles

The mix of urban settings and nature is what we love about this region. This past week we're reminded just how untamed the wilderness is.

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Love this: latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Opinion: Sure, people made fun of Jimmy Carter. I was lucky to have Jimmy Carter make fun of me

My first encounter with the former president's sharp wit was when I interviewed him for my college humor magazine — but it wouldn't be the last.

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My brief for a little magic thinking this holiday... latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Commentary: Do we believe in elves? Of course! Otherwise we'd miss out on the magic

This is the season for a suspension of disbelief. Come to think of it, don't we always need some magical thinking and radical optimism?

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Time for the Venice Dell homeless housing development to move ahead latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: It's past time for city officials to let Venice Dell homeless housing move ahead

If L.A. officials believe in homeless housing, they will support the Venice Dell project.

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It's past time for city officials to let Venice Dell homeless housing move ahead latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: It's past time for city officials to let Venice Dell homeless housing move ahead

If L.A. officials believe in homeless housing, they will support the Venice Dell project.

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Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. What's wrong with slow and careful?latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Commentary: Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. Is that a problem?

California gives voters until Dec. 1 to fix ballots that lack a signature matching the rolls. The state has the nation's last uncalled congressional race.

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Some good election news: states took back their abortion rights. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging

Americans in an array of states sent a message to the incoming Trump administration and other elected officials: They won't give up autonomy over their bodies.

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