Here's Your Friday Open Thread

Here's today's post to use as your platform. You pick the topic or topics.

Some serving suggestions include:

* The Court of Appeals affirming Judge Yaffee's finding that the City's cell phone tax is illegal because it was imposed without the voters' consent;

* The City Council's approval of a plan to improve the L.A. river, which, translated into English, means re-zoning to allow ultra-dense apartment complexes along its banks, paid for by you, Joe Taxpayer;

* The Mayor using the Griffith Park fire as a series of photo-ops, and urging people to clear their brush, which is odd since this fire started and spread on land the City itself owns and maintains;

* Changing the name of poor old Catalina to "Fire Island;" and

* Anything else your heart desires.

Have a wonderful Friday, and say something nice to someone, would you? "LOVE your hair!" is often helpful, for example. Here's another example: To those of you who read and post at this blog, even those of you who disagree with me, please take pride in the fact that you're aware enough and concerned enough about our city to PAY ATTENTION to what's going on. That counts for something.