##  In the News

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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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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### [A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, and Israel’s Defining Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33231:a-prisoner-a-peacemaker-and-israels-defining-choice&catid=375)

August 20 2026

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### [LAUSD Demolishes Closed Schools, Wasting Public Assets and Community Hopes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33228:lausd-demolishes-closed-schools-wasting-public-assets-and-community-hopes&catid=312)

August 20 2026

#  CLIMATE

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### Trump Is Returning to the Scene of His Crime When He Visits East Palestine, Ohio

Written by Will Bunch on February 23 2023.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26514:trump-is-returning-to-the-scene-of-his-crime-when-he-visits-east-palestine-ohio&catid=14)

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## [Why the Hell is Pete Buttigieg Still Transportation Secretary?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26509:why-the-hell-is-pete-buttigieg-still-transportation-secretary&catid=14)

THE DOCTOR IS IN - Pete Buttigieg is arguably one of the most ineffective, hands-off Transportation Secretaries in recent memory. This isn't a par…

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Written by Robert Hunziker on February 20 2023.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on February 13 2023.

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Written by Jeffrey St. Clair on February 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/011m-bc13e669.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26424:grim-report-warns-40-of-us-animals-at-risk-of-extinction&catid=14)### ['Grim' Report Warns 40% of US Animals at Risk of Extinction](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26424:grim-report-warns-40-of-us-animals-at-risk-of-extinction&catid=14)

Written by Jessica Corbett on February 06 2023.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on February 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3b/008h-3b9c64c8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26346:no-time-to-lose-300-groups-push-biden-to-end-drilling-on-public-lands-waters&catid=14)### ['No Time to Lose': 300+ Groups Push Biden to End Drilling on Public Lands, Waters](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26346:no-time-to-lose-300-groups-push-biden-to-end-drilling-on-public-lands-waters&catid=14)

Written by Jake Johnson on January 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/008c-79af4c73.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26340:5-tips-for-cleaning-up-after-a-flood&catid=14)### [5 Tips for Cleaning Up After a Flood](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26340:5-tips-for-cleaning-up-after-a-flood&catid=14)

Written by Samantha Waites on January 25 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/09/007b-096c8907.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26315:fukushima-s-toxic-dumping-flashpoint&catid=14)### [Fukushima’s Toxic Dumping Flashpoint](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26315:fukushima-s-toxic-dumping-flashpoint&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on January 22 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/76/007e-76dc2065.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26313:all-is-not-well-oil-regulation-in-la&catid=14)### [All is Not Well: Oil Regulation in LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26313:all-is-not-well-oil-regulation-in-la&catid=14)

Written by Richard Parks on January 22 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f5/006j-f583ad5b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26306:our-planet-versus-plastic-bags-a-tale-of-two-cities&catid=14)### [Our Planet Versus Plastic Bags—A Tale of Two Cities](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26306:our-planet-versus-plastic-bags-a-tale-of-two-cities&catid=14)

Written by Erika Schelby on January 19 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5f/005a-5fd7d5bb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26287:the-invisible-global-heat-danger-zone&catid=14)### [The Invisible Global Heat Danger Zone](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26287:the-invisible-global-heat-danger-zone&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on January 16 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/001a-d3138f4a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26209:2023-another-blistering-year&catid=14)### [2023: Another Blistering Year?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26209:2023-another-blistering-year&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on January 02 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5a/102d-5a9803ba.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26162:how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-co2&catid=14)### [How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love CO2](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26162:how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-co2&catid=14)

Written by Eliot Cohen on December 22 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/100n-0bd10dc1.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26120:multiple-breadbasket-failures-as-radicals-stop-private-jets&catid=14)### [Multiple Breadbasket Failures as Radicals Stop Private Jets](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26120:multiple-breadbasket-failures-as-radicals-stop-private-jets&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ef/099c-effec7c4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26097:refreeze-the-arctic&catid=14)### [Refreeze the Arctic](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26097:refreeze-the-arctic&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/097c-124f7b7e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26047:life-beyond-1-5c&catid=14)### [Life Beyond 1.5C](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26047:life-beyond-1-5c&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 04 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/096m-126f1f36.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26035:experts-warn-doomsday-scenario-for-colorado-river-basin-possible-in-2023&catid=14)### [Experts Warn 'Doomsday Scenario' for Colorado River Basin Possible in 2023](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26035:experts-warn-doomsday-scenario-for-colorado-river-basin-possible-in-2023&catid=14)

Written by JULIA CONLEY on December 01 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ad/096a-ada98d79.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26032:climate-change-when-will-we-act&catid=14)### [Climate Change: When Will We Act?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26032:climate-change-when-will-we-act&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 01 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/095l-71cca9e3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26020:scientists-revive-zombie-virus-after-50-000-years-trapped-in-siberian-permafrost&catid=14)### [Scientists Revive ‘Zombie’ Virus After 50,000 Years Trapped in Siberian Permafrost](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26020:scientists-revive-zombie-virus-after-50-000-years-trapped-in-siberian-permafrost&catid=14)

Written by Common Dreams Staff on November 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/095b-132a9662.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26012:climate-the-foreboding-hyperthreat-looms-large&catid=14)### [Climate: The Foreboding Hyperthreat Looms Large](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26012:climate-the-foreboding-hyperthreat-looms-large&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/094a-854b1b31.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25992:stop-c-o-p&catid=14)### [STOP C.O.P.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25992:stop-c-o-p&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b1/093a-b1086c1a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25967:greenland-is-worse-than-ever-much-worse&catid=14)### [Greenland is Worse Than Ever, Much Worse](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25967:greenland-is-worse-than-ever-much-worse&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7b/092q-7b4d2854.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25955:re-elected-governor-newsom-s-energy-literacy-will-be-challenged-over-next-4-years&catid=14)### [Re-Elected Governor Newsom's Energy Literacy Will Be Challenged Over Next 4 Years](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25955:re-elected-governor-newsom-s-energy-literacy-will-be-challenged-over-next-4-years&catid=14)

Written by Ronald Stein on November 17 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on November 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/091b-bb95a601.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25923:killing-sharks-for-fin-soup&catid=14)### [Killing Sharks for Fin Soup](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25923:killing-sharks-for-fin-soup&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/090g-1326a21d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25908:bolsonaro-s-defeat-is-a-triumph-for-climate-change-advocates&catid=14)### [Bolsonaro’s Defeat Is A Triumph For Climate Change Advocates](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25908:bolsonaro-s-defeat-is-a-triumph-for-climate-change-advocates&catid=14)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on November 10 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on November 07 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on October 30 2022.

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