June 30, 2019.
Great news! An article we wrote with Alleen Brown for The Intercept just won two LA Press Club awards, in the categories of Hard News Feature Online and Environmental Reporting. Here's a link to the piece, which is entitled "LOS ANGELES BLAMES WILDFIRE ON HOMELESS, BUT EVICTING THEM WON’T SOLVE THE REAL PROBLEMS: CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN SPRAWL."
April 15, 2019.
Thanks to Alex Wise at Sea Change Radio for having Eric and Joshua Preven on the show to talk about congestion pricing in Los Angeles. The interview, which runs about 15 minutes, can be accessed here.
Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show and podcast covering the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
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NEWS FLASH: Eric Preven gets 36,000 votes, comes in second in June 5th LA County Supervisor race!
Here's a LA Daily News article we wrote which just became a finalist --competing with a piece by the LA Times Editorial Board -- for an LA Press Club award:
"The Attorney-Tax Dollar Privilege" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven.
Here's an article about how Eric Preven and Joshua Preven, who are brothers, work together:
"Palisadian 'Watch Dog' Journalist Brings Home Hardware" by Matthew Meyer for The Palisadian Post.
Here's an article about Eric and Joshua winning the 2017 LA Press Club Award for Online Political Commentary:
"CityWatch Contributors Eric & Joshua Preven Win LA Press Club Award, Inspire CNN Anchor" by Sara Epstein for CityWatchLA
Here are recent articles written by Eric and Joshua:
21 February 2018
"Why is L.A. County Gouging Taxpayers on Credit Card Fees?" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for The Palisades News
04 February 2018
“Los Angeles Blames Wildfire on Homeless...”
by Alleen Brown, Eric Preven, and Joshua Preven for The Intercept
11 December 2017
"LA Sups Sticking It to the Poor: Hiking Admission Fees to Natural History Museum” by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA
04 December 2017
"Perhaps an Audit is in Order for LA's Ethics Commission" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
22 November 2017
"Par(k) for the Course … Turning LA County Golf Courses into Parks for the People" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
20 November 2017
"Housing for the Homeless: The Boat Solution" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
16 November 2017
"The Question Is: Who Believes LAPD Chief Charlie Beck?" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
12 November 2017
"A Weight is Lifted as Harvard-Westlake Abandons Parking Plans" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for the Los Angeles Daily News.
28 October 2017
"Curtailing the Freedom of Press in Los Angeles" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for the Los Angeles Daily News.
19 October 2017
"Taste of Soul" Needs Some Soul Searching by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
16 October 2017
"Herb Wesson, LA Mayor for Almost a Year Now" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
02 October 2017
"Huge" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
25 September 2017
"LA District Attorney Accountability: MIA" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
11 September 2017
"Why are the LA County Supes Subsidizing an Event Sponsored by Pyramider Herbalife?" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
28 August 2017
"Garcetti Keeping the Lid on LA’s $1.2 Billion Homeless-Reduction Bond Measure"
by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
17 August 2017
"But Councilman Bonin, You Promised!" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA.
10 August 2017
"Story Behind the Studio City NC Controversial Harvard-Westlake Vote" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA
07 August 2017
"Studio City NC Says No to Harvard-Westlake's Improvement Plan...Controversial Public Hearing Looms" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA
07 August 2017
"Will the George Lucas Museum Succeed or Fail? The Answer Hangs on One Question!" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatch
02 August 2017
"Breaking! The Big Chill" by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA
17 July 2017
"Mr. Mayor … If You Really Want to Help the Homeless"
by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven for CityWatchLA
More articles by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven written for CityWatchLA (except where indicated otherwise)
"Coldwater Canyon Parking Project: Not Every Harvard-Westlake Parent is On Board"
July 6, 2017
"Selling a Surplus City-Owned Condo: What’s the Big Hurry, Mr. Mayor?"
June 19, 2017
Tony Winning Ben Platt Provides Some Positive Headlines for LA’s Westlake High
June 12, 2017
High End Harvard-Westlake School Stuck in ‘Park’
May 25, 2017
Oh, Oh! Councilman O'Farrell Should Return Illegal Campaign Contributions
May 18, 2017
Red Flag Warning: Prop HHH Funds for the Homeless Keep Slipping Through City Hall’s Hands
May 1, 2017
Long before WikiLeaks there was Arthur Sulzberger and the NYT
April 17, 2017
Compassion in Short Supply in LA’s City Council Chambers
April 13, 2017
A Little More Governing, A Little Less Grandstanding Please: LA’s Commendation Sweepstakes
April 3, 2017
LA Controller Should Demand Immediate Cuts from City Hall
March 27, 2017
When Leaving Stuff Out is the Same as Fake News
March 20, 2017
‘Cloaking’…Yes, Hacking Happens Here
March 16, 2017
Will LAPD Taser Deaths Become Charlie Beck’s Legacy?
March 13, 2017
We Can’t Hear You … Citizens Oversight of HHH off to a Fishy Start
March 2, 2017
The Mayor’s Indecent Proposal: An All-Overtime LAPD Force to Guard Metro
February 20, 2017
A ‘Slap on the Wrist’ for Officials … And For You? It’s Penalties, Fees and a Lien on Your Property
February 9, 2017
Ten’s a Crowd: Big Battle Set for Garcetti’s Job
January 23, 2017
Candidates Refusing to Debate: The Unpardonable Sin of Politics
January 12, 2017
Los Angeles and 10 Big “No’s” for 2017
December 29, 2016
LA Supervisors … ‘Can You Listen for Just One Second’?
December 12, 2016
Call Off the Dragnet: Impoundment and ‘Special Collections’ Lead to Blackmail and Extortion
December 8, 2016
Bullet Train Bunk: The Valley Has Lost Its Voice in the High Speed Rail Battle
November 21, 2016
Did LA County Supes Ignore Valley Fever Risks to Female Prisoners?
October 31, 2016
LA County Supes: Corruptionblind
October 24, 2016
Does Wesson’s Double Duty Violate L.A. Charter? Fuentes’ Old District Deserves to Know
[LA Daily News]
October 17, 2016
Side-Stepping the Charter: Wesson’s Murky Self-Appointment as CD 7 Caretaker
September 26, 2016
Listen Up County Supes! Rethink the Marina Dock 52 Project, You are the People’s Voice
September 22, 2016
LA City Council’s Secret Deal to Buy 4,400 Tasers – Do They Really Work?
September 19, 2016
Triathletes Welcome in Malibu, Herbalife Not-So-Much! (OurStudioCity.com)
September 8, 2016
September 5, 2016
Note: This article won the LA Press Club for Online Political Commentary
August 22, 2016
Englander’s ‘Toxic’ Body Camera Deal a Slap in the Face of LA’s Rank-and-File- Cops
July 11, 2016
Did the Declaration of Independence Authors have LA’s Ethics Commission in Mind?
July 4, 2016
The Heavy Cost of Opposing LA Supervisor Candidate Englander
March 21, 2016
Hey Reporters! How about a Few Questions Please on the Harvard-Westlake Scam?
February 25, 2016
Forget Kinsey, the Whole Coastal Commission Should Walk the Plank
February 8, 2016