##  In the News

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### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429)

August 24 2026

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### [Free Metro? Who Pays the Billion-Dollar Bill?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33244:free-metro-who-pays-the-billion-dollar-bill&catid=312)

August 24 2026

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### [West LA Democrats Endorse Roy and Reitano, Decline to Back a Candidate in Senate District 24](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33248:west-la-democrats-endorse-roy-and-reitano-decline-to-back-a-candidate-in-senate-district-24&catid=401)

August 24 2026

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### [EXCLUSIVE: John McKinney Warns City Hall. Enforce the Law. Demand Accountability.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33241:exclusive-john-mckinney-warns-city-hall-enforce-the-law-demand-accountability&catid=401)

August 24 2026

#  BUSINESS

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### What Coordinate-Measuring Machines Reveal About Part Accuracy

Written by CityWatch on August 19 2026.

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  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/89/055w-893b8150.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33034:what-to-know-about-employee-retention-credit-refund-litigation&catid=426)Written by CityWatch on July 15 2026. Posted in [BUSINESS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=426).

## [What to Know About Employee Retention Credit Refund Litigation](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33034:what-to-know-about-employee-retention-credit-refund-litigation&catid=426)

BUSINESS - By late 2023, the IRS had processing moratoriums and automated filtering systems in place that had seen over a million ERC claims languish…

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Written by CityWatch on July 02 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on June 12 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/046p-6e8a53a0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32867:how-document-translation-pricing-really-works&catid=426)### [How Document Translation Pricing Really Works](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32867:how-document-translation-pricing-really-works&catid=426)

Written by CityWatch on June 12 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on June 07 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on May 31 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on May 19 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/09/016m-094c9624.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32320:why-does-your-insurance-provider-require-a-certified-fuel-tank-inspection&catid=426)### [Why Does Your Insurance Provider Require a Certified Fuel Tank Inspection?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32320:why-does-your-insurance-provider-require-a-certified-fuel-tank-inspection&catid=426)

Written by CityWatch on February 24 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on February 12 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on February 12 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b7/003a-b714f852.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32063:the-role-of-experience-and-trial-readiness-in-personal-injury-law&catid=426)### [The Role of Experience and Trial Readiness in Personal Injury Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32063:the-role-of-experience-and-trial-readiness-in-personal-injury-law&catid=426)

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Written by CityWatch on January 05 2026.

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