##  In the News

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### [With National Implications, Corporate Landlords Take Aim at Three Pro-Rent Control Campaigns in California](https://www.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california)

September 24 2026

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### [Massacre on City Streets: Mayor Bass Must Issue an Emergency Declaration Now](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33386-massacre-on-city-streets-mayor-bass-must-issue-an-emergency-declaration-now)

September 21 2026

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### [Should DWP Ratepayers Pay for the City’s Streetlights? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33395-should-dwp-ratepayers-pay-for-the-citys-streetlights)

September 21 2026

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### [Why Are LA Officials Ignoring Illegal RV Parking on Washington Blvd?](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33398-why-are-la-officials-ignoring-illegal-rv-parking-on-washington-blvd)

September 21 2026

#  CLIMATE

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### The Great Barrier Reef on Life Support

Written by Robert Hunziker, MA on April 10 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24287-the-great-barrier-reef-on-life-support)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fe/028q-fe793ee3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24268-the-fossil-fuels-era-must-end-clean-energy-transformation-must-start-now)Written by Abigail Dillen on April 07 2022. Posted in [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate).

## [The Fossil Fuels Era Must End. Clean Energy Transformation Must Start Now](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24268-the-fossil-fuels-era-must-end-clean-energy-transformation-must-start-now)

In the U.S. alone, we already have almost all the technologies we need for a 100 percent transition to clean energy by 2035, with much of that transi…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/027m-125fd5c1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24245-climate-collapse-or-nuclear-winter-take-your-pick)### [Climate Collapse or Nuclear Winter, Take Your Pick](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24245-climate-collapse-or-nuclear-winter-take-your-pick)

Written by Eve Ottenberg on April 04 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/027d-75fe6838.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24228-wood-pellet-manufacturing-destroys-our-rainforests)### [Wood-Pellet Manufacturing Destroys Our Rainforests](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24228-wood-pellet-manufacturing-destroys-our-rainforests)

Written by Robert Hunziker on April 04 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f7/025c-f7daae4d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24170-climate-change-we-re-past-the-tipping-point-of-no-return)### [Climate Change: We ‘re Past the Tipping Point of No Return](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24170-climate-change-we-re-past-the-tipping-point-of-no-return)

Written by Robert Hunziker on March 27 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/024f-e23f68dd.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24138-sec-proposes-first-climate-disclosure-rules-for-public-companies)### [SEC Proposes First Climate Disclosure Rules For Public Companies](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24138-sec-proposes-first-climate-disclosure-rules-for-public-companies)

Written by Andrew Freedman on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/024g-2ee7317e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24137-antarctica-crushes-records)### [Breaking Records: Hotter Than Hell in Antarctica](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24137-antarctica-crushes-records)

Written by Robert Hunziker on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/91/022x-914478ae.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24099-what-crisis-californians-continue-to-waste-water)### [What Crisis? Californians Continue to Waste Water](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24099-what-crisis-californians-continue-to-waste-water)

Written by Rachel Becker on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/022z1-cd6f9833.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24097-the-best-climate-policy-you-ve-probably-never-heard-of)### [The Best Climate Policy You've Probably Never Heard Of](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24097-the-best-climate-policy-you-ve-probably-never-heard-of)

Written by Richard Heinberg on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7b/022e-7b180902.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24092-switching-to-sustainable-energy-can-put-autocrats-out-of-business)### [Switching to Sustainable Energy Should Not Be Based On U.S. Foreign Policy](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24092-switching-to-sustainable-energy-can-put-autocrats-out-of-business)

Written by Dick Platkin on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/022f-25339c36.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24087-climate-change-horror-story-is-starting-to-come-true-and-world-leaders-ignore)### [Climate Change Horror Story is Starting to Come True…and World Leaders Ignore](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24087-climate-change-horror-story-is-starting-to-come-true-and-world-leaders-ignore)

Written by Robert Hunziker on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/44/022l-4424d2fb.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24082-bees-in-the-anthropocene-four-thoughts)### [Bees in the Anthropocene: Four Thoughts](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24082-bees-in-the-anthropocene-four-thoughts)

Written by LEE HALL on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/020p-6bc36bc2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24029-reimagining-the-sepulveda-basin-into-a-grand-park-in-los-angeles)### [Reimagining The Sepulveda Basin Into A Grand Park In Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/24029-reimagining-the-sepulveda-basin-into-a-grand-park-in-los-angeles)

Written by Diana Waynand on March 09 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/018o-d88fe819.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23960-conflict-and-climate-change-is-this-the-new-normal)### [Conflict and Climate Change: Is This the New Normal?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23960-conflict-and-climate-change-is-this-the-new-normal)

Written by Simon Whalley on March 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e1/017d-e1ce7238.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23942-factory-farms-destroy-ecosystems)### [Factory Farms Destroy Ecosystems](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23942-factory-farms-destroy-ecosystems)

Written by Robert Hunziker on March 06 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b9/017n-b9b12ef1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23938-as-evidence-of-cap-and-trade-problems-mounts-california-air-regulators-remain-defiant)### [As Evidence of Cap and Trade Problems Mounts, California Air Regulators Remain Defiant](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23938-as-evidence-of-cap-and-trade-problems-mounts-california-air-regulators-remain-defiant)

Written by Aaron Cantu on February 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/016y-a4a694f7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23922-can-the-california-be-trusted-to-clean-up-vulnerable-communities)### [Can California Be Trusted to Clean Up Vulnerable Communities?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23922-can-the-california-be-trusted-to-clean-up-vulnerable-communities)

Written by Dan Ross on February 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/016m-df115528.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23912-averting-climate-catastrophe-can-we-get-here-from-there)### [Averting Climate Catastrophe: Can We Get Here From There?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23912-averting-climate-catastrophe-can-we-get-here-from-there)

Written by PATRICK MAZZA on February 23 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ab/015g-ab9b53f5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23880-dangerously-awash-in-chemicals)### [Dangerously Awash in Chemicals](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23880-dangerously-awash-in-chemicals)

Written by Robert Hunziker on February 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/013i-eddc0f3a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23826-ocean-heat-killing-spree)### [Ocean Heat Killing Spree](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23826-ocean-heat-killing-spree)

Written by Robert Hunziker on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c3/012x-c33bfb17.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23812-scientists-fear-soaring-methane-levels-show-climate-feedback-loop-has-arrived)### [Scientists Fear Soaring Methane Levels Show Climate Feedback Loop Has Arrived](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23812-scientists-fear-soaring-methane-levels-show-climate-feedback-loop-has-arrived)

Written by JAKE JOHNSON on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0e/010i-0e5e7ab0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23739-a-wall-street-veteran-speaks-out-inflation-over-valued-stocks-labor-shortages-serious-climate-change)### [A Wall Street Veteran Speaks Out: Inflation, Over Valued Stocks, Labor Shortages, & Serious Climate Change](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23739-a-wall-street-veteran-speaks-out-inflation-over-valued-stocks-labor-shortages-serious-climate-change)

Written by Robert Hunziker on February 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/01/008z6-0129631e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23696-n-e-s-t-l-e-s-nestles-makes-the-very-best)### [N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestlés makes the very best…](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23696-n-e-s-t-l-e-s-nestles-makes-the-very-best)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/38/008x-38252b7d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23682-a-first-step-to-a-sustainable-water-policy-for-california)### [A First Step To A Sustainable Water Policy For California](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23682-a-first-step-to-a-sustainable-water-policy-for-california)

Written by Guest Commentator on January 27 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a9/007x-a9b312ef.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23627-dangerous-heat-across-the-globe)### [Dangerous Heat Across the Globe](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23627-dangerous-heat-across-the-globe)

Written by Robert Hunziker on January 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/005s-b8e2f536.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23579-tonga-s-volcanic-tsunami-foreshadows-effects-of-glacier-melt-from-co2)### [Tonga's Volcanic Tsunami Foreshadows Effects of Glacier Melt From CO2](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23579-tonga-s-volcanic-tsunami-foreshadows-effects-of-glacier-melt-from-co2)

Written by JUAN COLE on January 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/005i-425eaddb.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23568-the-oceans-are-overheating)### [The Oceans Are Overheating](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23568-the-oceans-are-overheating)

Written by ROBERT HUNZIKER on January 16 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/60/003h-60795534.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23507-when-to-build-sea-walls)### [When to Build Sea Walls](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23507-when-to-build-sea-walls)

Written by Robert Hunziker on January 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/da/002t-da777600.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23478-california-s-cap-and-trade-system-proves-limits-of-market-based-climate-action)### [California's Cap-and-Trade System Proves Limits of Market-Based Climate Action](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23478-california-s-cap-and-trade-system-proves-limits-of-market-based-climate-action)

Written by C.J. POLYCHRONIOU on January 05 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/001e-dd0d4b0a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23461-bright-green-lies-torpedoes-greens)### [Bright Green Lies Torpedoes Greens](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23461-bright-green-lies-torpedoes-greens)

Written by Robert Hunziker on January 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/103q-0361b734.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23396-warnings-from-the-far-north)### [Warnings from the Far North](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/23396-warnings-from-the-far-north)

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 27 2021.

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