## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b1/062a-b1f8f08b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312) ### [ $4.4 Billion Later: Inside the Broken Machinery of Los Angeles’ Homelessness System](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312) August 06 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/064h-ae29651b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) ### [Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) August 07 2025 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/061a-9b0a2dba.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) ### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) August 03 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/063g-8e92d8f0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332) ### [Netanyahu’s Challengers Are Selling The Same Poison](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332) August 10 2026 --- [![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/043a4-ea4068d8.jpg)](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24703:saving-your-pet-in-a-fire-or-disaster-begins-now&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH ## [ Saving Your Pet In A Fire Or Disaster Begins Now ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24703:saving-your-pet-in-a-fire-or-disaster-begins-now&catid=361) An increasing number of young, unmarried adults choose a dog, cat or rabbit as a personal companion in an apartment, rather than waiting until they have a spouse, children and a house with a yard. When David Vahedi, candidate for L.A. C… ### More Coverage - [Do Pit Bulls Have More Rights than Attack Victims?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24593:do-pit-bulls-have-more-rights-than-attack-victims&catid=361) - [Mother Sells Baby to Pay Online Gambling Debt](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24529:mother-sells-baby-to-pay-online-gambling-debt&catid=361) - [Why do Pit Bulls Attack People Who Love Them? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24463:why-do-pit-bulls-attack-people-who-love-them&catid=361) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/041e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24645:la-animal-shelters-in-neglect-annette-ramirez-unprepared-with-budget-issues&catid=361)ANIMAL WATCH ## [LA Animal Shelters in Neglect. Annette Ramirez Unprepared with Budget Issues.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24645:la-animal-shelters-in-neglect-annette-ramirez-unprepared-with-budget-issues&catid=361) and at the April 6 meeting, Acting General Manager Annette Ramirez appeared for L.A. Animal Services and had absolutely no explanation when Committee Chair Paul Krekorian mentioned that the Department had almost $1 million in unused spay/… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/93/039e-93e0d78b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24593:do-pit-bulls-have-more-rights-than-attack-victims&catid=361)### [Do Pit Bulls Have More Rights than Attack Victims?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24593:do-pit-bulls-have-more-rights-than-attack-victims&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Pit Bull attacks have become one of the most common—and dreaded—news reports in the U.S., [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/037c-248613ce.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24529:mother-sells-baby-to-pay-online-gambling-debt&catid=361)### [Mother Sells Baby to Pay Online Gambling Debt](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24529:mother-sells-baby-to-pay-online-gambling-debt&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - A 22-year-old mother in Pasiq City who was terrified of the consequences of not paying off an $870 bet she lost on an “E-Sab… [ ![two pit bull dogs looking at the photographer, outdoors, on concrete porch](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/02/035b-022329fc.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24463:why-do-pit-bulls-attack-people-who-love-them&catid=361)### [Why do Pit Bulls Attack People Who Love Them? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24463:why-do-pit-bulls-attack-people-who-love-them&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - A tragic Pit Bull attack on 1-year-old Ruby Cervantes by her grandmother’s two dogs, occurred inside a home in Pico Rivera… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/033a-ffb0614d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24414:mother-issues-warning-after-child-mauled-by-pit-bull&catid=361)### [Mother Issues Warning After Child Mauled By Pit Bull](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24414:mother-issues-warning-after-child-mauled-by-pit-bull&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - No matter where you live, it is important to be aware of the increasingly violent Pit Bull attacks reported across the U.S… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/65/031f-65a43eeb.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24352:french-bulldog-beaten-in-hollywood-no-animal-cruelty-charges-why&catid=361)### [Man Beating French Bulldog Shoots at Witnesses](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24352:french-bulldog-beaten-in-hollywood-no-animal-cruelty-charges-why&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Most of the world is aware of the violent theft of two of Lady Gaga’s French Bulldogs in February 2021 and the dog walker wh… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b7/029b-b70dca46.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24288:l-a-cannot-risk-having-animal-activist-paul-koretz-as-city-controller&catid=361)### [L.A. Cannot Risk Having Animal Activist Paul Koretz as City Controller](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24288:l-a-cannot-risk-having-animal-activist-paul-koretz-as-city-controller&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz has used his political influence to gain passage of widely publicized animal-rela… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/027a-42a8a577.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24231:pit-bull-attacks-woman-s-arms-amputated-baby-killed-plus-more&catid=361)### [Pit Bull Attacks: Woman's Arms Amputated - Baby Killed - Plus, More](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24231:pit-bull-attacks-woman-s-arms-amputated-baby-killed-plus-more&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - On March 21, 2022, a 38-year-old mother of three, Kyleen Waltman, was walking to her home in Honea Path, SC, around 10:30 a… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/29/025d1-29a7fbe8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24162:dogs-cats-babies-other-voiceless-victims-of-ukraine-war-do-donations-reach-them&catid=361)### [Dogs, Cats, Babies, Other Voiceless Victims of Ukraine War – Do Donations Reach Them?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24162:dogs-cats-babies-other-voiceless-victims-of-ukraine-war-do-donations-reach-them&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - The merciless bombing of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin has now continued for over a month, with news broadcast… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/023c-ea29d5ad.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24109:cockfighting-cops-addiction-to-on-line-betting-e-sabong-sparks-fear-of-crime-wave&catid=361)### [Cockfighting: Cops’ Addiction to On-line Betting (E-Sabong) Sparks Fear of Crime Wave](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24109:cockfighting-cops-addiction-to-on-line-betting-e-sabong-sparks-fear-of-crime-wave&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - On-line betting on cockfights, called E-Sabong, was approved by the Philippine Congress in 2021 to collect governmental reve… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/022d1-85889f95.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24075:l-a-animal-services-needs-a-new-leader-not-pit-bull-influencers&catid=361)### [LA's Animal Dept Needs a Qualified New GM at the Reins](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24075:l-a-animal-services-needs-a-new-leader-not-pit-bull-influencers&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - With the recent and ongoing tragic attacks by Pit Bulls in Los Angeles Animal Services’ shelters and in homes to which they… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/09/019f-090071fc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23998:pit-bull-attack-at-los-angeles-animal-services-shelter-and-plea-to-stop-no-kill-policy&catid=361)### [Pit Bull Attack at Los Angeles Animal Services Shelter and Plea to Stop “No Kill” Policy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23998:pit-bull-attack-at-los-angeles-animal-services-shelter-and-plea-to-stop-no-kill-policy&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - This is just one in a long string of attacks at Los Angeles Animal Services’ shelters by Pit Bulls and other dogs with a kno… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/017b-f1d796b8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23937:more-pit-bull-attacks-dangerous-breed-never-intended-to-be-pets&catid=361)### [More Pit Bull Attacks – Dangerous Breed Never Intended to be Pets](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23937:more-pit-bull-attacks-dangerous-breed-never-intended-to-be-pets&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Before the 1990's Pit Bulls were rarely kept as pets; and, if so, they were carefully confined for the protection of the com… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e5/015e-e5ce2e86.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23884:ca-animal-bill-of-rights-ab-1881-another-feel-good-political-ploy&catid=361)### [CA “Animal Bill of Rights” (AB 1881) Another “Feel Good” Political Ploy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23884:ca-animal-bill-of-rights-ab-1881-another-feel-good-political-ploy&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - California claims to be the capital of humaneness to animals, but no creatures are more victimized by political ambition and… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cb/013f-cb531ca0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23837:pit-bull-attacks-cancer-survivor-mauled-baby-dies-as-wealthy-animal-groups-fight-breed-specific-laws&catid=361)### [Pit Bull Attacks: Cancer Survivor Mauled, Baby Dies, as Wealthy Animal Groups Fight Breed Specific Laws ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23837:pit-bull-attacks-cancer-survivor-mauled-baby-dies-as-wealthy-animal-groups-fight-breed-specific-laws&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Breast cancer survivor Alicia Barton will struggle for the rest of her life with the pain, crippling injuries, and panic att… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/28/011b-28e67915.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23762:kabul-dogs-rescued-during-afghan-war-transported-to-safety-by-spca&catid=361)### [Kabul: Dogs Rescued During Afghan War Transported to Safety by SPCA ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23762:kabul-dogs-rescued-during-afghan-war-transported-to-safety-by-spca&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Over three hundred rescued dogs and cats evacuated from war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan, arrived at the Vancouver International… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/009c-4cd9c19b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23699:coyote-dangers-failure-to-spay-neuter-dogs-can-lure-coyotes-for-mating-deadly-attacks&catid=361)### [Coyote Dangers: Failure to Spay/Neuter Dogs Can Lure Coyotes for Mating, Deadly Attacks](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23699:coyote-dangers-failure-to-spay-neuter-dogs-can-lure-coyotes-for-mating-deadly-attacks&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Actor Travis Van Winkle, most recently known for the TV thriller series, You, captured images and video of two coyotes which… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e3/008n-e36befc9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23673:pit-bulls-kill-beloved-service-dog-near-downtown-los-angeles&catid=361)### [Pit Bulls Kill Beloved Service Dog near Downtown Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23673:pit-bulls-kill-beloved-service-dog-near-downtown-los-angeles&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - A savage attack by two Pit Bulls killed the beloved tiny pet dog of a woman in Koreatown, a community just west of downtown… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/60/007d-60ed71b7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23640:as-pit-bull-attacks-rise-best-friends-animal-society-urges-az-to-stop-insurance-blacklisting-dog-breeds&catid=361)### [As Pit Bull Attacks Rise, Best Friends Animal Society Urges AZ to Stop Insurance “Blacklisting” Dog Breeds](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23640:as-pit-bull-attacks-rise-best-friends-animal-society-urges-az-to-stop-insurance-blacklisting-dog-breeds&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - In the midst of bloody, vicious Pit Bull attacks across the nation that are maiming and killing residents and their beloved… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/91/005c-916e1223.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23572:rabies-kills-five-humans-in-u-s-in-2021-rabid-bats-in-la-county-at-record-level&catid=361)### [Rabies Kills Five Humans in U.S. in 2021, Rabid Bats in LA County at Record Level](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23572:rabies-kills-five-humans-in-u-s-in-2021-rabid-bats-in-la-county-at-record-level&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) reported last week that five people died in the U.S. from rabies during 2021, which is… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/003e-85aae24e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23503:2002-ny-law-says-insurance-companies-cannot-deny-coverage-for-owners-of-pit-bulls-and-other-dangerous-dog-breeds&catid=361)### [2022 NY Law Says Insurance Companies Cannot Deny Coverage for Owners of Pit Bulls and Other Dangerous Dog Breeds](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23503:2002-ny-law-says-insurance-companies-cannot-deny-coverage-for-owners-of-pit-bulls-and-other-dangerous-dog-breeds&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - On January 30, 2022, an AKC-backed law to prevent insurance companies from denying or increasing premiums on homeowners or r… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b5/001s-b5ad1f47.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23450:cockfighting-lawmakers-call-on-us-postal-service-to-crack-down-on-transport-of-combat-roosters&catid=361)### [Cockfighting - Lawmakers Call on US Postal Service to Crack Down on Transport of Combat Roosters](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23450:cockfighting-lawmakers-call-on-us-postal-service-to-crack-down-on-transport-of-combat-roosters&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - The U.S. Postal Service is being urged by Illinois lawmakers to crack down on the transport of fighting roosters used for il… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/31/103c-316f7910.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23394:two-rescuers-die-from-violent-pit-bull-attacks-one-child-mauled-five-orphaned&catid=361)### [Two ‘Rescuers’ Die From Violent Pit Bull Attacks – One Child Mauled, Five Orphaned ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23394:two-rescuers-die-from-violent-pit-bull-attacks-one-child-mauled-five-orphaned&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Two dog lovers on different continents, both parents of minor children, were called “heroes” by some when both died within o… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b4/101n-b4e19e2e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23349:h-r-5828-would-mandate-allowing-pit-bulls-in-federal-housing-hud-rentals&catid=361)### [H.R. 5828 Would Mandate Allowing Pit Bulls In Federal Housing, Hud Rentals](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23349:h-r-5828-would-mandate-allowing-pit-bulls-in-federal-housing-hud-rentals&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Shame on Larry Gross, President of the Los Angeles Animal Services Commission, for introducing and lobbying for endorsement… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/77/099a-77a361ab.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23296:new-california-law-cracks-down-on-emotional-support-animal-esa-fraud&catid=361)### [New California Law Cracks Down On Emotional Support Animal (Esa) Fraud](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23296:new-california-law-cracks-down-on-emotional-support-animal-esa-fraud&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - On January 1, 2022, a new California law goes into effect to crack down on fraudulent emotional support animals. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d0/097a-d092d0dc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23222:pit-bull-activist-ex-humane-society-director-ordered-to-pay-back-over-1-million-for-fraud-schemes&catid=361)### [Pit Bull Activist, ex-Humane Society Director Ordered to Pay Back over $1 million for Fraud Schemes ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23222:pit-bull-activist-ex-humane-society-director-ordered-to-pay-back-over-1-million-for-fraud-schemes&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Luke Westerman, Pit Bull Activist, “No Kill” advocate and former-Executive Director of the Humane Society of El Paso, pleade… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/095j-d9c58fd0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23154:cockfighting-is-big-business-in-ca-a-growing-danger-worldwide&catid=361)### [Cockfighting is Big Business in CA --A Growing Danger Worldwide](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23154:cockfighting-is-big-business-in-ca-a-growing-danger-worldwide&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Cockfighting and breeding “gamefowl” for export is rampant in California, “with fights occurring from San Diego to Monterey… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/093c-b83f8545.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23100:l-a-animal-services-numbers-on-canine-influenza-vaccinations-don-t-add-up-critic-claims&catid=361)### [L.A. Animal Services’ Numbers On Canine Influenza Vaccinations Don’t Add Up, Critic Claims](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23100:l-a-animal-services-numbers-on-canine-influenza-vaccinations-don-t-add-up-critic-claims&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Dana Brown issued two media releases during the escalating canine influenza outb… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/44/091e-447da470.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23044:dog-fighting-in-the-u-s-rescuing-pit-bulls-does-not-mean-they-are-saved&catid=361)### [Dog Fighting in the U.S. – Rescuing Pit Bulls Does Not Mean They Are ‘Saved”](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23044:dog-fighting-in-the-u-s-rescuing-pit-bulls-does-not-mean-they-are-saved&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH - Our last report on this topic, Dog Fighting is Thriving in U.S. - Hundreds of Pit Bulls Seized, was posted on Jun 13, 2021… [![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/ME%20DENTAL%20SPA/me%20dental%202026%20final.jpg)](http://medentalspa.com/) ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/banners/signup-for-cw.png) ## Get The News In Your Email Inbox Mondays & Thursdays Phone [ ![LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/LADWP/dwp%20level%20pay%205-7-25.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/banners/click/82 "LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)") [ ![Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/HHR/AHF-rent-too-high.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/banners/click/104 "Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2") ---